Long Weekend

This past weekend was long because October 23rd is a National Holiday here. So we had Thursday and Friday off. My friend Becca and I decided about a week and a half before the weekend to go to Prague (said Praha in Hungarian) for the weekend. We were able to see some of the most famous sights. Now let me tell you that Prague is beautiful and extremely quaint and perfectly European. It has a charm that other big cities like Vienna and Budapest don't have. The main reason is that the streets and sidewalks are mostly cobblestone, the streets are narrow and the buildings talk. There are many shops lining the streets - they don't really open till around 9:00 or 10:00 am, but they stay open late. The city is quite lit up at night and certain buildings just glow. I have included some pictures of some of my favorite things. Church of our lady before Tyn - is a unique church with amazing gothic towers. At night it looked almost fake. This is the dial of the Astronomical clock found on the Old Town Hall Tower in Old Town Square. The lit up building is the Rudolfinum, a large concert hall where we were able to hear a wonderful concert of the Prague symphony orchestra. The last picture is of Charles bridge looking over towards the Prague castle. It was very crowded starting about mid morning. This bridge was full of street venders and is lined with statues. If you've never been to Prague, I recommend it highly.