Thursday, November 17, 2011

Prague, Czech Republic

From Berlin, we took a scenic drive along the Elbe River to Prague. There was quite a difference as soon as we left Germany, as the road infrastructure was not nearly as smooth. However, we drove through some really cute towns.
Prague was our favourite city by far. The entire city is full of buildings with amazing architecture. Every single road was gorgeous, every building was spectacular. I believe my favourite part was the Old Town Square, with the Astronomical Clock and the tower. We visited Prague Castle, which is this giant castle on the hill overlooking the city. We stayed in the Jewish Quarter but also walked through the Old Town and the Lesser Town. Charles Bridge was nice too, but I'm sure Andrew's favourite part was the Victoria Secret photo shoot we stumbled upon on the side of the bridge.
We enjoyed some great food. Andrew ordered a pork knuckle and it arrived on the table on a spit. It was so much meat, he actually sweated meat out of his pores. I tried dumplings. We also had this wonderful dessert made at these tiny stands called trdelniks, which is a dough baked on a spit covered in cinnamon and sugar and nuts. Delicious!
We enjoyed a river cruise and also walked up Petrin Hill to a tower that looked exactly like the Eiffel Tower. We also took Maddy to a House of Mirrors, and was amazed at how easily she got through the maze.
It was a beautiful city and we were glad we were able to visit Prague. One of the favourites, it will be hard to top this one.















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