Thursday, August 2, 2007

Day 10-Prague, Czech Republic

Arriving in Prague today was bittersweet, I had been so excited to get to Prague because it was the most unique country and the furtherest into Eastern Europe that we were going to, but it was also our last city. Our first stop in Prague was this beautiful castle and a church; standing outside the castle were guards, similar to the ones outside Buckingham Palace in England; great for photo ops. Ryan gave us all the history and info on the castle and churched then led us to this area with amazing views of the city of Prague, also know as the city of spires. The views were great and the city looked so different from the places we had been, it was like a sea of red roofs. Then we headed into the city by the Charles Bridge along the Vltava River. It was amazing seeing such old architecture surviving and still being used today. After some free time in the city and shopping and snacks, we headed back to our hotel.

Tonight we had a free night for dinner, but Ryan was heading into the city early for dinner and some drinks at this hotel with a rooftop bar. He offered us to go in with him on the train system and then we could all meet up and go to the largest night club in Europe. Elise and I were roommates for the night and we decided to take a nap when we got back since tonite would be a long night. After a quick nap we started getting ready for tonight, Erika and Liz joined us and we had dinner from the local supermarket instead of going into the city early. A group of us who had stayed at the hotel for dinner met down in the lobby to all navigate into the city to me the others at the rooftop bar.

When we got out of the train station in the city, it started down pouring, and of course no one had umbrellas. At first we started running and ducking under canopies, overhangs, and awnings; then we just all let loose and started running through the rainy streets of Prague. It was great, like being kids playing in puddles. Unfortunately when we got to the hotel to meet the rest of the group the rain had caused the outside bar to be closed so we headed down the street to another bar, and met up with the others later at the nightclub, Karlovy Lazne. The club was 5 floors with all different styles of music and dancing on each floor. Everyone was having a great time, after tons of dancing and hanging out a group of us to some cabs back to the hotel. Me, Elise, Liz, Danielle and Kevin got some bagettes and headed back to our room for a snack before getting some sleep. After some laughs and stories, we headed to bed to be ready for our last day of Contiki!

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