We had heard that Prague was beautiful, but we were pleasantly surprised by just how beautiful it really was. Because the city wasn't heavily bombed during World War II, most of its historical architecture is still intact and preserved, which means there are old, ornate buildings and bridges everywhere. It's a gorgeous, walkable city.
Our journey into the Czech Republic from Poland became an unexpected adventure when the conductor on the train we were traveling on refused to accept Polish zloty for our fares. He shamefully kicked us off the train somewhere in rural Czech Republic, which had us a bit panicked until we realized we could purchase tickets with our debit cards at the station where we were abandoned. The silver lining was that our tickets ended up being $110 less this way, as we had already crossed the Czech/Polish border and were not required to pay the commuter tax normally associated with border crossing.
We purchased our cheaper tickets and boarded the next train departing for Prague, getting into the city not much later than initially expected - travel win!
Our favorite Prague moments:
- Visiting the Prague Ice Bar, which is a pub chilled to below freezing and made entirely out of ice. We donned the bar-provided parkas, drank from ice block glasses, and took silly photos of the experience. It was goofy and a lot of fun.
- Sampling as much cheap and delicious beer as possible in the city's numerous outdoor pubs. We especially enjoyed accompanying our drinks with pivni syr - a soft local cheese served with raw onions.
- The anticlimactic wait for the world's oldest working astronomical clock to chime in Old Town. Every hour tourists gather to watch creepy moving sculptures on the clock announce the time and it was an experience to join the crowd for the lackluster show.
Our journey into the Czech Republic from Poland became an unexpected adventure when the conductor on the train we were traveling on refused to accept Polish zloty for our fares. He shamefully kicked us off the train somewhere in rural Czech Republic, which had us a bit panicked until we realized we could purchase tickets with our debit cards at the station where we were abandoned. The silver lining was that our tickets ended up being $110 less this way, as we had already crossed the Czech/Polish border and were not required to pay the commuter tax normally associated with border crossing.
We purchased our cheaper tickets and boarded the next train departing for Prague, getting into the city not much later than initially expected - travel win!
Our favorite Prague moments:
- Visiting the Prague Ice Bar, which is a pub chilled to below freezing and made entirely out of ice. We donned the bar-provided parkas, drank from ice block glasses, and took silly photos of the experience. It was goofy and a lot of fun.
- Sampling as much cheap and delicious beer as possible in the city's numerous outdoor pubs. We especially enjoyed accompanying our drinks with pivni syr - a soft local cheese served with raw onions.
- The anticlimactic wait for the world's oldest working astronomical clock to chime in Old Town. Every hour tourists gather to watch creepy moving sculptures on the clock announce the time and it was an experience to join the crowd for the lackluster show.
Next stop: Budapest, Hungary
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