So we're now in the Czech Republic, at the national capital of Prague. Prague is exactly like every other city that we've been to so far, completely unique and fascinating in its own way. It's completely opposite of what we were expecting, too. Amazingly, the city survived numerous religious wars and both world wars almost completely unscathed. The result is that you have a massive city that has more identities than you can count. As you walk through central city square you can honestly see the evolution of architecture over time. It's so incredible. On the top of a huge hilltop is a castle that was first built in 300 AD, and a mile away there's a building inspired by the cubist movement. It's an art history dream. We had both expected to see towering, heavy buildings made of incredible amounts of stone, but the entire place actually has a light, airy feel to it. I think the best way to describe the tone is that it feels like a movie set. It's so fluid and ever-changing that you almost don't expect it to be real.
Last night was eventful.. We started out at a Czech restaurant eating Goulash and Bohemian dumplings, got on the tram and went the wrong way, getting lost on a hilltop overlooking the entire city, finally found the center of the city where we made friends with a pimp and drug dealer from Africa (he was actually really nice), almost got into a fight with some anti-American gelato salesmen, walked along a beautiful, ornate bridge spanning the massive river surrounding the city, and watched Prague light up as the cathedrals, castles and museums all turned on their lights as the sun set. Sounds romantic, huh? Yeah.. too much "dude" on this vacation for those moments to have as much romance as it sounds. It really was so incredible though. This place isn't real.
Today we're going to go check out the main castle, go on a pub crawl (in our excitement for the beer last night we really did get on the wrong train and ended up on the other side of the city, missing last night's pub crawl. So disappointing), eat some more stuff we can't pronounce, and live it up :) there's apparently a pretty killer zoo here too.. If we can find a way to go to the zoo together without people thinking we're gay, I'm totally down for it.
One Love, Everybody
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