Prague!!

Our next stop after Dresden was Prague. One of the biggest surprises to me, as we travelled from Western Europe and deeper into Eastern Europe, were the amount of English that is spoken. This helped me a lot as I am able to communicate somewhat with storekeepers and waiters. While many spoke brokenly, it is made life easy for us as tourists. One of the lessons I have learned is the importance of learning even a couple of words in their language. It was a much nicer experience if I said hello or thank you in their native tongue.

After our arrival in Prague, we toured the beautiful Prague castle. Being on top of a hill, we had quite the climb up! I think we managed to drag our exhausted bodies up a couple hundred steps! Haha. I think I am definitely out of shape! Also, I really hate climbing long stair cases now! The castle itself, once we arrived, was amazing. I am definitely still amazed at all the different architecture that we’ve come across since our arrival in London. It is also amazing to learn about all the history that each building has and our tour guide was able to show us and tell us some of the stories and legends that were an integral part of each sight. I can just imagine stumbling around a foreign city not knowing directions, language, or the stories behind these buildings. We also had a chance to attended a classical concert in one of the stone concert halls. It was really amazing, except for the fact we were all exhausted and feel asleep at different times throughout! haha

Another interesting experience was cooking food in our apartment hotel. Going for a taste of home, we had bacon and eggs for 8 people for a cost of $10 – even if we had to buy pretty much everything! This was an awesome start to the day, but it only got better. That afternoon I had my first chance to attend a professional football game. Even though it was raining and we were completely soaked, the experience was extraordinary. It’s been a LONG time since I have been sooo excited for something! I definitely loved the cheering. The stadium was only a 1/3 full, but the diehards definitely made the atmosphere amazing. I don’t think they stopped cheering throughout the 90minunte match! At one point, they even lit flares!  It was definitely an experience of a lifetime.. although I can just imagine being at a game for a bigger team with a stadium of over 70000 in capacity! Our day ended with another home cooked dinner. I love cooking in Prague... I think it cost me about $23 Canadian to make two meals that fed 15 people! J