I fell in love with Prague. I may even have left my heart in Prague. And who wouldn't? Prague may belong to the least popular european destination amongst Filipino tourists , in fact some Pinoys has not even a clue to which country it belongs to, but my say is, Prague has to be included in every traveller's bucketlist.
Prague is beautiful . Period. It was my first ever taste of Europe and i wasn't expecting that much. It turned out to be much much more. It seems that Prague architecture is the biggest draw card. Every building or tower tells a story and almost all was spared from the bombings during the World War 2. Prague city has little physical evidence of the second world war . It was occupied by the Nazis for 7 years (1939-1945) and not a scratch on it (only to my naked eye :). Prague is really one lucky city!
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| BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE @ CHARLES BRIDGE |
CHARLES BRIDGE
One of Prague's most alluring and one you won't and shouldn't miss is the Charles Bridge. I walked this path countless times during my stay and never got tired of it. Charles Bridge or Karluv Most crosses the Vtalva River . It is protected by 3 bridge towers , two of them on the Lesser Quarter side and the third one on the Old Town side.
At night , bridge would light up and casts an eerie glow . Nothing scary. More like a romantic glow. During daytime it is filled with tourists just walking , taking pictures . Not to be missed are souveinirs and local musicians . Best part of the day is the sunrise. I highly nudge you to set that alarm a little extra early so you can witness Prague beautiful sunrise. Trust me it'll be worth it !
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| PRAGUE CASTLE |
PRAGUE CASTLE
The massive UNESCO World Heritage site goes back to more than 1000 years of history. The enormity of this castle was described by the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest coherent castle complex in the world. Here shown was i looking up and trying to challenge my eyes how far it can see while throngs of tourists disturbing my moment . hahaha. Seriously, i'm not much into history but a walk around this complex would surely tire you out and take half of your morning so make sure to put on your most comfortable walking shoes .
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| ASTRONOMICAL CLOCK |
PRAGUE ASTRONOMICAL CLOCK ON THE OLD TOWN SQUARE
Above me are 12 apostles figurines which blesses the city every hour . The animation would go on live every hour and tourists would flock to this venue to witness it. This is one of the most popular touristy thing to do in Prague in case you haven't read it yet from the other blogs . Hahaha again :)
Walking around this city will eventually wear you out. As in my case, the growling hunger ticked simultaneously with the clock and found ourselves settling in with a nice Prague comfort food.
PRAGUE COMFORT FOOD
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| GULAS OR GOULASH |
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| PIG'S KNEE OR KOLENO |
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| TRDELNIK |
After filling up we then ride around the city with the coolest vintage car .
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| OUR RIDE AROUND THE CITY IS GOT TO BE THE COOLEST TOP DOWN VINTAGE CAR |
After the sumptuous meal we had, i swear i wouldn't walk anymore and this pretty little thing offered the best solution for us. We paid a little less than 100usd for a 1 hour ride tour of the best sights of the city. It was a wonderful cold/windy ride and we got a lot of envy stares from the other tourists.
It's a great way to see the whole city in style .
PRAGUE QUIRKS AND ECCENTRICITIES
I love Prague not only because of it's beautiful landscape but also it's quirkiness and unconventional , bizaare, freakish statues. Maybe it's weird but it adds to it's character and i love it more.
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| JOHN LENNON WALL |
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| A GIANT BABY BUTT by DAVID CERNY |
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| A HANGING MAN |
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| A DANCING HOUSE |
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| A PEEING MAN by DAVID CERNY |
P.S. Prague is part of the Schengen Countries. To get a Schengen visa and to know more about it pls see it here
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