Ehem… I now proudly present the “Why You Again!” short trip to Prague! This should have been one of the loner trip and a birthday break for myself, but ended up travelling in dual since a friend of mine decided to tagged along to add more fun to the journey.
My partner in crime has just paid me a short weekend visit in July for 3 days and behold, this is a list of what we had: fresh oysters and caviar at Finlandia Caviar Shop & Restaurant, Japanese Buffet at Itsudemo, Middle Eastern and North African brunch at Sandro, fancy dinner at Farang and the steak at Dockyard Restaurant. We even paid a visit to the Linnanmäki Amusement Park and have had a lot of fun. We have tried the new Taiga Roller Coaster and the funniest part is that after we got on and I wanted to exchange my claw-clip with her rubber band, the roller coaster train started to move and both of us could only stare at each other while exclaming “too late!” and followed by some screams. Therefore this trip has been honorably labelled “损了很多”.
After our summer adventures, I would logically presume that she would not be interested to travel with me again just after 2.5 months, but I was utterly wrong because after she discovered my plan to Prague, she immediately shows her interest and booked herself a ticket from London to Prague soon after. I should not have underestimated my co-conspirator after knowing her for many years.
Day 1 - 05.10.2019 (Saturday)
Our arrival time was just 20 minutes apart, and we happily meet and hugged each other at the arrival hall. Our first sights landed simultaneously on KFC while our stomachs started to drool, but we managed to appease our hunger and kept this special meal for the night in town.
Since most of the downtown hotels were fully booked by the time she acquired her flight ticket, I managed to ask the hotel for an additional headcount to my pre-reserved room. And with a surcharge of approximately €20, we both happily checked-in to our room and relax before heading out to explore the old town. The location of Hotel Liliova Prague Old Town was excellent and literally just a street across the Charles Bridge. We were both stunned looking at the crowd in the old town and there were groups of tourists occupying the bridge. Since it has been raining, everyone has their umbrellas up which make each and every step of our move difficult. Since the rain doesn’t seem to pause so soon, we followed some online guidance and ended up in a classy restaurant. Kampa Park offers one of the best views to the diners overlooking the Charles Bridge, however with the price of €70 each, we were not entirely impressed as we were expecting some better tastes on the meal.
Being a constant lover of mysterious and obscure tales, the Museum of Alchemists and Magicians of Old Prague with the Alchemical Circle is not something I want to miss. The ticket of 620Kč also includes a visit to the Prague Ghosts Legends Museum. Though nothing has been considered scary and frightening, but I am still excited to tour around.
Day 2 - 06.10.2019 (Sunday)
The Sedlec Ossuary has been on my bucket list for many years, and finally I have the chance to visit this chapel and witness the enormous chandelier of bones with my own eyes. This church of bones was way smaller than I would imagine, but it is definitely worth a visit. The day tour took us around Kutná Hora and introduces to us many amazing places.
Arriving back in the old town, we decided to have some local Czech cuisine and Mincovna seems to be the best option. They offer tasty local delicacies with reasonable prices. We wander on Charles Bridge for a long time until a vietnamese came bothering us, and as a result we left the bridge and decided to come back again during midnight when there will be less visitors and that would be a perfect time for photography. The midnight walk rewarded us with perfect pictures without many passerby, and I could even make my wishes at the Charles Bridge as freely as I want without any disturbances.
Cannabis products seem to be quite famous there, and I took the opportunity to try a pack of the biscuit but nah…I think the amount is just too mild that I don’t feel any different...lol.
Day 3 - 07.10.2019 (Monday)
Time flies and it is almost the moment for us to wave goodbye. We fully utilizes the morning hours and make our last minute souvenir shopping before we parted at the hotel and booking ourselves different rides heading to different places.
The souvenirs I have gotten myself this time was rather different, I have bought some books, glass sculpture and paintings in addition to the pins, keychains and fridge magnets. With all the jokes and laughters that we had, I am looking forward to the “Why You Again! Part II”.
