Prague 2013 - Day One

I've checked through all my 2014 photos and it seems I am up to date so far this year but there was one trip for 2013 that never made it on to this blog. I am about to rectify that as it was my favourite break that year, and possible my favourite European city to visit (so far). For Christmas 2012 my friend George presented me with a Czech phrasebook and invited me to Prague.  Of course I said yes and we booked to go for a week in Spring 2013.

We had choosen to stay in a hostel, which was perfect for us as we didn't plan to be inside much and don't mind sleeping on mattresses on the floor with strangers. There's not much to say about the hostel, it was on the Vltava riverbank so extremely easy to get around the city from and none of our room mates were snorers so pluses all round! Once we'd dropped off our bags we headed straight to the river for some beer and snacks.

Now satisfactorily refueled we continued along the river to Karluv Most, also known as the Charles Bridge. This famous bridge has stood since the 15th century and links the old and new sections of Prague. It's a bit of a tourist spot with lots to see and some wonderful statues to check out. 

A quick downpour of rain sent us to a nearby cafe for dinner followed by a relatively early night to ready ourselves for our big trip the next day...