Prague posted

Positive Impressions: Great authentic pastries and beer

Negative Impressions: So many tourists, Bouncers are overly aggressive

Visiting Prague was a great experience. To see my sisters home country hit deep and made me think about how similar she looks to the natives here. Eggshell colored skin, dark blue eyes and brown hair. The men are far different, blond and curly haired were the most common characteristics for Czech men.. I think the most surprising thing about Prague was the quality of the beer. Every beer on the street was authentic and homemade, this gave them a bitterness, but also a very nice aftertaste. Chimneys were the city's main delicacy, a circular donut with chocolate inside, but the Czech dumplings were probably my favorite dish so far in Europe. The dumplings came in any flavor from pistachio to strawberry. The insides gushed and spread across the plate when they were opened. While the presentation was good, the taste was even better. The mixture of sauce and pastry was perfected and stayed with me for the rest of the day.

I made sure to see unusual things in Prague. I didn't want to visit the normal tourist attractions, like the astronomical clock or the castle district. I went to odd museums and walked around random parts of the city to really get a feeling of Czech life. The club scene in Prague was really cool. The club had 6 floors each with a different genre of music. From rap to 80's music it was really cool to see what types of music people enjoyed and how they reacted to American music. It's so prevalent throughout Europe. Everywhere I go I'm followed by Miley Cyrus or Bruno Mars, WITH OUT FAIL.

Bunker hostel was organized and a great way to meet people, however, I think staying in a hotel would have been a better experience. As a student you make due with what you have, but Prague is such an elegant city that a hotel nice view over the river would have served nicely for most people 25+.

Recommendations

Illusions Museum (fun and different), Knedlin (dumpling cafe), Bunker Youth Hostel, Klub Manz (a 6 floor night club)