My weekend in the capital of the Czech Republic was magical – no, literally. With huge castles, bridges over strips of water, and old-fashioned street vendors all around, the city of Prague makes you feel like you have entered some sort of fairytale story. What makes the city even better is that all of the important landmarks and tourist attractions are within walking distance – we explored more of what Prague has to offer in just a day. We started off our day by crossing the Charles Bridge; an historic bridge built under Kind Charles IV that is decorated by a continuous alley of gothic-styles statues on each side. After crossing the Bridge filled with live music, caricaturists, and street vendors, we made our way towards the John Lennon Wall. Along our journey, we passed a smaller, Prague version of the Paris “Lock Bridge” as well as some interesting statues of giant babies. We had a little too much fun taking pictures with these odd statues….no surprise there.
After taking a few laps around, we finally found the Lennon Wall…underwhelming to say the least. In every city, there always seems to be a wall with graffiti on it that has some significance to an historical moment in the city. We learned that the Lennon Wall was used for people to express their feelings and emotions during the time of Lennons assassination, however, the things we saw on the wall today were definitely nothing inspirational. Although it may have been important at one point in time, we felt a little ridiculous after running around Prague to see a wall filled with graffiti that is smaller than a Billboard. We found the quote below to be the most inspiring of all:
“99 problems but a bitch ain’t one”
Last, but certainly not least, we took a stroll around Old Town Square. Found in the Old Town quarter this square was my favorite part of Prague. Here we saw beautiful buildings and churches that reminded you of castles and made you feel like you were in the middle-ages. There were show performances, bubble blowing, food vendors, and people dancing all around. It was a beautiful, sunny day, which I’ve heard is very rare, but Barcelona seemed to bring out the heat. My friends and I spent hours trying new food, dancing with street performers, and exploring all of the beautiful buildings. I never really understood what Prague was before my visit; I always wondered “why would people ever go abroad to Prague? I don’t understand what it has to offer?” Well, after this weekend, I definitely understand it now. Not only is the city so unique, but there is also great night-life in store. We went to two clubs: Lucerna and Mecca. Lucerna was my favorite – they played 80’s and 90’s music all night long! I definitely loved Prague, and I can honestly say it is the only other city so far that I could have imagined myself studying abroad in if I was not in Barcelona (and that means a lot).
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