Prague!!!
Day 1
We woke up early for our 9am class and then quickly scurried home because we are HEADED TO PRAGUE! After a few delays we made it to Prague and had a driver awaiting us, set up by our air bnb host! We made it to Charles Square and it was covered in snow! Our air bnb was right in the square and HUGE it comfortably slept all nine of us (Madison, Maggie, Kenley, Kara, Maddie, Harris, John, Tatum, and I)... all USC peeps. We dropped our stuff and hit the streets of Prague to find a traditional dinner spot. We didn't get the warmest of welcomings in most places. Also, apparently reservations are a thing in Prague. FINALLY, we found a place that would accept us! We ordered fried cheese, sausage, beef goulash, and beer of course... all traditional Czech food. We we're not prepared for the Czech currency, so we left our tip in Euro and US dollars and ran out of there. Then we headed to U SUDU, a bunker bar, to meet up with some other USC friends. The bar was super cool, but SUPER smoky. The bar was never ending with different down stairs rooms and hallways it looked just like a WWII bunker! We drank a few more beers and an absinth shot (Prague is known for this) and headed home a little early in order to be ready to explore all day tomorrow!
Day 2
We we're a little slow to get going. Mads and I went downstairs to a little market and bought some bakery treats, a few bottles of champagne, and some orange juice for everyone to put a little pep in our step. We walked the streets of Prague all day. We went to St. Charles Bridge, the cathedral, the castle, and stopped at various food carts for sweet treats, sausage, and hot vino along the way! After a long, cold day, we we're pooped. So, we went back to the Air BnB to get a little rest and freshen up before our big bar crawl! We met some friends for dinner at a local place and then off to the bar crawl we went! The guide said we had an hour of free drinks at the first bar, a free shot at the next two bars, and the finally was the Famous Club in Prague, where we got free entry and could skip the apparently long line. He said 10% of us wouldn't make it to the club... but we were determined not to be that 10%! We met some friends from California, Italy, and Ireland... just to name a few! Kenley and Maggie made great friends with the bartenders and were throwing back shots left and right. I was having political conversations with some Cali boys. And Madison was dancing the night away with Harris, Maddie, Kara, John, and Tatum! We got the 5 minute warning and then off to the other bar we went. On our walk to the next bar I made friends with 3 Italian boys. Once we got into the bar I posted up on a bar stool and held court! We talked all about our lives, school experiences, travel experiences, and much much more. Mads and Maggie came up to visit every once and a while and chime in. Meanwhile, Kenley was making friends and telling everyone she voted for Trump which really throws people for a loop over here. DingDingDing... LAST BAR! We walk into the last bar and are all hanging out when Mads and I realize we should probably take Kenley to get some food, but Maggie is no where to be found! We look around for a while and then decide she probably went home with our other friends. We MUST make it to the club so we ask our guide if we have time to grab some food and then meet back up with the group and he says yeah! We ran to burger king and get a call from Maggie's boyfriend (who is back in the states) that she is lost and has no idea where she is. OH BOY! Kenley and Maggie hold down the fort at Burger king and chow down on a delicious burger and FRIED CHEESE COINS, while Mads is searching the semi-busy streets of Prague. Maggie is with a nice Irish man (thank goodness he wasn't a serial killer) who is helping her find us and gives her a phone charger. Mads comes back unsuccessful and downs a burger I had awaiting her and Maggie's arrival and back to the search she went! Finally... Madison and Maggie are reunited!!! Maggie ran to Mads not even looking back to thank the Irish man that helped her for 2 hours. Meanwhile, Kenley has no idea Maggie is even lost and she's in deep conversation with a 60 year old English professor. WHAT A NIGHT. Passed out when we got home and woke up disappointed that we never made it to the club... we we're apart of the 10% :(
Day 3
We woke up kind of late and headed to a lunch place to cure our hangovers with the hair of the dog. After our mojitos we we're ready to go!!! We walked to old town square and found a market! We lost the boys, but we weren't worried about them. After a day full of exploring we met up with the boys at The Pub. It's like a sports bar, except at every table theres a tap and each table races each other! Theres a leader board and every once in a while it flips to a world view of our restaurant competing other restaurants around Europe! SO COOL! After some friend cheese and some beers we decided it was time to head home. We got a little side tracked on the way home and found ourselves in a stripclub in which we lasted a total of 4 minutes. Not our cup of tea!
