Early on Friday morning, we took a bus from Budapest to Prague. After another grueling 6 or 7 hour bus ride, we finally made it to our destination. I immediately fell in love with the city. Just the overall atmosphere, the architecture, and the feeling that the people gave us was very welcoming and exciting. It didn’t hurt that the world championship for hockey was taking place and there were hockey fans galore. Our hostel on the other hand was not the greatest. But I have not come to expect much from hostels in my travels. After dropping off our stuff, we immediately started exploring the city. The Old Town Square was basically the center of the city and had plenty of restaurants and it was central to most of the attractions in the area. We saw the St. Vitus Cathedral, the Old Town Bridge Tower, the Astronomical Clock, and we walked along the various bridges.
That night we went to Karlovy Lazne, which is apparently the biggest club in central Europe. It was definitely worth the lengthy walk and the price of sleeping in the next morning. On Saturday we got pasta for lunch and continued exploring Prague. We went to the John Lennon wall, which was very cool and inspirational. We spent a fait amount of time taking pictures and appreciating the wall of graffiti. At this point, a few of the girls I was traveling with were feeling under the weather and we stopped at a cafe to get coffee and a bite to eat. We attempted to go see the Prague Castle but by the time we climbed the steps to the ticket office, we would only have about 30 minuted to explore the huge buildings and gardens. Unfortunately, we did not get to see nearly as much as the city had to offer but it was a great way to end my travels abroad. I hope to make it back to the Czech Republic in the near future.
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