Touchdown Prague
IN GRADE TWO I prided myself for being able to spell “Czechoslovakia” without batting an eyelash. I liked the sound of it and picked it for a school project in celebration of the United Nations. Its flag was a lot like the Philippines’, sans the sun and stars. I looked down on my classmates who picked Japan (too easy to spell, and the flag was too simple) or France (for the same reasons), but couldn’t quite feel superior towards a classmate (I forget who) who picked USA. Cutting up fifty or so stars from a piece of art paper impressed me.
Many years have passed, and now I’m here—my side trip in Central Europe—after a comfortable three-hour train ride from Vienna. It goes without saying that the country has split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia; so I don’t have reason for boasting anymore. It’s much easier to spell.
I arrived at 3 PM, checked in at my hostel in Národní Street, and took a nap. At 5 PM, I walked around the city. I had wanted to get lost, the best preliminary way to imbibe the city, and found Charles Bridge. For dinner I ate at a burger stand near the Old Town. I had mulled wine—quite sweet, but its warmth was soothing—and trdelník with chocolate for dessert.
Tomorrow I’m joining a walking tour.
![Bubbly welcome](https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2874/33474709503_650775b40f_b.jpg)
![Prague Metro](https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2828/34127581502_e969b56899_b.jpg)
![View from my room](https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2827/33443019474_3a741bc922_c.jpg)
![Swans](https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2867/33911600810_d7c43c2e4a_c.jpg)
![Mulled wine](https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2840/34137993002_5876d21f81_c.jpg)
![Kafka](https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2894/34295198655_82e6dddd59_c.jpg)
![City center](https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2811/33911327890_bb5fe094d6_c.jpg)
Many years have passed, and now I’m here—my side trip in Central Europe—after a comfortable three-hour train ride from Vienna. It goes without saying that the country has split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia; so I don’t have reason for boasting anymore. It’s much easier to spell.
I arrived at 3 PM, checked in at my hostel in Národní Street, and took a nap. At 5 PM, I walked around the city. I had wanted to get lost, the best preliminary way to imbibe the city, and found Charles Bridge. For dinner I ate at a burger stand near the Old Town. I had mulled wine—quite sweet, but its warmth was soothing—and trdelník with chocolate for dessert.
Tomorrow I’m joining a walking tour.
![Bubbly welcome](https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2874/33474709503_650775b40f_b.jpg)
![Prague Metro](https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2828/34127581502_e969b56899_b.jpg)
![View from my room](https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2827/33443019474_3a741bc922_c.jpg)
![Swans](https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2867/33911600810_d7c43c2e4a_c.jpg)
![Mulled wine](https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2840/34137993002_5876d21f81_c.jpg)
![Kafka](https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2894/34295198655_82e6dddd59_c.jpg)
![City center](https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2811/33911327890_bb5fe094d6_c.jpg)
1 Comments:
Kuya lance ang ganda! ❤️ Tska mas bet ko din yung USA ng classmate mo. nyahahha joke lang!
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