PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
I arrived in Prague (Město pražské) via train from Regensburg Germany, changed some money into Czech koruna, checked into a hostel and set out on foot. I stayed for four days in this wonderfully vibrant, yet laid back city, but could have easily stayed longer. Beer, stroll, chill, repeat...
Wenceslas Square
Named after Saint Wenceslas, the patron saint of Bohemia, this boulevard is the historic center of Prague, a World Heritage Site. The huge open square (45,000 square meters) has hosted demonstrations, celebrations, and other public gatherings. Formerly known as Koňský trh (Horse Market), for its periodic accommodation of horse markets during the Middle Ages, it was renamed Svatováclavské náměstí (Saint Wenceslas square) in 1848.
The Old Town
I'm not sure I've walked around the heart of a city's 'Old Town' as much as I did in Prague. Despite it being early February, the streets held a strange warmth that seemed to radiate from the smooth worn cobblestones. Crossing the Charles Bridge that straddled the banks of the Vltava River somehow never got old. Also an eyeful were the Tyn Church and the Astronomical Clock. Fantastic Czech beers fueled the tank to keep wandering.
St. Vitus Cathedral
The gothic St. Vitus Cathedral is the largest and most important church in the Czech Republic and contains the tombs of many Bohemian kings and holy Roman emperors. After checking it out, I grabbed a hot mulled wine from a street vendor and sipped it beneath the flying buttresses. As one does.
