After another huge period of absence, i will again attempt to be more committed to this.
Its honestly difficult for me to remember all the things i have done recently, where to start.
Well i guess i have a few big trips that i havent had a chance to write about
Ok so i think it will begin with my trip to Prague. We divided our little group into two cars, and began our journey at some ridiculous hour of the morning with a slightly rushed drive to Charlois Airport in order to catch our flight. Two days before our departure, Chloe and I decided to do abit of research into the weather in Prague, naively thinking that temperatures would be of a similar level to here in Lille. We couldnt have been more wrong! After discovering that the temperatures might be reaching the extreme minuses i packed the furry russian hat and i felt that i was prepared. On our touch down i stepped off the plane to find myself gripping a completely frozen handrail. Its safe to say, it was incredibly cold! Aside from the fact that it was freezing the hostel we stayed at was really lovely and the staff were really helpful. Our first day after we had dropped off our bits at the hostel we decided to try and find somewhere nice to eat. we were thinking somewhere traditionally Czech so asked the people at the hostel if they could recommend anywhere. We followed their instructions and were shown into a nice looking restaurant with long wooden tables and a bizarre menu. Aside from the fact that it was all mostly meat and goulash, it seemed that it was not commonplace for the customer to be able to eat what they wanted. Chloe being a veggie and me often preferring a non meat option found it difficult to choose something, but had settled on a fried cheese option thinking it sounded quite nice. we had chosen to accompany this with a taste of Czech dumplings as this was what everyone else was having with their goulash. Unfortunately we were informed that it wouldnt be possible for us to have this.No explanation given, just no you cant have them. Its safe to say neither chloe or I were very full after our one piece of fried cheese arrived! After eating we walked around what is one of the most beautiful cities i have ever been to. The architecture of the buildings was beautiful and there was just so much to see! we took a boat tour on the river which was lovely, all nice and warm inside with a cup of hot wine, what more could you ask for! Apart from the fact that the man had a very heavy Czech accent and was often difficult to understand it was a very informative tour. That night we decided to go out for curry, bit of a random choice but it was really nice, followed by cocktails in a bar that was playing the whole of Michael Jackson's greatest hits! The following day Nick woke us all up bright and early to commence our day of activities including a visit to the Castle! According to my prior research Prague has the largest castle area in the world- look it up its in the guinness book of records. Being abit of a castle geek i was very excited! I Love all the spiral staircases and dungeons, etc, although Prague castle had more of a stately home feel in places, the cathedral in the centre was phenomenal and it was actually really interesting to read about a part of history i really know nothing about. Also during our visits we went on Charles Bridge, a very important tourist spot and a bridge that has been used in films like mission impossible. We looked around the little shops, some very touristy with all the tacky tourist accessories and some that were really lovely we ate at a gorgeous little Italian restaurant which was doing an amazing offer for two courses and a drink. It kind of felt like someones house, all little nick nacks and mirrors everywhere.
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