The sleep was very restless due to the many people coming into our room at different times. The group that went to the club came back in shifts and were very loud each time. First it
was Bhavika and Preston who came back and woke me up. I am kinda glad because i was so cold it was miserable so preston figured out how to use the heater for us, and Bhavika was just funny. Then I fell back asleep and the other group came in. Greg woke me up and started having a conversation with me, which needless to say, I don't remember anything we talked about. Then at 4:30 Rosie's cell phone alarm started going off and wouldn't stop and she never woke up. And, just like the cherry on top, the pillow was like a tissue it was so thin. It was awful. When 9 rolled around and it was actually time to get up for the day I was still so tired. We had breakfast at the hostel and it was alright but nothing more. It was well picked over when we got there, so basically we just got the leftover stuff. The room we were staying in was an 8 person room and there were 7 of us, so we had a stranger in our room as well, but it turned out to be ok because it was a girl our same age studying abroad in Italy and on a weekend trip by herself. We had breakfast with her and then she decided to join us for the rest of the day. First of the agenda was to go to the Prague Castle. When we got there, we were greeted by a long path of stairs up a never ending hill. It took the breath out of me, but it was worth it. At the to
p of the stairs is a small viewing area of the city and also the "castle walls" guarded by two guards. They were supposed to be real serious and still but one of them was really bad at his job because he kept moving his eyes around looking at people and smirking and stuff. This castle is not really a castle though. It is more like a royal complex with an array of different buildings like the palace, a church, a toy museum...The church is a huge gothic cathedral and it was amazing! I mean it was huge. We had to stand in this really long line just to get in the church. While they were waiting in line, Anthony and I went and got something to eat and drink. I tried a real kolache which is totally different than what we call a kolache. It is like a small pastry with different fruit and stuff on top. I had an apple one and it was very good. When we were done, they were still only about half through the line. It actually ended up moving pretty fast. I can't explain this church, but it was awesome and on such a huge scale. I felt smaller than an ant. We climbed up the bell tower, 287 steps straight up in a steep spiral with no breaks, and got great views of the city. From here you could see everything. One of the cool things you could see was Charles Bridge and how packed with people it was...i will explain later. While still in the Castle complex we went by the toy museum but didnt end up going in. Me and Anthony w
ere on the hunt for our kind of kolache because we thought they were czech. We saw a lady with something that looked like it, but it happened to be a hot dog. By the toy museum there was this statue of a naked teenage boy and he had a particularly awkward private area, and all these middle aged woment kept coming up to the statue laughing and taking pictures touching it. It was a very puzzling situation. I didn't understand why this was so funny to that aged crowd, but I guess to each their own. After that, we left the castle grounds opposite the way we came in and i think it was actually the entrance because it was stunning and so ornate with huge sculputes and such. The stairs down had wall covered with vines and it was just all so pretty. We were hungry so we tried to find a traditional place to eat, but all that we went in were too full. We found this one that had a table and ate there. Our waiter was a jerk. He spoke italian and very obviously didn't like americans. He was making fun of us and being very short with us too. It was actually kind of funny because he already hated us for doing absolutely nothing wrong and then sloan spilled his beer and than just made him furious. Most of us got goulash which is like beef chunks in gravy with "czech dumplings"...they were like squishy bread but very good. Needless to say, we left no tip at all. Lunch took a while and by the time we were done it was around three, meaning only an hour and a half of daylight left to see stuff. We
walked over to the Charles Bridge which is a very famous Bridge in Prague that is for pedestrians only and has these huge statues on the sides at even intervals. There are the twelve disciples and many others. On the bridge there are also vendors selling things like paintings and jewelry and stuff. On the bridge, we lost one person in the group so we waited on the other side for at least half an hour, probably more. Finally we called her and it turns out she had already left and gone to the dancing building by Frank Ghery. We met her there and saw the building too. Its cool, but hard to see at night. It was made off a sketch he did where he just puts his pen and scribbles random lines and then makes a building design out of it. Kinda weird in my opinion but whatever. From here we went back to the city center and did some souvenir
shopping. It took a while because we were shopping around for the best prices...dad you would be so proud of me. One thing that is very popular here, I guess they are known for them, is those wooden dolls that all stack inside of each other. I didn't get one, but they were cool. Since today was Preston's real birthday, turning 26...old man, we went out to dinner where he wanted to go, which was mexican food. We found this really good restaurant that tasted very close to what ours tastes like. We had strawberry margaritas on the rocks too. I had a burrito plate with rice and beans. It was so good, and the beans were tan like ours, and thats the first time i have seen that here because normally they are black. After dinner we went back to the hostel bar and just chilled. I had some hot chocolate and it was amazing! I have never seen anything like it because seriously it looked like pudding thats how thick it was. It is even served in a cup with a spoon because you can't drink it. It was so good, i think ours should be that thick too. We were planning on going out and celebrating for Preston's birthday but we were all so tired we just ended up going to sleep.
