Residence Bene Prague

... there for a bit. They have conveniently labeled the trees which is nice since I’m not much of a botanist. Didn’t go all the way through the gardens because it was mostly downhill and I didn’t want to have to climb all the way back up the hill.

As we passed through the palace courtyards and out into the square in front of the palace, it was full of people lining the gates and fence. As ...

... no room. Instead I am bunking with 5 other guys! Not that I really minded though....haha. The hostel seems really laid back, they have a bar downstairs and laundry service. What more can I ask for? Well, I can think of a few but I will leave that up to your imagination...

I went to the old town after I checked in. I couldn't ask for better weather. My first impressions of Prague was not good. It is so unbelievably crowded, and it has a ...

... change money in the street, youll get fake or different country money with no value! Use banks or exchange offices and ask for final value you get! Again avoid offices at the trainstations, airport... Pickpockets - Just watch your pockets, mainly in crowdy places, trams, metro...do not hang your cameras, jackets over chair in outside restaurants. Otherwise its peaceful and safe city!!!!!!!!

... IT WAS HER!! lol. she was so embarassed. ends up she was in the shwoer brushing her teeth and had a sudden cough attack and automatic reaction is to cover ur mouth and she hit the brush and it went halfway down and she didnt choke it was just down so far she couldnt pull it back out and she panicked and swallowed and there it went! she was in the hospital they pulled it out of her stomac with hese long tweezers they didnt even give her any ...

... summoned in times of dire need. I recommend the movie Snow in August, if you have not seen it, which does a great job of portraying this myth. The first thing we saw was the Old-New Synagogue, so-called because there was an even older one that is longer in existence. It was a little disappointing for what they charged for admission. It was very small inside and we ...

... lining the streets all day to break up any fights and keep people from being too worked up about their teams' victory or loss! To celebrate the victory that night there were fireworks set off everywhere throughout the city. We just happened to be walking over Charles Bridge to the club (the largest club in Europe-six stories) as they began a huge display of fireworks right over our heads. We stood in awe amongst many Czech couples and ...

... but Thank Goodness, the student ID cards we have are also phone cards. So, then, we hopped on a puddle jumper to Prague and met up with James, Kristin's boyfriend, and Amber, a friend of Chris' who lives in Prague. At first on the bus and metro, Prague looks like any other major city with thoroughfairs, trees, sidewalks, traffic and lots and lots of concrete, but then we walked ...

... two had zero beds, and I began to worry. The third had a bed, and they were 5 minutes walk from the train station I was at. (For you fellow travelers, there's more than one station in Prague, so be sure to learn which one you're arriving at. I was at Hlavni Nadrazni) But my instincts told me not to stay so close to the train station. Then I called the Boathouse Hostel, which the brochure described as "located far from the city center, but the hospitality is worth the distance." The ...

... walked and walked and then got lost on the other side of the hill away from the palace, then hiked back up some hill, found the Saudi embassy, wandered around a lot more, found the National Theatre and eventually deciphered their list of performances, deciding to go see Rigoletto the following day. We also saw the Gehry building, which was nice, and got a bit of shopping in before dinner at 9. That night, we went to a crazy machine bar (pictures to follow) with a random group of ...

... everyone just laugh's, claps and cheers at it reguardless! This night we just stayed at the hostel to have some goodbye drinks with Kasia as she was leaving that night, and say g'day to a few Aussie blokes that rocked up that arvo. Was so good hearing a familiar accent for once! Prague, Praha - however you want to call it, has been absolutely fantastic. The city offers so much and recommend this anyone starting to head east in Europe.