The next morning we got ready for another site filled day. We made our way across Charles Bridge again and this time veered off the main road onto one of the side streets that led to an alley way with the infamous John Lennon peace wall. The wall was painted and drawn upon from countless people, forever changing, but always bringing peace. The whole place exuded a serenity as a man played Beatles songs on his guitar and tourists took pictures of the wall. Right around the corner from there is Prague's lock bridge where lovers lock their love on the bridge and toss the key into the river. Because we missed breakfast we were already hungry and the nearest option was a McDonald's. We decided to go with that safe bet and after attempting to order in English we got our meals. Everything was normal except Kathleen got an extra box filled with these suspicious looking breaded rings. Knowing that there was no way she ordered these, I decided to try one. It tasted like gooey cream cheese with no batter. I was not a fan. After our lunch with a Czech twist we had to head back to the hostel because I accidentally left my inhaler in the room. We strolled back through the Jewish quarter to take a better look at the cemetery, but I got too overcome with emotion to stay there for too long. Once reunited with my inhaler we were ready to make the trek to the other side of the city.
A piece of the peace wall
The performance at the peace wall
Love is all you need
Lots of locks
The cheese rings
Jewish quarter
Our destination was the Petrin observation tower, which was modeled after the Eiffel Tower and is situated on top of a hill overlooking the city. When we arrived at the base of the hill we realized that it would take far too long to climb up the hill because it wound through a park, instead we took the funicular up. The funicular is like a tram that goes straight up the hill. From there we found the tower, purchased our tickets and started climbing the stairs up the tower. The narrow stairs circled around each other, making it a very dizzing journey. However, we made it to the top and got to see dazzling views of the city. After experiencing the breathtaking sights we descended the tower and walked down through the park into the city we had just been admiring. It was a long journey back down mainly because there were no maps or signs to point you in any direction. Aimlessly making our way down the hill we reached the city again. We walked towards the dancing building, saw it from a distance then decided to sit on an island and enjoy the rest of the afternoon.
Like a mini Eiffel Tower
At the first observation deck
Hanging out at the top
Just sticking my head out
Found a bench on the way down
The dancing building is the two rounded buildings by the bridge
We sat on the island park, watching people play with their dogs, and converse together. At one point we glanced over our shoulders towards this big theatre and saw a stick man on fire. Instantly curious we rushed over there to see people setting a stick figure on fire and then parading him around the park, and a few paces away there was a fire breathing dragon. We assumed it was for a wedding because there were nicely dressed people around and we had already seen at least 8 bride and groom couples in Prague these past few days. As the sun started to dip we moved closer to Charles Bridge to watch the sunset from there, which was beautiful. Afterwards, we ambled through a tourist alleyway and marveled at all the shops before heading back to the Old Square. The square was lively in the early night hours with a drunk bachelor party participating in the street performers' act. We got a sausage and a beer as we gawked at the party in the square. Exhausted by our long day we went back to our hostel for the last time.
There's stick fire man and the dragon in the background
Our last sunset in Prague
With the naked old guy gone from our room we were able to sleep at little more comfortably. However, all our roommates were men over the age of 28, and one of them was probably a Russian spy. On our final morning in Prague I had to rush to get ready, check out and go back into the city to buy some souvenirs with our final Korunas. We finished quicker than we expected to, so we ate one last trdlnik, this time with chocolate on the inside and a last foamy Pilsner beer. Yes, we were day drinking in Prague at 11 am, but so was everyone else, plus it was good beer. Soon we had to head back to the airport, catch our flight and then rest and study for a test we had on Monday. But it was all worth it for Prague.
Here's to Prague
Day drinking
Cheers to Prague!
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