Prague

Flying from London to Prague was much better than flying on Ryan Air, however, Cait and I arrived around 10:00 pm so we decided to take a taxi to the hostel. When the taxi crossed over the bridge into the city, the view was spectacular. The entire city appeared to be lit up with a golden light. Prague is particularly fond of a sphereically shaped lamp that they use everywhere. These light bulbs shed a yellowish light that matches well with the 'old' feel of the city, as well as the color of the walls - the yellow light gives them a gold hue. The second reason that made the view spectacular was the architecture, statues hanging off the walls and roofs of the buildings, the style of the windows, and the many spires. Prague is perhaps even more fond of these spires than those spherical lamps. The first thing I did the next morning was to explore the city. I saw Charles bridge - up close and far away - tried the local food, and climbed the hill to the cathedral (which provided an amazing view of the city). There were many different kinds of street performers, and we ran into one particularly large group of tap dancers ( I think it was international tap dancing day). Over the next two days we visited all of the places we scouted out on the first day, including that cathedral, the gardens, the square, the toy museum (I have some hilarious photos). We also tried more of the local food and once got a plate of about seven different kinds of cheeses just so we could try them all. The last night I met a writer who was traveling the world. He was very interesting and we talked quite a bit about writing and even more about film.