Prague is Amazing

Yemi had two days off (first time since we've been here) so on Thursday night after Yemi's last practice we took the opportunity to drive to Prague. We followed his coach there because he was born and raised in the city and wanted to show us around a little. He really made our trip way more interesting and smooth. He made our hotel reservations at a place he new was close to the tram and met with us each day to help point us in the right direction. What a nice guy!

The ride is about 3 solid hrs from Pezinok so we got in at 11pm and went to sleep pretty early. I forgot how tiring a 8-5 can be! Then we met the coach in the lobby the following day at 930. He drove us to the Wenceslas Square and we had coffee at Starbucks together as he explained the routes for us to go site seeing. It surprised me that in Prague the best place to chill and have a cup of coffee to a native was Starbucks. I found that a lot of people around central Europe go to that city to experience some American things not offered everywhere like Starbucks and McDonalds. We saw a lot of people taking pictures of themselves with their Starbucks cup like it was the coolest thing since sliced bread. After our coffee we parted ways and explored the city all day. We went on a guided tour for part of the day which was totally worth it, I would recommend it to anyone going to the city. We met a lot of other tourists and had some great conversations.

Being in Prague, for me, was like being in a history book. There are well preserved buildings and monuments from as far back as the 10th century. Very little of the city was damaged during WWI or WWII unlike a lot of its European counterparts. We took a ton of pictures and video, you can check out the photos here. It's my favorite city on this continent so far more exciting, welcoming, and affordable than Paris, Venice, Amersterdam or Brussels. I can't wait to go back!