Praha

Although the weather didn't really agree with me while we were there, I thoroughly enjoyed Prague. It is a beautiful city, possessing many fascinating things to simply look at. I wouldn't say there is a great deal of things to do in Prague necessarily, but there is plenty enough to keep your eyes busy dancing back & forth, trying to take in everything. 

We were fortunate enough to be in Prague during Easter, so we got to experience the liveliness of the Easter Market held in the Old Towne Square over the weekend. It was very similar to German Easter markets, with just a few varying traditions. They had trdelnik stands everywhere (much to Zack's delight), gorgeous hand-painted Easter eggs, and classic Czech food and crafts. We were able to catch an Easter concert held at St. Joseph's Church, which almost made up for not being at home during such a special holiday. I would have been content to just sit inside the church, silent, for hours. It was so lovely.

And thanks to Czech artist David Černý, there was just enough weirdness sprinkled throughout the city to keep me delightfully on my toes. Although we never found his infamous pink tank that was supposed to be floating on a barge somewhere along the Vltava River, we made it our mission to find most of his other bizarre (& hilarious) works hiding in Prague. 

Although the Charles Bridge was far too crowded, the garlic that they used in just about every dish too heavy, and the absinth too absurd to even think about trying again, Prague was riveting.