On Wednesday, we were off to Prague! While we arrived with 5 people in our car, which we named Clotzy, we left Prague with only 3. This was Kate and Kent's last stop on the road trip while Gary, Sahil, and Mana would continue onwards.
When we arrived to Prague, it was already evening. The city was lit up and absolutely beautiful! We walked around the city across the Charles Bridge and took in the beauty of our surroundings. We stopped by at a gift shop, picked up a small bottle of Absinth, and drank the local drink of the Czech people! :)
Afterwards, we grabbed dinner at a local restaurant in the main square where we tried traditional Czech food and Pilsner Urquell, Czech beer, which they claim is the best you'll ever drink. While we had ambitious plans to party through the night, we were worn out and Kate and Kent had to leave at 4am the next morning to fly back to Paris, so we all decided to head to bed to start the next day early!
On Thursday morning, the three of us headed off to join the Ultimate Tour, a tour by foot and by boat. We spent the day with our tour guide Nina, a quirky Czech woman with a dry sense of humor, who took us around the city. We learned about the Czech history, took in the culture, and ate more traditional Czech food (which wasn't really that tasty, but it was a good experience nevertheless). We also visited the medieval castle at the top of the city after which the three of us grabbed dinner at this fantastic restaurant in the center of the main square overlooking the astronomical clock and beautiful cathedral through the glass windows and heated lamps of the restaurant. The menu had every possible dish we could ever ask for and the three of us were very content after our dinner!
After our meal, we went straight to the ghost tour, since apparently rumor has it that Prague is one of the most haunted cities of Europe. While the tour was really cheesy (it was part of the Ultimate Tour so we thought we'd go nevertheless), the urban legends the tour guide told were quite interesting. Who knows if they are true, but we enjoyed a night tour of Prague nevertheless!
That night the three of us discussed the rest of our trip and while the original plan was to drive straight to Berlin, Sahil suggested an extra stop. He suggested we go to Auschwitz, knowing that Mana has wanted to visit that site for many years. Though it was in the middle of nowhere in Poland, we realized it was only a 5 hour drive from Prague, and then 5 more hours to arrive in Berlin. We decided to go for it, which meant waking up at 5am the next morning. As a result, we called it an early night in Prague for an intense following day.
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