Czech Republic - Prague

We ventured into Prague today to explore this beautiful city. 

Prague is stunning! Filled with history and an elegance that a lot of other European cities strive for. We chose to explore the Old Town today, leaving the famous Prague Castle for tomorrow. 

A brief rundown of our day includes seeing the Astronomical clock (for which the designer was rewarded and thanked by having his eyes poked out and his tongue cut off so he could not share his design with any other countries), climbing the Old Town Hall tower for a spectacular view of Prague, and visiting the rest of Old Town Hall including the underground cellars which were pretty cool. We ate lunch listening to buskers in one of the main squares and then wandered across Charles Bridge, which was built in 1357 and connects Old Town to Mala Strana (Little Quarter). In Mala Strana we visited the Museum of Music which has a collection of historical and rare musical instruments combined with little pieces of history in its 17 rooms including the piano that Mozart played on his first visit to Prague.

We finished our day with an operatic concert, “Mozartissimo”, which was a collection of arias from Mozart’s Don Giovanni and 3 other famous operas. This was held in the same opera house, Estate Theatre, that Mozart originally debuted Don Giovanni in 1787 - it was beautiful inside and a fabulous experience!

This was then topped off with a scrumptious meal at a little restaurant in the basement of the architecture and design school which was recommended by our guide book.