Awreye

October 22, 2006

4 Days in Prague

Back from Prague & Istanbul. When I got off the flight, I felt that I needed a vacation to recover from that vacation. Pretty much every day of the trip I got up at 8am, stumbled over miles and miles of cobble stone streets, and cursed myself for not bringing warmer clothes (my souvenir from the trip: a nasty cold and cough). Hmm...maybe another vacation is in order.

Back on track -- these two cities can't be more different from each other -- architecture, people, culture. Prague is a beautiful (but cold!) city. My Prague memories:

Most awesome views -

Prague Castle at night,
Charles Bridge anytime

Most amusing sight - drunk Brit stag partiers stumble about Wenceslas Square and Old Town, and club & bar promoters descend on them like vultures

Only thing that broke through my happy-to-be-on-vacation haze - prevailing unfriendly, cold attitude of waitstaff (yes, I've been warned by guidebooks about this, but still...)

Cheapest and most relaxing pastime -

munching on a hot dog and watching the ebb and flow of tourists, locals and machine gun-toting police in Old Town Square

Most unexpected sight -

tie between the Dog Poop Bag Stations

and Gehry's The Dancing Building

That's weird moment - learning that the Musuem of Communism is located next to a casino and above a McDonalds

Most peaceful spot - John Lennon Peace Wall

Most breathtaking artwork - Mucha's stained glass in St Vitus Cathedral, lit by afternoon light

More (photos) about Prague and Istanbul shortly.

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