Note: It's been an extremely hectic week. Wrote this a week ago but never had the chance to finish it. So let's keep the countdown to 23 Days, shall we?
On August 3rd (yes, that was about two weeks ago), John, Mike, Brian, Anna and I decided to take a break from our hectic life and go to Prague for the weekend. It was a total blast! Great city, awesome travel companions - best weekend ever! We traveled by train for six freaking hours, but it was totally worth it.
Prague, Prague, Prague... How do I begin to describe this city? It is absolutely beautiful from every angle. The architecture, the music, the view, everything is just breathtaking.
I was a tourist for the weekend. John & Mike had a list of places to go and things to do. Being map blind and all, Anna and I followed them around gladly. Off we went to the Old Town, the famous Charles Bridge and the Canal for a boat trip.
It was really, really sunny that day and I only brought my UGG boots - yeah, imagine that. This is the Old Town Square where tourists gather; yes, I was one of them. In the middle of the square there's the Jan Hus memorial, while the buildings around the square are mostly churches, museums, art galleries and cafes.
The famous Astronomical Clock is also at the Old Town Square, attached to a tower. It plays a song when the long hand strikes twelve. This clock is apparently one of the oldest mechanical clock and astronomical dial - it was installed back in 1410.
The entrance of the Charles Bridge. As always, you can see people everywhere.
Honestly, we all fell asleep during the boat trip! We were so exhausted from walking around the entire day and being on a boat was just relaxing - they even gave us free beer and ice cream, so of course we'd fall asleep.
Back to the Old Town Square, see how crowded this place is?! On the second day, Ana and I decided to stop being tourists and have a classy weekend instead. From window shopping at Cartier and Swarovski to being art critiques at Salvador Dali art gallery. Followed by an afternoon tea in front of St. Nicholas Church and a Vivaldi concert at the Mirror Chapel to end our day. Now that's what I called chilling in style.
I can keep going on telling you about how much I love this place. Even Mozart loved this place. There's a memorial for Mozart in the middle of the Old Town. If I'm not mistaken, he wrote Requiem in Prague (?)
Finally, last stop was the Prague Castle. It's actually a really complicated church complex with a gothic-style cathedral as its main building. But the view of Prague from the castle was just absolutely amazing and apparently many couples took their pre-wedding photos there - save this idea for future reference!
I can keep talking about this city. I love Prague, the city and its rich culture. People also genuinely love to preserve their old classic culture - if you love classical music, this is your place. Instead of Lady Gaga or Justin Bieber concerts, they have classical music concert almost everyday. Some major organizations/universities even host classical music composition competition for serious musicians. Last but not least, here's the renowned Lenin Wall.
Prague has been a dream destination for me since I was 16. Back then, I was living in my own bubble in Jakarta and could only dream of travelling the world. Who would have thought that I could actually do it - and even better, actually went to Prague! This city is now ticked off from my list! I am so glad that I went on this trip - and especially thanks to my friends who made this trip the best weekend in my entire life (kinda exaggerating here, but really, thank you so much for coming with me!)
With that, I think it's appropriate to end this long post with a cool graffiti that I found somewhere in the city.
PS: For those who come from nothing, we have nothing to lose - so go out there and become something you've always wanted to be.
Cheers!
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