Somewhere back in time

Prague was a beautiful city – the perfect mix between sexy architecture, pumping nightlife, cheap drinks, good looking locals, etc. I was surprised at how many jazz clubs there were.

I will say though, one thing we found out pretty soon after arriving at the train station from Vienna is that Prague spells absolute DEATH for any wheel-based suitcases. So many cobblestones and mixed with broken pavements. I’m surprised my cheap ass ALDI suitcase made it through in one piece.

I also have gotten so sick of the damn Danube. After seeing it in Budapest, Vienna and again in Prague, it wasn’t anything special in the end. Although I think I preferred it in Prague. We had an apartment right next to the river too. Great location. Thank you airBNB!

Great music all around too - We went about three times to this one beer garden place right on the Danube which had a 1-2pc band set up and playing old classics – heard rolling stones there, led zeppelin, oasis, pink Floyd, red hot chili peppers, basically a paradise for people like me.

I also went to this jazz club which had a free gig on – a 3pc band, acoustic guitar, violin and bongos. Sounded amazing!

I also managed to befriend a local or two, and got the inside scoop on places to go things to do in Prague. Very friendly locals, though I have no idea why – each night round the city square and neighboring bars and clubs are screaming inebriated tourists on some pub crawl or some contiki tour. Pretty obnoxious, and I’m proud to say that (especially in Prague) we avoided the tourist hot spots (in terms of night life) and discovered hidden gems with the help and guidance from local friends made on the trip.

On the last night, speaking of music, we checked out a bar called “James Dean”, obviously a themed tribute to the 50s actor. It had cool 50s memorabilia (like couches made out of old cars… tires plagued the ceiling, and quotes from the man and the legend covered the walls) and to top it all off, some great music from the time. Johnny B Goode, Tutti Frutti, etc. There was lots of twirling, and twisting. They even played some Boney M.. I never thought I’d ever hear that in a bar and dance to it in this day and age.

But whilst there were some great times in Prague, it carried a certain sadness along with it as it marked the last time the mischievous four of us would be together for another 6 months (when I arrive back in Aus). So there were some tough farewells and goodbyes, but we jam packed our time to the max with activities all the way from sightseeing, to having a beer or ten in the soul-warming sunshine.. wow what a poetic mood I’m in..

Overall Prague was my favourite so far….. then I arrived in Cologne.