I've heard amazing things about this city (a castle, sex museum and beer?! what more could a girl ask for) and have been wanting to visit for the past few years so no better time than the present. All I need to do now is survive three days in Sunderland, four Ancient Greek & Olympic poster workshops, three minibeast workshops and an evening at Scouts (a task easier said than done!)
Watch this space for a blow by blow account of 24th May 2012, it's going to be epic. . .
Well what can I say? After having a few days to reflect on
my break in Prague I can hand on heart say that it is one of the most beautiful
cities I’ve ever had the pleasure of visiting. I think the glorious sunshine could enhance
the appearance of any city but the Czech people obviously take great pride in preserving
the cities architecture and heritage. I would recommend to everyone reading
this that if you haven’t been to Prague then get yourselves on low cost
holidays and get booking a trip.
Walking into the Old Town Square just took my breath away. It’s
an image that you’ve seen time and time again in the media but actually being
there, seeing it for real just adds another dimension to it. The astronomical
clock is as awesome as I thought it would be - The oldest astronomical clock
still functioning in the world! The little skeleton (a representation of Death)
that rings the bell on the hour every hour to allow ‘The Walk of The Apostles’
We spent an afternoon looking around the Josefov (The Jewish
Quarter) including the Old Jewish Cemetery that is thought to contain over
100,000 graves which was extremely humbling. The exhibition of pictures drawn
by children held within one of the Nazi concentration camps reemphasises how
much the Czech people, especially the Jews suffered under the Nazi rule and
occupation of the country.
The Vltava River splits the city in two and offers stunning
views of the castle on the North West side and the Charles bridge, we took a
stroll along before having beer and some really good Czech food (you may also
be shocked to learn that I made Laura Fenwick drink my free shot because now
that I’m the wrong side of 25 I’ve turned over a new leaf not to partake in the
drinking of shots!)
I haven’t even mentioned the Castle, the Charles Bridge, the
Cathedral, the Loreta, Petrin Hill, Salvador Dali’s exhibition, the Sex Museum,
multiple beer & ice cream pit stops, the arduous climb up to the top of the
lookout tower, Wenceslas Square or the most incredible buffet breakfasts (and I
mean the ones that would make Laura Wilson quiver at the knees – sorry I didn’t
manage to get a photo taken) I’ll fill you in over a pint if you want any
further details of my escapades in Prague because there is too much to choose
from to go into here.
All in all it is going to have to be something pretty special
next year to beat turning 26. Thanks for reading and check out my Facebook page
to see more photos of the trip.
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