From Paris to Prague!

After Paris, we boarded an early early flight from Paris Beauvais airport (don’t fly from there! too far out of the city) to Prague. We made it there at about noon, finally found our hotel, and had a relaxing day napping and doing a little city touring. We also watched the World Cup game on a big-screen TV in the main town square with thousands of others, which is an experience we’ve been fortunate to have in 3 different countries.

Our first full day in Prague, Matthew and I went out on another NewEurope free tour while Robbie caught up on some more sleep. We got to see pretty much the whole city, which was extremely well-preserved and amazing. We then went back to the hotel to pick Robbie up and head over to the Prague castle. Unfortunately, the castle was closing right when we got there at 6, but we were still able to see the amazing St. Vitus Cathedral and walk along the castle grounds. All without paying for entrance, which was nice. The castle is located up on a hill across the river, and provided great views of the city and great views within the castle quarters. I see why so many people say the castle is so nice.

Matthew and I in front of the river and the castle.

The castle gates.

The three of us in front of the castle.

The next day, we made a trip that most tourists don’t really make—to the Prague Zoo. It is in Forbes’ list of top 10 zoos in the world (#7), and it was obvious why. The zoo itself was huge and in amazing condition, plus it only cost 4 euros to enter. We spent 4 hours seeing the numerous animals and taking in great views from Prague. We concluded with lunch at the zoo. Normally you would think that would be expensive, right? Nope. The food at the zoo was just as cheap, if not cheaper, than in the city center. It is definitely a place I recommend visiting if you are going to be in Prague. We then spent the night walking around the city some more until we made our way back to the big-screen in the Old Town plaza to watch the Spain soccer game. Luckily, they won, and I was able to celebrate with the numerous other Spaniards that made their was out of the woodworks to watch the game.

Matthew at the zoo.

The castle at sunset.

We woke up early the next morning to catch a t rain to Munich. But more on that to come later.

While Prague was more low-key than Paris, it was one of my favorite cities I’ve visited so far. Full of history, cheap, and small enough to navigate with ease.