We arrived in Prague after an uncomfortable overnight train from Rome. After putting our bags down at the hostel we did we did the only obvious to do.. get some Chinese food. It was pretty tasty .
Then we went did the classic sight seeing of Prague like Charles Bridge which was cool as well as the old town.
and then of course what the hostel owner described as "the Eiffel Tower only better"
We also broke our Tesco virginity. It was very exciting and we bought pack-a-soups :)
That night we headed to Old town square and had mulled wine and walked around the river which is possibly even more pretty at night. There was also a light show on the water which was quite cool.
Sadly being Australians, we do not know how to deal with cold so we had an early night in a heated hostel.
The next day we were off to a walking tour of the town pretty much squeezing the whole of Prague into a 3 hour tour so we saw Old Town Square, Astronomical Clock, Old Jewish Quarter and the Old New Synagogue. We also saw the Jewish cemetery which is really small but actually has over 100,000 people buried because people were bried in layers on top of each other.
The jam packed day of sight seeing continued with the Powder Tower, Art Nouveau Municipal House, Church of Our Lady Before Tyn and St James church. There was a really strange story behind the St James church. There is actually a mummified hand that has supposedly been there for 400 years. The story behind it is that a thief came in the night and tried to steal a jewel necklace around Lady Madonna neck but the statue grabbed him and he got stuck. The next morning a monk came in and he cut the thief's arm off, then the Lady Madonna let go of his arm. The arm is now hung on a chain to warn other theives. Yum.
After using our brains a bit to much that day we decided to go to an all you can eat chinese restraunt. Which was WAS ONLY $5! and got new coats so we wouldnt complain the rest of our trip.
That night we went out and checked out some bars and clubs and I tried pilsner which is czechs famous beer.
and Nell ate her vegtables.
We then were off to Kutna Hora which is a small place with alot of churches but the main reason we went there was because of Kostnice which is a church that is decorated with the bones of 40,000 people. It is really creepy but actually quite cool looking.
We were then on a train again to Cesky Krumlov which is one of the prettiest places we've been, with all the cute little houses with orange roofs and church in the centre of town
We woke up the next morning and stared at its prettiness for awhile and got our bridge photo.
We then had the tradition czech pastry which is pretty much dought in a cylinder shape covered in cinnimon and Sugar which I feel is the best way dough should be served
The main attraction of the town is a castle which is pretty much half the size of the town and its guarded by bears which definitely upped the coolness of the castle. The gardens of the castle were amazing it had a maze garden and a pond.
we attempted to steel a boat but sadley it was attached to the dock
We then went out for a vegan lunch and made a new cat friend
Then what better way to finish the afternoon than walk through mirror and glass labyrinths.
and watch Sabrina the Teenage Witch goes to Rome..
We spend the rest of the night relaxing at the hostel with a lot of Australian and talked about Australian things like Pie floaties, spinach bread dip and Australias overcompensating by making large useless objects to attract people.
We also broke our Tesco virginity. It was very exciting and we bought pack-a-soups :)
That night we headed to Old town square and had mulled wine and walked around the river which is possibly even more pretty at night. There was also a light show on the water which was quite cool.
The next day we were off to a walking tour of the town pretty much squeezing the whole of Prague into a 3 hour tour so we saw Old Town Square, Astronomical Clock, Old Jewish Quarter and the Old New Synagogue. We also saw the Jewish cemetery which is really small but actually has over 100,000 people buried because people were bried in layers on top of each other.
The jam packed day of sight seeing continued with the Powder Tower, Art Nouveau Municipal House, Church of Our Lady Before Tyn and St James church. There was a really strange story behind the St James church. There is actually a mummified hand that has supposedly been there for 400 years. The story behind it is that a thief came in the night and tried to steal a jewel necklace around Lady Madonna neck but the statue grabbed him and he got stuck. The next morning a monk came in and he cut the thief's arm off, then the Lady Madonna let go of his arm. The arm is now hung on a chain to warn other theives. Yum.
After using our brains a bit to much that day we decided to go to an all you can eat chinese restraunt. Which was WAS ONLY $5! and got new coats so we wouldnt complain the rest of our trip.
That night we went out and checked out some bars and clubs and I tried pilsner which is czechs famous beer.
We then were off to Kutna Hora which is a small place with alot of churches but the main reason we went there was because of Kostnice which is a church that is decorated with the bones of 40,000 people. It is really creepy but actually quite cool looking.
We were then on a train again to Cesky Krumlov which is one of the prettiest places we've been, with all the cute little houses with orange roofs and church in the centre of town
The main attraction of the town is a castle which is pretty much half the size of the town and its guarded by bears which definitely upped the coolness of the castle. The gardens of the castle were amazing it had a maze garden and a pond.
Then what better way to finish the afternoon than walk through mirror and glass labyrinths.
We spend the rest of the night relaxing at the hostel with a lot of Australian and talked about Australian things like Pie floaties, spinach bread dip and Australias overcompensating by making large useless objects to attract people.
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