Prague

In the last post I alluded to the drive to Prague from Berlin, which is only 4 hours and seems relatively simple when looking at a map. We found out that it definitely is not simple. The distance is actually very short, and if the trip was on the autobahn the whole way it would probably take only 3 hours. Nothing is ever that easy though, about half of the drive is on one lane winding mountain roads. The speed at which it is possible to drive on these roads is really low, and that adds a lot of time to the trip. At one point Randall coasted in neutral for 15 minutes straight, all downhill. For miles and miles there was nothing to be seen but fields, forests, and mountains; it's really a pretty ridiculous drive.

We arrived in Prague late, and the area our hotel was in looked really shady. The guy at the desk didn't help matters, he was watching an adult movie haha. After checking in with no Czech currency, they don't use the Euro, we crashed. The next morning we hit the city center of Prague for another New Europe tour(I really recommend these tours to anyone that will be in cities they operate). It was very cool and we saw a lot, for the sake of brevity I'll not get into it but Prague has some really great sites(when I get home I'll elaborate with a ton of stories). My favorite place by far in the city was Wenceslas Square. 20 years ago Vaclav Havel led the protests which brought about the Velvet Revolution up and down those streets, today it is filled with bars, shops, and casinos. The place where the Czech people demanded their freedom is now where they go to enjoy them.

The next day was taken up mainly by Prague Castle. The castle is the largest medieval castle in the world, and I can't even accurately convey how huge it is. We only did a small portion of it, and could have spent several days within the walls. Fans of history, architecture, and government will surely not be disappointed there. The entire Czech government is run from within the castle, something I find very cool. Oh by the way, the clock tower in the main square in Prague is rightfully called "the most disappointing attraction in Europe", I have a video of it which is very underwhelming.