Praha

My second half of spring break I spent in Prague (Praha). I got there late Thursday night, checked into my hotel. I managed to meet up with a friend from my program, Heather, and a friend from high school who is studying in Praha, Kelsea. It was a lot of fun - and with all the non-touristy stuff I did in Galway, I made up for it in Prague! Above is Prague Castle

The beautiful Gothic Church inside the castle


so many flying buttresses!
View of Praha from the top of the castle!
There are vineyards too up there!
The river that runs through Prague
Charles Bridge
Me!
Charles Bridge - under construction, but still pretty!
Friday night Heather and I went to this Czech folk night - ate great food, drank lots of wine, and watched Czech dancing and singing. It was great!
Saturday we wandered up towards the "mini eiffel tower" to get a great view of the city. On our way we encountered some old communist statues - seeing as communism fell so recently over there, they dot the landscape. This is one of them
At the top of the tower! That is the castle behind me
It's like I was in Paris again...
The park up there was massive. It had some gardens, a church (shown above and below) and lots of people walking around. We got really lucky too, the weather was gorgeous!

Powder Tower
We went into Old Town Square where the Easter Market was - those are real eggs, hollowed out and decorated. They were beautiful! I wanted to get some but was terrified they would break somehow.
Astronomical clock - every hour it goes off and does something very cute! I wont spoil the surprise in case anyone goes to Prague...
Another massive church in Old Town square
I happen to have a special place in my heart for adorable old men. He played the saxophone and sang on the street!!

A large park on top of a hill overlooking the valley


Another large church - I love walking around places like this because you can turn the corner and there is another absolutely beautiful piece of architecture - it is incredible.
We made it to Wenceslas Square - Good King Wenceslas.....sound familiar?!
Prague at night
Old Town Square at night
Sooo.....while I was in Prague I was being followed by our President!! I woke up at 4:30am that morning to see him speak in Prague. He happened to be there while I was there. 30,000 people showed up to see him, it was an incredible experience. These pictures aren't mine - I stole them from someone who was there with me, they had a better camera and could actually see!

I actually took this picture - seas of people
We were waiting for 2.5 hours standing to hear him speak - we kept trying to find the snipers....
My friend Kelsea who is studying in Prague. I went with her and her friends

Prague is so incredibly interesting to me. I loved the mix of history, recent history, change, and westernization that is present in this beautiful city. And Czech is one of the most confusing languages!!!