There are, in Prague a lot of Good Solider Švejk restaurants. One of my teachers was friends with a tour guide who I would run into while she was guiding tours and she decided to show all of us the best restaurant to go to for Good Solider Švejk, U Kalicha or The Goblet. We had been [...]
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The Charles Bridge
The Charles Bridge is an Arch style bridge crossing the Vlatava . Construction of the bridge began in 1357. It's a commonly used bridge that I crossed countless times on my trip. It can get pretty packed depending on the time of the day, whenever I crossed it there were people around. In the day [...]
Český Krumlov
Our last tour of our trip was to Český Krumlov. A beautiful 13th Century city that's been being restored over the past decade. The Vlatava river cuts through the city and brings a lot of people for canoe trips, however there is a section of the river that isn't safe, and when we went to Český Krumlov that [...]
The Grave of Franz Kafka and New Jewish Cemetery
At the grave of Franz Kafka, a beautiful jewish cemetery, overgrown and filled with plant life, girls must have their shoulders covered and guys must wear a hat, they have (kippah's) at the entrance to put on. Franz Kafka's grave is located at the New Jewish Cemetery which was established in 1891. The cemetery is free to [...]
Fringe festival
Fringe Festival is a large performance festival we attended in Prague. It happens all of the world, they have one here in Chicago. In Prague it happens every summer, so right on time for when we were there. The Fringe Festival is based off the model of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which is the worlds largest [...]
Macao & Wok
After a trip to the Opera that didn't go over super well and wandering home taking photos a friend and I went out to dinner. He suggested a Chinese Restaurant he'd been frequenting since he was staying at a hotel nearby. The restaurant is right next to the Palladium. I ordered a coconut, pineapple and [...]
State Opera House
When I went to meetings to learn more about Prague before applying to study abroad there I was told going to the Opera was cheap. So I packed for the opera in mind. I spoke with my teachers and classmates and they suggested Aida. Two classmates said they'd come with. My friends ordered their tickets online [...]
Cafe Louvre
After a trip out to the graveyard our teacher took us to Cafe Louvre. Still getting over being sick I ordered ginger tea. When we went when the restaurant was having a strawberry take over of their menu, with strawberry drinks and what I ordered, cold strawberry soup, that I loved. I also ordered an [...]
Vyšehrad
One of our teachers who had been hosting yoga in the parks in the morning offered to take us to Vyšehrad. Vyšehrad includes a huge park that our teacher wanted us to do yoga in but she also wanted to show us the birthplace of Prague. We saw a couple wedding processions at the St. Peter and St. [...]
Petřín Tower
My trip to the Petřín was a solo trip, the first one I did in Prague, and one full of misadventures. I love exploring but I like to have at least one other person with me, especially in places where I don't know the language. My trip to the Petřín started with a troublesome tram ride. When no [...]