My inspiration to visit Prague or Praha was from the word “Bohemian” and after reading through many travel magazines and forums shown pictures of those magnificent cathedrals in Prague, those long narrow streets with old architecture along the way was quite enough for me to put this city into my travel plan to Europe. Two hours and a half from Dresden by train was the best idea to allow myself enjoying the view along the rails path. From a home of Saxonian to Bohemian, the city where people from all around the world aimed to visit. I met with a girl on the train who helped me out with the transit train station, which was outside of the city to catch another train to the Main Station, or Hlavni Nadrazi where my last destination was. Without her, I would have ended up to Hungary (which was also interesting to visit though, but I didn’t plan for it). But yeah, I arrived to the main train station as supposed and took me a while to manage to match the direction in my brain. The tram no# 11 took me to my hotel or it would rather was called Pension as so its name was Pension Prague City in Praha 3 area, and yes, took me a little further a while to walk down a small hill like of the street into the residential area. I was then realized that I was pretty much, somehow a bit away from the tourism center, even not too far but anyways… I was there and thought it was rather a better idea for me to see the real way of daily life in a sense of a normal foot step of the people in Prague, even though just a glance from the window shade and along the street I walked by. It was obvious to me that there were so many grocery stores, food shops, Liquors, Bars and many other different shops were running by, ot the locals, but the Vietnamese group of people, and some of Chinese. The later was not a surprise to me as we were quite familiar with the Chinese doing their business everywhere around the world, but a little curious on the former. There must have been something in the past that tells us how things are at the present. May be they could have moved here prior the Velvet Revolution during the communism era. Yes, the history is always interesting, but unfortunately I had just a very short time in this world spot city and was hoping to find the answer sometimes from somewhere or somebody later, if I was lucky. And from my discovering, I had a nice Vietnamese dish for my first dinner in Prague, ha… 
I explored the Bohemian city mostly by tram and counted on my feet to take me places to places. Simply just keep walking then I had ended up myself somewhere I was aiming to. I was and still being a super lazy kind of person but every time when I was on traveling, it couldn’t really help walking longer distance than my regular way as I just hated to look up into my city guide book .The alternative on my laziness was to ask the “how to go” from my hotel receptionist and found it was quite a faster way to catch. I spent my 2nd full day discovering the Old Town and around. It was just the beginning of spring in Europe and it seemed to me that everywhere I seemed to step into; I was already encountered with the crowded. Not a surprise as that was Prague. Discovering the city with beautifully unique of architecture. From the Gothic, Baroque, Renaissance, to the Art Nouveau are to be seen intensively all along the way. Narrow streets loaded with coffee shops, restaurants, music clubs, pups, bars, theaters, art galleries are all over the area. Countless of crystal shops were on every corners, they were gorgeous…
I’ve walked into Karlovas treet heading to the Charles Bridge and had encountered with thousands of visitors waiting in line to crossed over the Bridge. The crowds, including me moving slowly as there was a huge maintenance on one side of the bridge, and with only one side that kept the traffic moving. I gave up on that day and plan to come back cross over the bridge to the Prague Castle on next day. Escaped from people and found some space for myself to look around and beyond from where I was standing not far from the bridge entrance, The Prague Castle stood magnificently charm beyond the Vltava River. I was murmuring to myself “I’ll be visiting you tomorrow”.
I headed back to the Karlova Street and turned left to spending time in Old town along the evening again. Following the crowds to the historic Astronomical clocks as I didn’t stop to take a deep look at noon since I was expecting to come back soon, but when I walked back it seemed to be pretty late to get close to the huge clock, and would also have planed for this again on the next day as well as the Castle. Then I found myself in the middle of the Old Town Square, one of the most the busiest squares in the world with the rise up Gothic spires of the Church of Our Lady Before Tyn. What a beautiful landmark of the Prague Old Town. I Personally like the Gothic Style of Architecture on the way it goes rise up to the sky highly, sharply and spiky. This was Super to me. Hmmm. I had a nice dinner in Prague Old Town and not to forget to try their famous dark beer and found it was really good. The whole day made me one of the great full days in Prague.
I have started my third day walking from my pension all the way to the main train station and along to the Square Republiky where the Powder Tower was right on the corner. I was getting more familiar with directions on the third day and had discovered a short cuts to the Charles Bridge. From a commercial area through the old town I was then sooner reached the entrance of the Bridge. The Crowds was not too bad on that late morning and then I crossed over slowly on the Charles Bridge and found it was such a really nice walk on a cloudy day. As you may have known there are lots of artist with their art pieces and other souvenirs represented Prague. Finally I reached the Prague Castle and witnessed the St. Vitus Cathedral with my very eyes. I was stunned with its old, antique and magnificent ever in the world that I’ve ever seen. With its huge Cathedral with tall tower standing spiky and sharp, make me fall under the curiosity of how it was built.
I spent hours around the castle back to the Charles Bridge and to the old town to stop by at the Astronomical clocks again..And yes, no doubt that I encountered with people from all around the world, but this time I was able to get closer to the clocks. It was amazing to understand how they were functioning.
I had a break from a long walk with a cup of cappuccino in a lovely cafe’ while was on my way to Venceslas Square. Walking away from the very tourism spot into another small Bohemian streets was also nice and very impressive. Then I was on my way to the huge building with beautiful architecture of the National Museum. Unfortunately I didn’t go inside and walked over to the Opera House which was near by..and then I reached to the Main Train Station by no clue, ha! what a small world..I was then realized how the directions were connected. Actually it was not a small world and considered a long distance since I started walking. I couldn’t believe that I have walked that far..well, I was certain that the beauty of Prague, the charming of historical Castles, Cathedrals, the Gothic Church, The Barogue,Renaissance and the Nouveau arts. The narrow mosaic walking street and the long history of the whole Prague was definitely the reason.
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