Bohemia

Due to popular demand (I like to tell myself this) I must post a new blog. And, well, I did just travel to Prague for five days so I suppose I have a few things to report. It's overwhelming for me to think that I need to write a blog all about Prague... so I am going to do this bullet-point style like I have in previous posts.

-Praha (the Czech-way to say it) is quite fabulous. I can honestly say that the Old Town Square took my breath away. In order to get to Old Town Square, one must weave through a very narrow alley-way with the soft padding sounds of cobblestone below their feet and tall buildings towering over them. And then, unexpectedly, (like that scene in "The Land Before Time" where they are in the cave and all of a sudden are opened up to the vast valley of Paradise) you are peering out of the narrow street and into the wide-open, breath-taking sqaure of Old Town Prague. Before you is an enormous, intricate and gothic astronomical clock. To the right is a giant, castle-looking cathedral with pointy towers and crucifixes. In the middle is a huge sculpture, statue-thing that is green in color and has stairs around the bottom of it where people sit and enjoy the crowd. There are cafes, restuarants, and shops all in beautiful buildings. There is an excellent Salvador Dali exhibition (70 koruna for students which is less than $5USD for entrance fee). There are native Czechs singing and playing their instruments for smiles and money. It's magical, enchanting, phenomenal...

-Oh, and one more thing... in that little alley-way that leads to Old Town Sqaure... there is a Medieval Sex Toys Museum (which cost over $15USD for entrance fee, so, No-Thank-You). Plus the medieval sex toy on display in the lobby, and the post cards, looked a little masochistic. That was good enough for me.

-There is a large open street in the city center with lots of shopping, a McDonalds, and a tasty little trolly cafe in the middle of the street where I had an espresso almost everyday and their Honey Cake twice (exellent Graham-cracker crust with a soft, spongy middle).

-I went to the Municipal House where they had a photography exhibit for the month called the "Diversity of Planet Earth." There were striking images of natural landscapes, people, cultures, technology, insects...of everything, around the world, about the world, places nearly untouched by man (mind-blowing) and little explanations of the photos in Czech and English. There was a photograph of glaciers way down South around Antarctica. I really wanna see that for myself one day.

-"Get a Taste of Prague." I went to the Staropramen Brewery that was a ten-minute walk from my hostel. Their traditional brew was golden and smooth and crisp. Can't have just one!

-The view from Castle Hill encompasses all of Prague.

-And don't forget about Charles Bridge... Jew Town (as I like to call it), Puppet Shows, the Dancing Building, Bohemia Crystal, Langos, sausages, jazz clubs, live music and cobblestone everywhere...

-Oh! And one last thing. The Czech take their dogs EVERYWHERE! Even on the subway.