A week in Prague, Czech Republic

View from our room



The first thing we noticed about the Czech was how CHEAP it was compared to other European countries. We booked a room for $20 a night on the penthouse floor of a downtown apartment complex. We had an amazing view from our terrace.

We had a kitchen so we were able to do daily shopping and cook for ourselves. Justin got back to making his awesome breakfast scramble and I made some soups and somehow pulled off a little Thanksgiving dinner for the two of us:) Prague was festive with Christmas decorations and COLD weather!! It was once 28 degrees, the coldest we have experienced so far!!

We used the subway system every day in Prague... thinking the whole time it was free, later we learned it was free to the locals only:) Oops. Some of the major sites we saw included the Charles Bridge, Gehry's dancing house, Prague Castle, and an authentic Czech pub where we had an excellent meal of goulash and hot cider.

View from Charles Bridge

Czech gothic Pub with great food

One of the more interesting sites was the 600 year old Jewish Cemetery. It was closed to the public on this certain day, but we snuck a few shots through the fence. The government in the past confined the Jewish community into certain perameters in the city, including their cemetery. As a result, they were forced to burry their dead on top of their dead with up to 12 bodies deep! The concentrated site was dramatic and sad.

We mostly enjoyed walking throughout the city stopping for warm up's of hot chocolate and coffee. We saw the famous John Lennon wall, an ever changing peace inspired artwork displayed. Justin and I walked through a gothic church with beautiful stained glass windows and gargoyles. It was our longest stay in Europe so far, so we enjoyed relaxing, reading and experiencing the culture for a while. We even visited the Prague zoo. It was amazing with so many different species of animals. We even went into a cave with bats flying freely all around our heads! It was freeky!

John Lennon wall

Church with stained glass

View from a hillside park

Praha zoo fresh water otter :)

We took a flight to Amsterdam after Prague and have been here for two nights... We will recap that soon. We miss you all. Hope you enjoy the pictures!!