Czeching into Prague - Day 1

A few weekends ago, I decided to head to Prague with two of my friends. After all, it's only 1.5 hours away by plane (yep, you read that right) and with the deals that are on SkyScanner, it's also not too expensive. So, two weeks before we left, we booked flights and hostels, and on the 21st of February, we got up, bright and early, and headed to Prague. 

Disaster almost struck at the airport when we just about missed our plane (oops)! We woke up so early and arrived at 6:30am for our 9am flight, plenty of time, right? With the boarding gate being announced at 8:15, we figured we had plenty of time to go to the bookshop. Theoretically, we did, however after leaving the bookshop at 8:27 we realised that the gate shut at 8:40...and it was on the other side of the airport. So, hand luggage in, well, hand, we sprinted through the airport, only to find out that due to a delayed flight, boarding hadn't even started yet. With that bit of excitement out of the way, we were so pleased to arrive in Prague, hop on a bus, walk 400m (after getting a bit lost) and ending up at the Old Prague Hostel relatively easily.

We decided to join a "free" walking tour that afternoon - best decision ever because it allowed us to see all of the city, get our bearings, and figure out what we wanted to see more of. There's no set fee as you pay what you think the tour is worth. Here are some photographs from the 2.5 hour walking tour that I would definitely recommend doing. 

That evening, we had dinner at a pizza place near the main square - we decided on pasta and instantly regretted it when we saw people's pizzas! However, the pasta was fantastic, as was the ice cream that we followed it up with on the other side of the square.

Going to Prague was such an impulsive decision that I am so glad I made. Before I arrived in Prague, I knew nothing about the Czech Republic (Not Czechoslovakia) - very little about the history, the culture, or the people. I thought that the Czech Republic was in Eastern Europe - it's not, and the Czechs find this assumption quite offensive because the Czech Republic is literally in the centre of Europe. Prague was absolutely stunning, and in the 3 hour long walking tour I had learnt so much about the history of this remarkable place.