Category: Czech Republic

we have continued to have a great time in and around Prague.  on wednesday we took a train to Karlstein, which is a small town about 40 minutes away that has a really nice castle.  we spent the day wandering through the town and walking to some old quarry sites that are now lakes.  the weather has continued to be amazing (between 20 and 25 degrees) so we’ve been getting more and more red each day!

yesterday we rented rollerblades with our new couchsurf host, Jan, and skated along the river and through some of the many parks in Prague.  we spent the afternoon reading and relaxing in another park, then went to a BBQ at our first couchsurfing house.  what an amazing experience to be eating great food (including learning how to make the famous czech fried cheese) with great company on a rooftop patio overlooking Prague.

today is our last day in Prague.  we plan to go back to Old Town Square to go to the market and enjoy the sights one last time.  tonight we board a night train to Amsterdam.

Hello all (three of you),
  We have had a busy past few days.  The first day we walked all over the city but today we were fortunate enough to have bicycles!  That meant we covered more ground, and even left the city.
  When we got back into town Dawn had planned a date night where we took in a classical concert in a basilica. There was a 7 piece strings section playing Cannon in D, a Mozart piece, and Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’.  After that we headed to the main square where we ate some pretty delicious street grub and waited for the sun to go down.  Then it was of to the Charles bridge to look at the glowing castle.
  How did we do all this with snow everywhere you ask?  Well, it was 25 above 0.  I even have a wicked farmer tan in the works.  Sorry Hatters, but spring has sprung in the Czech Republic.
  Dawn would like to give a shout out to the awesome fried cheese she had yesterday.  Picture fried cheese in a bun.  With mayo.  Good night.
  I experienced pickled cheese which was introduced to me by our fantastic hosts Liba and Tomas.  They took us to a club last night that was pretty cool.  They also lent us their bikes and have been our personal tour planners.  We can’t say enough good things about our first couch surfing experience.
  Tomorrow we plan to head out of the city so we’ll have more to report in a couple of days.
Here are some photos:

St Vitas Cathedral

John Lennon Wall

Lunch Break

Dancing Building

Night view from Charles Bridge

Charles Bridge at night  (I was standing, you were there)

After our long flight we arrived in Prague at 11am (local time).  We figured out the local transport to get to our accommodations.  Our host Liba gave us a tour of the beautiful penthouse condo (it even has a rooftop patio) and introduced us to some classic Czech bread, cheese, and meats.

As usual we decided to try to ‘beat the jetlag’, so we walked through Old Town for most of the afternoon.  We knew it was time to come home when we were sitting on a bench and both of us started doing the ‘head bob’.

From what we’ve seen so far, Prague has a lot of really beautiful buildings.  We’re looking forward to exploring more tomorrow when we’ve had a night’s rest.  I’m also looking forward to trying some of the street food that we saw today.

Here are some pictures of the view from our place and some of the sites in Old Town.