20 July
8pm - Arrive in Prague! As I get off the plane, I get texts from the high school friends I’m travelling with that we don’t know where our Airbnb is.
9:30pm - There were various rounds of communication and blackout periods when different people were on planes. After having called the Airbnb host to get the address and then getting a completely different address over text (Czech names sound very different than they are in English phonetically), I finally make it to the Airbnb in district 3 of Prague, a 15-minute tram ride from old town with lots of restaurants and bars.
21 July
10am - Alarm goes off
11am - Two of us go get breakfast, we’re not making the 12pm tour
1pm - We take the tram and head into the old town.
2pm - We start a walking tour in the old town square. See the beautiful buildings, jannus statue, clock tower and are promised a “riveting” show later
3pm - Pouring, run and hide in a cafe
3:40pm - By the clock tower as the crowds start to grow waiting for “one of the most disappointing tourist attractions in Europe.”
4pm - Pretty small but not awful, both this and the little mermaid statues weren’t these huge let downs. Making our way out through the swaths of people
4:40pm - End the tour by the Vltava, walked down the river past beautiful big buildings and the Charles Bridge
5:14pm - Come to a really funky building - “the dancing house”
5:20pm - We’re up on the rooftop. 100 Kč to go up on the terrace and free if you order a drink and a bottle of wine was 140 so easy decision, we drink some nice wine and look at the beautiful view, staking out a bar table and eventually get part of a couch
6:20pm - Walking to the little island, hanging out there
7:20pm - At Kantyna, big slabs of meat and everything’s in Czech + different food stations, a cashier at the front where you pay at the end and tables in the back. Saw wagyu burger so went for that and got a bone with a number on it, tentatively took it to the table and waited
7:34pm - Taking the bone turned out to be right because I was eventually served my burger
8:20pm - We find a boba place and then head home.
22 July
10am - I woke up but it’s going to be chill again
12pm - We made progress because we’re already in old town at a fancy cafe Myšák. Got a delicious looking cinnamon roll but can’t eat it, save it for later
12:15pm - Getting some rosé
12:25pm - Got to the north tip of Slovansky island, very excited
12:28pm - Out on the water in a 3-person pedal boat, super fun, good food/drink/company
1:30pm - Looking for lunch at a Lokál chain, find Lokal Blok. Once inside, it’s not Lokál but we’re too tired and hungry to move
2pm - A variant with a rock-climbing gym, not part of chain, got comfort food. Too much excitement + sun so decide to go home, have a nap.
Al out felt guilty for not going out and doing things but we had 4 days in Prague (a lifetime on my travel timeline) and into the 5th week of city hopping, appreciated the slow pace
7pm - Roused ourselves, should explore our area known for bars and nightlife
8pm - Some places were closed, got some great cocktails, sitting out on the street with people smoking, the true European experience
9:14pm - Late night dinner, on the hunt for goulash soup, potatoes etc, very Czech
23 July
10:30am - Want to go visit the palace, walk around to avoid paying a fee for gardens
10:56am - After wandering around different government buildings armed with google maps, come to a long set of stairs
11:03am - Huffing and puffing in the heat, we eventually made it to the square, see the palace buildings.
11:15am - Through security, we explore the grounds. There’s quite a lot you can see without paying at least 250 Kč ($10.66/€9.66)
11:23am - Get to the castle part, could stay forever it’s so beautiful and large
11:40am - BUT can’t dilly dally, going to the nearby Kuchyna overlooking the hill, ask for the menu, told there is none.
Can’t get tap water, what I don’t miss about certain parts of Europe
12:07pm - When we deem it time to eat, we ask the server to bring us inside. She then proceeds to open different pans filled with different meats, vegetables, etc. and we get to pick what we want
12:16pm - Eating our assortment, yum
1:36pm - After wandering around the area, came to the garden cafe
3:12pm - More wandering, John Lennon wall (hearing it as Lenin monument), take pictures
3:37pm - Cafe Savoy, order yummy desserts to go
3:43pm - Little island, sitting on grass with snacks
5pm - Hang out at home, dinner
10:15pm - Back on old town square, anonymous bar (review)
10:26pm - Fire pan drink, secret menu
12am - Went to club, pretty empty
1am - Left
24 July
11am - Cafe Louvre, drinks, decide to go back to Myšák and get CINNAMON ROLLS
12:15pm - Sad goodbye
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