praha, česká republika.

prague! it’s gorgeous. (seriously magda, how many cities are you going to describe in the same way? i have an extensive vocabulary, for sure.)

okay, so the cool thing about prague is that it’s all so old school. it’s probably only actually the part that we’ve been in, but this city has way more of that quaint european charm… not so much that’s modern, but it’s great. the streets are almost all cobblestone! (quite a bumpy ride on a bike, let me tell you.) and the river that cuts through the city isn’t wimpy, either.

but at the same time, the amount of tourists here is overwhelming. yeah, it’s summer and yeah, i know i’m one of ‘em, but it’s like they all congregate in these little streets and then you can barely get through, but a couple of blocks farther, and it’s unbelievably quiet. this time i mastered the art of weaving through pedestrians on a bicycle. like a madwoman.

prague is very... european. charming churches and an uber-cool 15^th century astronomical clock and a castle on a hill and beautiful bridges... the st. charles bridge is probably the most well-known, because it’s closed to everything but pedestrians and that’s where all the local artists set up their stands, with everything from jewelry and photographs and crafts and paintings… and there’s always different musicians out doing their thing as passersby toss change in their upturned hat. my favorites were these four guys on an accordian, a bongo, a guitar, and a bagpipe-type thing. they were damn good. that’s gonna be us one day raising money for some wild road trips, yeah? (dude, bagpipes!)