was Bhavika and Preston who came back and woke me up. I am kinda glad because i was so cold it was miserable so preston figured out how to use the heater for us, and Bhavika was just funny. Then I fell back asleep and the other group came in. Greg woke me up and started having a conversation with me, which needless to say, I don't remember anything we talked about. Then at 4:30 Rosie's cell phone alarm started going off and wouldn't stop and she never woke up. And, just like the cherry on top, the pillow was like a tissue it was so thin. It was awful. When 9 rolled around and it was actually time to get up for the day I was still so tired. We had breakfast at the hostel and it was alright but nothing more. It was well picked over when we got there, so basically we just got the leftover stuff. The room we were staying in was an 8 person room and there were 7 of us, so we had a stranger in our room as well, but it turned out to be ok because it was a girl our same age studying abroad in Italy and on a weekend trip by herself. We had breakfast with her and then she decided to join us for the rest of the day. First of the agenda was to go to the Prague Castle. When we got there, we were greeted by a long path of stairs up a never ending hill. It took the breath out of me, but it was worth it. At the to
p of the stairs is a small viewing area of the city and also the "castle walls" guarded by two guards. They were supposed to be real serious and still but one of them was really bad at his job because he kept moving his eyes around looking at people and smirking and stuff. This castle is not really a castle though. It is more like a royal complex with an array of different buildings like the palace, a church, a toy museum...The church is a huge gothic cathedral and it was amazing! I mean it was huge. We had to stand in this really long line just to get in the church. While they were waiting in line, Anthony and I went and got something to eat and drink. I tried a real kolache which is totally different than what we call a kolache. It is like a small pastry with different fruit and stuff on top. I had an apple one and it was very good. When we were done, they were still only about half through the line. It actually ended up moving pretty fast. I can't explain this church, but it was awesome and on such a huge scale. I felt smaller than an ant. We climbed up the bell tower, 287 steps straight up in a steep spiral with no breaks, and got great views of the city. From here you could see everything. One of the cool things you could see was Charles Bridge and how packed with people it was...i will explain later. While still in the Castle complex we went by the toy museum but didnt end up going in. Me and Anthony w
ere on the hunt for our kind of kolache because we thought they were czech. We saw a lady with something that looked like it, but it happened to be a hot dog. By the toy museum there was this statue of a naked teenage boy and he had a particularly awkward private area, and all these middle aged woment kept coming up to the statue laughing and taking pictures touching it. It was a very puzzling situation. I didn't understand why this was so funny to that aged crowd, but I guess to each their own. After that, we left the castle grounds opposite the way we came in and i think it was actually the entrance because it was stunning and so ornate with huge sculputes and such. The stairs down had wall covered with vines and it was just all so pretty. We were hungry so we tried to find a traditional place to eat, but all that we went in were too full. We found this one that had a table and ate there. Our waiter was a jerk. He spoke italian and very obviously didn't like americans. He was making fun of us and being very short with us too. It was actually kind of funny because he already hated us for doing absolutely nothing wrong and then sloan spilled his beer and than just made him furious. Most of us got goulash which is like beef chunks in gravy with "czech dumplings"...they were like squishy bread but very good. Needless to say, we left no tip at all. Lunch took a while and by the time we were done it was around three, meaning only an hour and a half of daylight left to see stuff. We
walked over to the Charles Bridge which is a very famous Bridge in Prague that is for pedestrians only and has these huge statues on the sides at even intervals. There are the twelve disciples and many others. On the bridge there are also vendors selling things like paintings and jewelry and stuff. On the bridge, we lost one person in the group so we waited on the other side for at least half an hour, probably more. Finally we called her and it turns out she had already left and gone to the dancing building by Frank Ghery. We met her there and saw the building too. Its cool, but hard to see at night. It was made off a sketch he did where he just puts his pen and scribbles random lines and then makes a building design out of it. Kinda weird in my opinion but whatever. From here we went back to the city center and did some souvenir
shopping. It took a while because we were shopping around for the best prices...dad you would be so proud of me. One thing that is very popular here, I guess they are known for them, is those wooden dolls that all stack inside of each other. I didn't get one, but they were cool. Since today was Preston's real birthday, turning 26...old man, we went out to dinner where he wanted to go, which was mexican food. We found this really good restaurant that tasted very close to what ours tastes like. We had strawberry margaritas on the rocks too. I had a burrito plate with rice and beans. It was so good, and the beans were tan like ours, and thats the first time i have seen that here because normally they are black. After dinner we went back to the hostel bar and just chilled. I had some hot chocolate and it was amazing! I have never seen anything like it because seriously it looked like pudding thats how thick it was. It is even served in a cup with a spoon because you can't drink it. It was so good, i think ours should be that thick too. We were planning on going out and celebrating for Preston's birthday but we were all so tired we just ended up going to sleep.
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