Kerry's Blog: Prague!

Hola a todos. So I have just returned from my adventure to Prague in the Czech Republic. It was AMAZING! Every single building was so cool they were all had different designs and styles. On our first full day there, my friend Stefanie and I found a free 3 hour tour. The brought us to all of the main "sites" in Prague - the Astronomical Clock, the Charles Bridge, Old Town Square, the Jewish Quarter, the Opera House, and of course BOHEMIA BAGELS! (The "best" bagel joint in Europe!, their bagels were decent compared to those at home, but because I haven't had a bagel in WEEKS, it was amazing). The next day our friend Rachael got there, we showed her all of the sites we had seen and of course got bagels. The next day Stefanie's boyfriend Mike arrived so we again showed him all the sites (if anyone ever needs a brief history of the city or Prague, let me know I'm a pro now) and finally crossed the Charles Bridge. The bridge is really cool it has a ton of vendors selling art and stuff and a lot of statues of Jesus and the Saints. On the other side of the bridge is the Castle of Prague, the BIGGEST Mideival Castle IN THE WORLD. Like seriously this thing was HUGE. The "other" side of Prague also features the famous John Lennon wall, which dates back to when the city/country was ran by communists. Students in Europe who were against communism in that time were called "Lennonists" because they also coincidentally listened to the Beatles. So, this wall had been painted with John Lennon's face back in the day and a bunch of anti-communism graffiti. It is still there today and is constantly changing, but it still mainly consists of messages or cries for peace by the youth of the world who visit Prague. This was probably one of my favorite parts of Prague just to see all of the Beatles lyrics and messages written about peace in so many different languages, very powerful. Also on the other side of the bridge you could see the entire city of Prague, it was so beautiful! All of the roofs of the buildings are cool colors, a lot of them are green, so looking out at the city and the river was a beautiful sight.