Prague, Czech Republic

I went to Prague the first weekend in February and the weather was beautiful.

There was quite a bit of graffiti again, but this time it was pretty. The buildings were absolutely beautiful and really interesting. Most of the pictures I took were of the buildings. 

The best decision we made while in Prague was to pay the five or so euro to climb to the top of the Astronomical Clock Tower in the city center. The view was breathtaking, here are some of the pictures from that:

The walking tour I went on was probably a close second. The one I went on was more anecdotal Czech history than actual history so it was really interesting.

For example, this statue was recently made and it is supposed to represent Hitler and Stalin peeing on the Czech Republic (the pond is in the shape of the country). You can actually move the guys mid section so the stream moves too. 

And these are locks that people put on the railing of a footbridge when they get married in Prague, and throw the key into the stream. These are all only from the past few years:

This is Prague Castle. They started making it in the 14th century or so, and didn't get very far, and this part was finished in the past century, which is why it looks so modern, but it is based on Gothic Architecture, so it is really interesting.

That little nub on the right side of the castle is the older part that was constructed during the 14th century.

This is another really cool statue.

We went to a really cool market, as well.

This is a shot from the Charles Bridge:

Prague was really nice, but I guess I was let down a tiny bit because I had heard from a ton of people how it was the absolute best city to visit in Europe, so of course I came with high expectations. It was definitely beautiful though.

It took me a while to post this because this past week I had my finals, but more posts are soon to come on my trip to Porto, Portugal and Bristol, UK!