As you may know, Doug and I recently travelled through a few places in Eastern Europe. It was my first time travelling, and I thought I’d share with you all the ups and downs, and beautiful scenery. Our first stop was Prague.

We arrived in the evening, and met our friend Bara at our hostel just after we’d arrived. She’s from Prague, so was our tour guide for the evening. She took us on the tram to a restaurant in her neighbourhood, followed by a bar by the river. It was a lovely first evening away, and so awesome to catch up with a friendly face that we hadn’t seen in over a year!

The next day was mostly spent exploring by ourselves. We had Czech pancakes with a crazy amount of toppings for breakfast – Nutella and ice cream for me, blueberries for Doug – we were on holiday after all.

With full bellies, we caught the metro up to Prague Castle, which was stunning. The stained glass inside the cathedral was the most beautiful I’d ever seen, and those views across the red rooftops…

We followed the cobbled streets down the hill and across Charles Bridge, touching the lucky dog on the way. On the other side we explored the old town and saw the famous Prague astronomical clock, although we didn’t stick around to see it do whatever it is that it does.

Bara was in the area with her family and partner, so we met them for wine before heading to U Houmra – a Simpsons-themed restaurant. Be warned – there is no English translation on this menu. However, the fried cheese was stupidly good.

My highlights of Prague

• seeing our friend Bara
• pretty coloured buildings and cute streets
• Prague Castle
• the creamy, cheesy food

What I’d do differently if I visited Prague again

• stay in a different hostel – ours was noisy and had no curtains
• see the astronomical clock do its thing

This trip was part of a 2 week adventure through Eastern Europe. We also visited Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Plitvice Lakes National Park, and the Croatian coast – click the links to read those blog posts 🙂