Ahoy Prague!
As we were planning our epic adventure we knew we would get two weekends to ourselves and early on we knew exactly where those two weekends would be spent. The first was Paris of course and the second was Prague. My mom had spent a summer in Prague when I was 10 and I had grown up hearing about its beauty and uniqueness. So it was with much anticipation that we landed in Prague for our three night stay. And much to our delight we learned that ahoy means hi in Czech! Everything else about the language proved beyond our pathetic language skills however, well besides pivo that is.
Tommy had to work the first day so I set out to see the countryside on a little guided hike. We visited a beautiful canyon in The Czech Republic and then an amazing stone bridge and ancient village among terrifyingly high cliffs in Germany. It was a great day despite the heat. The guide was energetic and excited to tell us all about his country and its natural beauty and made sure we got an authentic Czech lunch, which was phenomenal and of course came with great pivo. I also befriended an awesome woman from Spain and we spent the day sharing travel stories and our favorite foods.
The next two days we got to explore the city and the tales of its beauty and ambiance were right on. Like so many of ther other cities we have visited it was overly crowded which took away from certain moments. But there is no doubt it was a lovely city to walk around. Europe’s heat wave was hard on us as the city experienced triple digit temperatures and 100% humidity. We got trapped in two torrential thunderstorms and even saw lightning strike right in front of us. It was pretty nuts.
A highlight of our weekend was taking a food and drink walking tour led by a local foodie. It was so much fun exploring the city while tasting many of its unique dishes and drinks. During communism restaurants essentially didn’t exist and only soviet approved cafeterias were allowed, all serving the exact same food from the exact same recipes. Having only been out from The Soviet Unions rule for thirty years the revival of authentic Czech cuisine is fairly recent but if you know where to look you can find some incredible things. Definitely one of the best experiences we’ve had the whole trip.
We also made the trek up to the castle, which is still the active headquarters of the countries president. It was an immense complex with lots to see including stunning views of the city below.
I actually wasn’t feeling well so I took very few pictures of the castle and of the ones I did none really turned out all that great. But it was still a great adventure and all in all a weekend to remember!
Also, we stumbled into one of Tommy’s long time bucket list items completely unexpectedly! Prague has an amazing and comprehensive Apple museum complete with almost every apple product ever produced. Needless to say Tommy was in heaven! He had heard about it a long time ago but had totally forgotten it was in Prague. Definitely a super happy nerd moment for my guy.
