fairytale land

I arrived in Prague on February 26. I began the vacation by meeting a fellow Vancouverite on the plane, we 3 (including Michelle, my travel buddy) flagged down a taxi and arrived at our proper hostels by 1h30.

The next day we met up with Em, who's spending the semester studying in Prague and who was kind enough to give us her whole day, acting as our personal tourguide. Saturday involved plenty of walking, site seeing and stair climbing. In Old Town Square lies an astronomical clock, a sex museum, folk dancing, hot wine, and disgusting sausages; we tried it all. We ended the day at an underground bar.Charles Bridge connects Old Town Square to the hill on which sits Prague Castle and Lennon Wall. It's a popular stretch for portrait artists; it's also where I found a girl with aqua blue dreads and where I purchased some of my 14 postcards, because I'm a wonderful penpal.

Wenceslas Square (below) is the Czech version of the Champs Elysee. On one end is the National Museum and on the other the Communism museum. Here we sampled phenomenal fried cheese for less than a buck, a Czech novelty that I already miss. Another day was spent touring the old Jewish quarter which included 4 synagogues, a cemetery and a museum. This activity was followed by a chocolate museum, a traditional dinner and a ghost tour at a very black hour. On the last day Michelle and I spend the day roaming around Vysehrad, an old fortress with an amazing view of the city, and eating Czech pastries.

At every hour change 12 little plastic apostles pop out of the windows of the astronomical clock and a man in a red cape blows his horn in the tower. (Duloc anyone?) It was adorable.

The whole trip was adorable.