Prague

I have just come back from a weekend in Prague, which in my humble opinion may be one of the prettiest cities in the world. Budapest is lovely, but now having been to Prague, I understand why it is the less visited of the two cities.

Prague Castle, St. Vitus Cathedral, and the Vltava River

I arrived very late on Thursday night after a seven hour bus ride. Nothing was open, but the city looked lovely on the walk to my hostel. I spent all of  Friday and Saturday touring the old city. Our tour guide was excellent and told us a good deal about Czech history, which for me was fascinating.

The Famous Astronomical Clock

One of the few cubist style buildings in the world

Franz Kafka

The Spanish synagogue 

The Vltava

View while climbing to the castle

Stained glass window in St. Vitus

Outside St. Vitus

The Jewish Cemetery

Although none of my traveling companions agreed with me, I loved Prague. I love the history and the architecture, and the cleanliness. Admittedly it is very touristy. I had lunch at a place called Bohemia Bagel one day, and it was filled to the brim with the stupidest american students known to man. Similarly the old town is full of European tourists. All this aside, I felt very at home in Prague for some reason and wonder if I would have enjoyed studying there.

As a final note, there is no reason to ever go to Bratislava. You can see the two famous landmarks driving through it on a bus.