Czech me out ;)

My first stop during my week long break (semana blanca) was in Prague, Czech Republic. It took about 14 hours of travel all together. We took a bus from Granada to Madrid, flew from Madrid to Zurich, Switzerland and then to Prague. Unfortunately we hit a bump in the road right away. Out bus left granada around 1:30 am and Ingrid fell asleep and didnt wake up for the bus. We were all worried how she would meet up with us, and if she'd make it to madrid in time to catch the flight with us. Half way to madrid around 4 am I realized I had a missed call from ingrid and she said she was going to take a (very expensive, last-minute) flight from granada to madrid. Luckily, she made it just in time. From there on, everything went off without hitch. :) We took swiss air which is officially the best airline EVER. (the fact that they had amazing swiss chocholote probably has something to do with it...) But really, great service and great food (no mystery meat).

When we finally made it, we were instantly greeted by painfully cold air... In fact, we happened to be there on the coldest weekend in prague since 1929 (lucky us!). Our hostel (charles bridge economic hostel) in prague was by far the best one i've been in. It was clean, newly renovated and the staff were amazing!! We were able to help ourselves to free bottled water, tea, coffee and hotwine whenever we wanted it. (Hotwine is a warm punch with alcohol and wine). Me and the 6 other girls I traveled with stayed in a 7-person room that was HUGE. There was a great lounge with a new computer, couch, refrigerator, etc.

Our hostel room

Charles Bridge

The first night we explored a little on our own and then went to get an authentic czech meal at a place that someone from the hostel recommended (olympia). I got a dumpling, chicken and cheese meal. It was delish!

Czech Dinner

Another great thing about our hostel is how centrally located it was, We were right next to the charles bridge and a very cool 5-floor club called Karlovy Lazne. (right on the otherside of the bridge). We went to that club after dinner with some guys we met in the hostel that are from Belgium. 

Karlovy Lazne

Hanging in the lounge with the Belgian guys 

On Sunday we did a 3-hour walking tour around the city. Luckily we took a break half way through to warm up and get lunch. I learned that Hugo Boss (designer) actually helped make the nazi uniforms and used POWs as slaves to make them (yikes :/). He was a nazi sympathizer and the ironic part is that his store is in the JEWISH quarter of Prague. We saw all of the tourist sights of prague on the tour, including the prague astronomical clock.

Astronomical Clock

Prague Castel in the background during sunset

That night we went to a small bar called cafe-pub atmosphere. It was really chill and we just stayed there for about an hour. After, we went to U-Sudu which was an underground bar. It was really cool, but SOOO smoky I could barely breath. 

Cafe-Pub Atmosphere

U-Sudu with Ingrid

On Monday we went to the famous Prague Castle and Palace. We bought all access tickets and spent hours going into the different exhibits and rooms. I loved walking down the Golden Lane.

Outside the palace

Golden Lane

After that we went to the John Lennon wall which is covered in graffiti. 

Real Eyes, Realize, Real Lies

That night we went to Beer Factory. There were hundred of students 16-22 at the club that were on a trip together from Denmark. They all looked like blond models. They were CRAZY. The way the guys danced was realllllyy funny and were definitely entertaining to watch.We tried to take it easy that night because we had to get up early the next morning for our bus to Vienna! Overall, prague was an amazing city and I definitely recommend visiting if you ever get a chance. Given that it was SO cold and I still loved it, says something about how wonderful the city is!