It has been real Praha,
Taylor
We woke up early for our 9am class and then quickly scurried home because we are HEADED TO PRAGUE! After a few delays we made it to Prague and had a driver awaiting us, set up by our air bnb host! We made it to Charles Square and it was covered in snow! Our air bnb was right in the square and HUGE it comfortably slept all nine of us (Madison, Maggie, Kenley, Kara, Maddie, Harris, John, Tatum, and I)... all USC peeps. We dropped our stuff and hit the streets of Prague to find a traditional dinner spot. We didn't get the warmest of welcomings in most places. Also, apparently reservations are a thing in Prague. FINALLY, we found a place that would accept us! We ordered fried cheese, sausage, beef goulash, and beer of course... all traditional Czech food. We we're not prepared for the Czech currency, so we left our tip in Euro and US dollars and ran out of there. Then we headed to U SUDU, a bunker bar, to meet up with some other USC friends. The bar was super cool, but SUPER smoky. The bar was never ending with different down stairs rooms and hallways it looked just like a WWII bunker! We drank a few more beers and an absinth shot (Prague is known for this) and headed home a little early in order to be ready to explore all day tomorrow!
Day 2
We we're a little slow to get going. Mads and I went downstairs to a little market and bought some bakery treats, a few bottles of champagne, and some orange juice for everyone to put a little pep in our step. We walked the streets of Prague all day. We went to St. Charles Bridge, the cathedral, the castle, and stopped at various food carts for sweet treats, sausage, and hot vino along the way! After a long, cold day, we we're pooped. So, we went back to the Air BnB to get a little rest and freshen up before our big bar crawl! We met some friends for dinner at a local place and then off to the bar crawl we went! The guide said we had an hour of free drinks at the first bar, a free shot at the next two bars, and the finally was the Famous Club in Prague, where we got free entry and could skip the apparently long line. He said 10% of us wouldn't make it to the club... but we were determined not to be that 10%! We met some friends from California, Italy, and Ireland... just to name a few! Kenley and Maggie made great friends with the bartenders and were throwing back shots left and right. I was having political conversations with some Cali boys. And Madison was dancing the night away with Harris, Maddie, Kara, John, and Tatum! We got the 5 minute warning and then off to the other bar we went. On our walk to the next bar I made friends with 3 Italian boys. Once we got into the bar I posted up on a bar stool and held court! We talked all about our lives, school experiences, travel experiences, and much much more. Mads and Maggie came up to visit every once and a while and chime in. Meanwhile, Kenley was making friends and telling everyone she voted for Trump which really throws people for a loop over here. DingDingDing... LAST BAR! We walk into the last bar and are all hanging out when Mads and I realize we should probably take Kenley to get some food, but Maggie is no where to be found! We look around for a while and then decide she probably went home with our other friends. We MUST make it to the club so we ask our guide if we have time to grab some food and then meet back up with the group and he says yeah! We ran to burger king and get a call from Maggie's boyfriend (who is back in the states) that she is lost and has no idea where she is. OH BOY! Kenley and Maggie hold down the fort at Burger king and chow down on a delicious burger and FRIED CHEESE COINS, while Mads is searching the semi-busy streets of Prague. Maggie is with a nice Irish man (thank goodness he wasn't a serial killer) who is helping her find us and gives her a phone charger. Mads comes back unsuccessful and downs a burger I had awaiting her and Maggie's arrival and back to the search she went! Finally... Madison and Maggie are reunited!!! Maggie ran to Mads not even looking back to thank the Irish man that helped her for 2 hours. Meanwhile, Kenley has no idea Maggie is even lost and she's in deep conversation with a 60 year old English professor. WHAT A NIGHT. Passed out when we got home and woke up disappointed that we never made it to the club... we we're apart of the 10% :(
Day 3
We woke up kind of late and headed to a lunch place to cure our hangovers with the hair of the dog. After our mojitos we we're ready to go!!! We walked to old town square and found a market! We lost the boys, but we weren't worried about them. After a day full of exploring we met up with the boys at The Pub. It's like a sports bar, except at every table theres a tap and each table races each other! Theres a leader board and every once in a while it flips to a world view of our restaurant competing other restaurants around Europe! SO COOL! After some friend cheese and some beers we decided it was time to head home. We got a little side tracked on the way home and found ourselves in a stripclub in which we lasted a total of 4 minutes. Not our cup of tea!
It has been real Praha,
Taylor
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