I attempted to plan Ignasi a surprise weekend trip. The surprise lasted roughly 8 hours, and then he saw an email pop up regarding the trip while we were on my computer. Oh well. I tried. But, surprises aside, we still had a fantastic time!
Last weekend we went to Prague. One of the benefits of living here...weekend adventures!
With a skyline of steeples and spires, streets lined with classic old buildings painted in pastels and adorned with decorative motifs, and nods to Art Nouveau everywhere—Prague is a very beautiful city. And they have delicious beer. And in comparison with other european cities, it's relatively in-expensive. Of course, I'm mainly speaking about the central 3 or so kilometers of the city. In stereotypical tourist fashion, I didn't see a whole lot outside of center, so I can't comment on that. But, all in all, I couldn't recommend this city more.
Friday:
We didn't take any time off work, so we arrived pretty late. We stayed at an Airbnb place just off of the old city square. The place was simple, clean, had a kitchenette. I'd recommend it/stay there again. And great location to wander from. So, we did just that. When we got in Friday night, we decided to go for a stroll:
Old Town Square:
Charles Bridge:
Saturday:
Saturday was a bit of a day of consumption. And nothing makes you feel like you're spending loads of money like Czech cash:
We started off breakfast a little ways off center at Muj Salek Kavy. Great food. Great service. Good atmosphere.
Next we headed to the Mucha museum. This guy definitely knew what he was doing. Amazing work.
Some strolling and building gazing:
Time for meal #2. U Medvidku Beer Hall.
Ignasi: "Why do you always put the beer in front of your face?"
Me: "Because it's THE SIZE OF MY HEAD!!"
Some more strolling. And then time for a little coffee and cake at the beautiful Cafe Louvre.
Portraits. Ignasi got a bit more serious than I did.
Then we headed up the Petrin Hill to scope out the mirror maze. Pretty fun!
Once off the 'mountain' we had a little refresher at the very beautiful Cafe Savoy:
Saturday night we had, hands down, one of the best meals of my life at La Finestra. I don't know if it was the massive truffle that was freshly shaved onto our appetizers, the beautiful wine and main, or the incredibly smiley/friendly staff...it was amazing. We wandered past, lost on our way somewhere else. I'm glad we decided to try them out. And I'm glad they had one non-reservation table in the back, that we were lucky enough to occupy. I don't have much in terms of photos, since I left my camera at home. But if you're looking for a wonderful meal while visiting Prague—go there!
Sunday:
Our flight didn't take off until Sunday afternoon, so that afforded us the luxury of a few hours for wandering.
Some fairy-tale buildings:
After breakfast headed back over the Charles bridge and up to the castle:
Castle Cathedral
Golden Lane
Visiting the castle was good. We did the "short stay," so, maybe we missed out on some exciting bits.
After the castle we needed to grab a quick bite before headed to the airport. Ignasi ordered the 'pork knuckle.' It wasn't a "quick bite" after all:
Thank you Prague!
Parting Shot:
