Prague day 1

So as you can probably imagine, getting up at 6am to catch our train was a bit of a struggle...just a tad...yeah...

The ride was fairly uneventful. We slept a lot and at some point picked up these 3 guys that sat in front of us who seemed like they were headed to college next fall. One was going to SLo so every now and then one of us would start chanting "State school" and "Slooowwwwmoooos." Gotta love that central coast rivalry.

So we get to Prague and were instantly blown away. The centuries old architecture, cobbelstone streets, and gold-laden churches and towers were incredible. Our hostel ended up being a right in the middle of old town so we dumped our stuff and went exploring.

Our first beer in prague? The original Budweiser of course! It's funny because Prague and Anhieser-Bushc are still fueding over this and evry banner for Bud you see in Prague says "The original Pilsner." Go America. :-p

The first stop was old town square which is famous for it's churches and the old town tower. The tower is the big attraction. There is a celestial clock on one side and every hour the chimes are rung by the skeleton of death and the 12 apostles march by. It really cool to see. We then walked out to the Danube and found a small cafe where we sat own on the side of the water and drank czechk wine as we watched the sun drop over the Prague Castle. It was spectacular. That night was wandered around Old Town and found a bar called Harley's that had a DJ spinning all types of American rock songs. Add the gorgeous and fun eastern block chicks and we were in the middle of a pretty good party.

(Side note about the eastern block women: Gorgeous and fun! I imagine SoCal girls without the prissiness and insecurity. I may have to figure out how to bring one of these girls home by the end of the trip.)