We made it safely to Prague after a short flight on our discount airline easyjet (which is much nicer then the one I am on now--Dominic may be able to fit his shins in here only if they removed the next two seats in front of me and that's not an exaggeration). We had to take a bus and subway to get from our airport to our hostel which ended up going very smoothly even with the massive language barrier. We still can't say a single Czech word correctly but tried our best to learn thank you and beautiful which is something like krazna. Our hostel was surprisingly very nice. It had a modern flare and is definitely geared to a younger crowd with the artwork and 360 lounge (a bar that moves in a circle every so often). One of my favorite parts of my trip so far has been arriving at the hostels bc we really have no idea what to expect. We booked all of them with very little info and rarely have we seen any true pictures of our rooms. After checking in with the very welcoming staff, we set out to try to find a restaurant suggested by the people at the front desk. We got very lost but eventually found Portefena Husa and had our first straprama (our favorite beer there along with the pilsner urleque) for less than two dollars!! Beer in Prague is ridiculously cheap. After dinner we sat at the 360 lounge for a drink until the rain passed over. Once the weather cleared, we ventured to Old Town Square where the Hyundai Fan Park is currently set up to broadcast the Eurocup. It was such a cool experience and felt somewhat similar to the tv screen in the plaza in northern liberties, other then the Disney world on steroids, as Kristen describes it, buildings surrounding us. we stopped for a hot ham and cheese and monitors in the square to people watch and catch some of the game. We also saw our first glimpse of the Tyn Church and the Astonomical Clock which truly look like something straight out of Hogwarts. On the hour the clock bells ring and some kind of skit is performed (every time we were there a man played a trumpet). After hanging out in the square for a bit we headed out to Chapeau Rouge (getting so lost we actually had to go back to the restaurant we had ate in at the square to ask for directions to find out we were only 100 meters away). The bar was such a fun time! We made a Czech friend with a name something like Yanna and met a couple of kids on a study abroad program from Harvard. Such a great recommendation from Jacob, Erin's friend, on our first night out.

Day 2 was full of tourism. We woke up early and headed to the Charles Bridge which is gorgeous. The sides are lined with classy vendors and tons of tourists. Every 20 feet or so is a new, intricate statue on the wall of the bridge. From the bridge we could see the Prague castle. The castle is unbelievable and both words and pictures can't do it justice. We crossed the bridge and walked through the castle to end up in the St Wenceslas Vineyard where we stopped for a cheap glass of wine overlooking the city. From there we trekked up the Letna Beer Garden for lunch and to grab some beers. The view from this beer garden was absolutely incredible (and indescribable) and well worth the hike. Finally, we went on a long walk to find the Lennon Wall (and got lost again). After the long day of sight seeing we headed to the U Prince hotel to sit on the rooftop terrace for drinks and night time views of the beautiful city, which was one of my favorite parts of the trip. Later that night we stopped at Cream and Dream for delicious gelato. Following the sweets, we headed out to the 5 story club where each floor was themed something different (ie oldies, dance, chill, etc). This is where we got to go to the ice bar!!! The jackets and gloves kept us pretty warm as we sipped some vodka concoction in our flip flops ;) we also met two girls from Boston on an oddly similar trip to ours so it was fun to share tips!!

On our last day in Prague, we walked the Charles Bridge one last time to eat breakfast sandwiches at Bohemian Bagel. Then we headed out to Wenscelas Square which is more of a shopping/business district. We stopped at a place called the beer factory where you tap your own beer at the tables and pay based off the weight you drink. Apparently some nights there are competitions on which table can drink the most weight! We also tasted the fried cheese sandwiches from the street vendors which was i was so excited to try but incredibly disappointed. Maybe it was just a bad choice in vendor but just thinking about it now makes me want to gag. After that we went to a delicious dinner recommended by Jen. It was a vegetarian place (we were so sick of all the Czech meat by that point) and its one of the best meals we have had yet! It was a very bohemian, hippy restaurant with one of the rooms even having those led stars on the ceiling! Later that night we went to the coolest bar of the trip, usudu. This place is an underground cave bar, very dark and lined with brick. There are foosball tables and tons of beer (my favorite being the dark masters which is said to run out every night) It was a freaking blast!!

Prague was amazing!! Kristen and I both had high expectations for this city but the beauty and incredibly unique features surpassed these expectations. I would go back again in a heart beat!

Can't wait to continue marveling in Spain and get some hot weather and some sunny beaches :)