Day 3: Prague
14 May 2006 |I think that overall we spent the most time on the tour in Prague and that’s a good thing. Prague is probably one of the most beautiful cities in the world. I think Azusa and I must have said, “We should live here someday!!!” at least 100 times throughout the course of the day.
Anyways, we started the morning off with an official tour of Prague Castle. Prague Castle, known as Pražský hrad in Czech, is the location where the Czech kings, Holy Roman Emperors and the presidents of the Czech Republic have had their offices. Prague Castle is one of the biggest castle complexes in the world and contains the Czech Republic’s largest and most important cathedral, St. Vitus.
Here is the beautiful view of Prague Castle from across the Vltava River.
After touring Prague Castle, our group headed down through the Old Town section of Prague and ended up at the historical Charles Bridge. The Charles Bridge crosses the Vltava River and connects the Old Town and Prague Castle to the Lesser Quarter. The guide gave us a little bit of free time to walk around the bridge and see the various statues that decorate the path. It was still pretty early in the afternoon, so the bridge wasn’t too crowded yet.
After the tour, it was time to split with the tour group to explore Prague by ourselves. We started off with some shopping in the Old Jewish Quarter. There were many cool shops and it was interesting to see what was popular in Prague. After walking through the entire shopping district we decided it was time for lunch. Azusa noticed a small pizza place near St. Nicholas’s Church so we decided to give it a try. It was so delicious! After eating we walked around for a while longer and then took a boat tour of the Vltava River. It was really interesting to see how the dams around the city work. We capped off our adventure by climbing one of the towers near the Charles Bridge to take some pictures. What a great day!!!
The view of the Charles Bridge from the tower was really nice.
Next stop: Slovakia