Anyway, back in mid-May last year, my parents came for their first ever trip to Europe. They took a bus tour for a week before arriving in Vienna and we planned to take them to both Prague and Salzburg during the week they were with us.
Here are a few pictures from when my parents were traveling with their tour group:
Both Chris and I have been to Prague before and thought it was an incredibly beautiful city. We had not, however, gone together and it was something we were looking forward to. We planned to take the train up in the morning and staying the night and then coming back the next afternoon.
Prague was as beautiful as we remember. Below was the view we had of the river and Charles Bridge.
We walked up to the castle and even saw some sort of procession.
They also had some sort of market going on! I'm a fan of markets and most European cities seem to have them.
We then walked down from the castle toward Charles Bridge.
We also made a stop at the astronomical tower.
My parents got a bit tired from all of our walking so after dinner, Chris and I went on an evening stroll.
I love European cities at night! Buildings and city structures are always lit up at night and makes it walking around at night a completely different experience to the same places during the day. I always try and go for an evening walk in every new European city I visit.
This is something that I’ve especially taken advantage of since I started travelling with my husband. When I travelled alone, I wasn’t comfortable walking around alone at night. If at a hostel, though, you can easily find other like-minded travellers with whom to go for an evening walk. I highly recommend this!
The next morning, we took a walk up to the Petřín Lookout Tower. We paid the fee and then climbed to the top of tower. It was super windy on the climb up! But the top floor is enclosed and you can have a great 360 view of Prague and its surrounding areas. Climbing to peaks in a city is something I always try to do when visiting a new city. For me, seeing the overview of a city is one of my favorite things to do.
Soon after this, we headed back home by train. I really love how everything so close to home and we can take a train or plane for a few hours and we’re somewhere new and exciting!
