prague, czech republic

V piatok ráno sme teda vyrazili RegioJetom do Prahy, kde sme po siedmych hodinách cesty s parádnou obsluhou, dorazili. Čakal nás predĺžený víkend so slnečným počasím (až na jedno popoludnie) v krásnom meste, čo sme aj náležite využili :3

Že Praha je krásna som počula od KAŽDÉHO, kto tam bol. Tak už som sa o tom presvedčila aj ja a každému, kto tam ešte náááhodou nebol (či to len ja som taký posledný exot?), odporúčam :-)

Dorazili sme v piatok popoludní, na stanici sme sa stretli s mamkou jednej známej, u ktorej sme prvú noc spali a ktorá nám vzala kufre, a vyrazili sme do ulíc, len tak "na blint". 

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Here we go Prague! We took our RegioJet train on Friday morning, spent 7 hours in it (with free coffee, internet, daily press and a good book ;-) ) and arrived at 4pm. Even here the weather was stunning! I heard lots of people say that Prague is such an amazing and beautiful city - and I confirm what they say, lol. It's busy, full of people - but at the same time calm and peaceful somehow ...

Alex's friend's mum took our luggages (as we were staying at their place that night) and headed to the city :-) 

Ja v Prahe poznám dokopy dvoch ľudí. Alex tiež. Keď sme hneď po pár metroch natrafili na jednu z Alexiných dvoch známych, bolo to šialené :D (alebo sa tomu tiež povie prozreteľnosť ^_^ ) Ukázala nám cestu ku kostolu s Pražským Jezuliatkom - to bol náš prvý (a zatiaľ jediný) plánovaný cieľ. Zvyšok dňa sme sa prechádzali (alebo bezcieľne túlali - čo na nových miestach milujem) a najedli v talianskej reštaurácii (hmmm veľmi originálne na to, že sme v Prahe).

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There are two people that I konw in Prague. Alex knows two people there as well. How crazy it was when we ran into one of her friends after just few meters? (well, I call it Providence ^_^ ) She showed us the way to the church with Bambino Gesù of Prague - which was our one and only destination for that day. We spent the evening just aimlessly wandering (which I love!) and had dinner in an italian restaurant (how original when being in Prague, haha ).

DEŇ 2: Na druhý deň nám Dominika (u ktorej sme prenocovali) ukázala mesto - Hradčany, "prechádzka" na Petřín alias trochu športu :D , Karlov most a prešli sme sa uličkami v centre mesta. Obed = piknik v parku.

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DAY 2: Dominika, a friend of Alex, which was from Prague, spent the Saturday morning with us and showed us a little bit around - we saw the castle, Petřín parc (lots of walking though, hehe), Charles' bridge and the city center. We then had lunch in the parc and I fed some ducks :3

Hello :-)

View from the Prague castle.

John Lennon´s Graffitti wall

Loved this logo.

Cute window display :-)

Picnic in the park.

Poobede sme sa znova túlali mestom, zázračne sme našli Orloj a hneď pri ňom sme sa (konečne) zastavili v informáciách a vzali si mapu. Zásadný ťah. Vďaka nej sme našli židovskú štvrť. Aj keď bola sobota a (takmer) všetko zatvorené, uličky dýchali zvláštou pokojnou atmosférou :-) (V nedeľu sme sa síce vrátili, ale keďže všade bolo vstupné, rozhodli sme sa ísť pozrieť do Vyšehradu.) Ďalšie tri noci sme strávili na Lorete u kapucínov.

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We spent the afternoon just walking, discovering the city - and somehow we made it to the "Orloj", the famous tower clock. Two little windows open each hour and people can watch the "procession" of twelve disciples. And - man!, there were so many people waiting for the clock to strike 2pm! Right after that we found a tourist office, grabbed a map and thanx to that we found the Jewish quarter. It was Saturday, so almost everything was closed, but it was so calm and so special! (we returned on Sunday but the entrance was paid so we didn't visit).

Orloj.

People waiting for the Tower Clock to strike two.

Synagoge.

Jewish quarter

St. Nicolas Cathedral

Jewish cemetery

DEŇ 3: Nedeľa. Čas navštíviť Chrám sv. Víta a spojiť návštevu s nedeľnou omšou. Krása :-)

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DAY3: Sunday. Time for a Sunday mass (and the visit of St. Vitus Cathedral so you don't have to pay the entrance ;-) ) Beautiful!

Neskôr sme zišli dolu do mesta a (znova bez mapy) sme náhodou natrafili na záhradu - úžasnú záhradu! Ak sa mýlim, keď poviem, že sa volala Vojnové sady, opravte ma :-) Plná kvitnúcich stromov, ticha, pokoja ... a pávov!!!!!!!

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Later on, we went down to the city to have late breakfast and we accidentally (again!) ran into a garden full of these beautiful trees ... and peacocks!

I was snapping away, haha

Znovu piknik v záhrade a poobede sme sa vybrali do Vyšehradu aj napriek tomu, že z čiernych mračien začalo zlovestne hrmieť. A veru búrka aj prišla, a poriadna. Moje biedne balerínky som v ten večer vyhodila do koša ... Ale to počasie po búrke stálo za to! 

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Picnic again an then - Vyšehrad. We didn't take the tram (we actually never took tram or metro and were walking all the time!) although it was obvious that a huge storm was coming that afternoon. And it did arrive... It was crazy and I had to throw my poor shoes away that evening.

But the lovely weather after the storm was worth it :-) That light!

This cool daddy let his kids play in a mud! HOW COOL!

Po ceste naspäť už musela mať Alex zo mňa nervy, lebo som sa zastavovala každých pár krokov kvôli fotkám. Tie budovy, architektúra... och! Moje "naj" z tohto mesta. Pripravte sa na poriadnu dávku fotiek budov :-D (chcela som tie fotky aj zrátať a spestriť príspevok šialeným číslom, ale nakoniec som si povedala, že by to bola riadna strata času... hehe)

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I guess Alex was (a little?) fed up with me taking pictures ALL the time on our way back in the evening - but I just couldn't resist! I LOVE the architecture, the buildings, those pastel colors... Get ready for a huge dose of "buildings" photos :-D

DEŇ 4: V pondelok sme sa rozdelili: Alex strávila deň so svojou kamarátkou a ja som šla zasa na obed s jednou mojou :-) Pre tých, čo poznajú Prahu: šla som pešo z Lorety až do Holešovic a aj naspäť :-D Moje jediné topánky, ktoré mi zostali, mali čo robiť. (btw ani raz som nešla metrom ani električkou :3 )

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DAY 4: Alex went to see her friend on Monday and I had lunch with one of my friends :) Czech beer!!! I walked a LOT that day, enjoyed sunny weather, taking pictures, reading in the park and just being on my own (hello introverts :-) )

Czech beer!

Cool tree! Had to take a picture,lol

Praha je jedno úžasne krásne mesto. Zvlášť na jar je plné kvitnúcich stromov (a vraj menej turistov... hmm! ) Bol to skvelý čas a dokonca som sa aj niečo naučila: mať mapu hneď na začiatku! (aj keď stratiť sa má veľakrát svoje čaro :-) )

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Prague is one amazing and beautiful city, especially in spring when it's full of flowers and blooming trees (and less tourists, they say... hmmm well, it looked quite crowded to me ). One thing I've learnt: get your map on the FIRST day! Even if getting lost is quite charming sometimes :-)

Charles´ bridge

The next adventure: Cracow, Poland! 

xxx