Prague, a true European city

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We started the morning with brunch at Ebel Coffee House. It was a charming little café that serves the usual menu as any other typical café. There was nothing too out of the ordinary in the inside either. Yet, it was simply charming, and we liked it.





From there, we headed out on the same route as the previous night towards Old Town Square to take the same pictures, but this time in daylight.







We headed to a different street branch to take us to Charles Bridge. We managed our way towards the river, which had quite a captivating view of the Prague Castle and the surrounding.



We walked to the Charles Bridge, which was entirely made only for pedestrian. Therefore, no motored vehicles were allowed. Along the way, there were statues that decorated the sides of the bridge. Some of these statues had gold decorations.









At the other end of the bridge, we saw more old buildings, but we guessed that it was less of a “city” than the Old Town Prague. On this side, we saw more residential buildings and little local shops. You won’t find Guess, H&M, or Zara stores on this side.





We passed thru several buildings of old, where the paint had started to wear out even though it may be obvious that they re-paint every now and then. There were a lot of streets, big and small. They were all made of cobble stones and the like, towered with old buildings which then brought out the real old European town feeling. At least that was how I felt.





After some walking up a hill, we came to the main gate to the Prague Castle, which sits atop a hill. From this hilltop, you could see Prague in much greater view. It was so magnificent.







The gate of the castle was guarded by two guards, who like the British guards do not move at all. Sheilla posed in front of them, but I guessed they didn’t flinch.



We entered the castle and came to an open area which leads to the church.





Around the church, we found some more open area where we happened to catch some guards marching.





There weren’t that much more to see, as if most buildings were closed. We made it to the other side of the castle and decided to descend back towards Old Town. By this time, we started to feel hungry.



After walking around, we found a restaurant that looked chic and romantic. Most of all, we were attracted with the menu where it said “Czech Cuisine”. Hmmm, what could that be? We had to find out, so we decided to eat here. The food turned out very very well prepared, and it was served in big portion. Most important of all, it was delicious. I had the pork skewer, and Sheilla had the Goulash soup.










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We were soooooo full afterwards. We were glad that we had to walk back home, so that it could give the food time to be digested. At any rate, it was a wonderful day. We couldn’t complain much, other than the seemingly colder weather compared to Germany. Tomorrow, we will be on our way to Vienna, then Venice!