Prague Eats!

Part of the fun of traveling is trying the local cuisine. We have our EU COVID passports but we’ve got more holiday plans so we still tried to play it safe! 

On day one we had lunch at the old town square market…Czech ham and Kolbasa and a side of potatoes and cabbage. It really was delicious and hit the spot on a cold day. We topped it off with hot apple cider, some cookies and hot wine. 

We watched a few YouTube videos that said we had to try the Trdelnik, (Bubble waffles) a pastry you can eat plain or filled with ice cream or whipped cream. On Thursday we had the regular with ice cream. On Friday we had the chocolate with whipped cream…we like variety, ha! The girls had a great time at the candy shop, too!

Our vegetarian decided since Friday was Christmas Eve, a holiday, she could have meat! That meant traditional Czeck goulash was on the menu. We found the coolest little place across the river called Nicolas Bar. Google maps said they were open, but after we were seated at 11:44 we saw they didn’t open until noon. Oh well we had the place to our selves. Kiersten and I had the traditional beef goulash with dumplings. Mitch got the Beef with sweet cream goulash and we shared…both were excellent. Hattie had chicken and mashed potatoes and Leah had the beef goulash in a bread bowl. I’m so glad we had this meal and it was a really cool place! 

Prague en la noche

¡Praga es una ciudad hermosa de noche!

Prague is a beautiful city at night! Being in Old Town Square had me feeling the Christmas spirit. Even the walk to Charles Bridge was fantastic. All the streets with lit up so nice. It was the perfect way for us to wrap up our trip!

Metronome

We wrapped up our time in Prague walking through Letna park en route to a giant metronome. The park was lovely, again with spectacular views overlooking the river and the city. The metronome is over 75 feet tall and was built in 1991 is replaced a demolished statue of Stalin. It was fun to see but we were really there for the views!

St. Vitus and Prague Castle

It was quite a hike up to Prague Castle but we made it. The views were amazing. I feel like I keep repeating myself, but Prague is known for their Gotchic steeples and they are just magnificent. 

St. Vitus has quite a history. It’s the resting place of Saints Vitus, Wenceslas and Adalbert. It contains the tombs or many Holy Roman Emperors and Bohemian Kings. The church dates back to 930. At the entrance you could see the remnants of another church that dated back to the 800’s. The stained glass was so detailed. Truly a beautiful place. Around the corner we found the cutest little wood shop where we got Christmas ornament souvenirs and a quick stop for hot cocoa and coffee.