Prague, Czech Republic (1998 & 2007)

These pictures are scanned from an album from the pre-digital days. My dad flew himself, Grace, Carmel and me 1^st class from California to Texas then Business Class to London all on his frequent flyer miles. He brought us to attend the International AIDS Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, where he was presenting. This was the first major trip that Carmel and I took together, and this was during the summer after our Freshmen years at university (we had been together just over a year). We did the whole Eurorail thing bopping around Europe as fast as we Americanly could.

UPDATED 2007: Prague was re-visited as the 2^nd leg on a road trip with a bunch of friends that started in Munich.

2007 Road trip

We started off our first day in Prague by hitting up a bar/restaurant. We didn’t leave until around 4pm.

There seems to be a beer mafia in Prague where whole streets only carry one of the big Czech beer brands. They’re all good so it’s all good.

My favorite beer is Budvar, which is what Budweiser US tried to copy and ended up on the crappy end of the taste/quality spectrum.

Prost!

Some good lunch.

We went in for absinthe. This was not to be our last absinthe drinking on the trip.

Pretty…drunk.

This communism memorial was freeaaaky at night. Very Michael Jackson’s Thriller.

Keep fighting!

Mia’s photo-lean.

These boots were made for walkin’.

Hanz tries to read Mia’s graffiti.

Not really sure why we stopped to take this picture.

Mia had a migraine and was so incredibly happy to find aspirin.

Aaron stands. Yeah that’s about all I can say about this picture.

Alright we need to find us some icons!

Charles Bridge is cool.

We’re feelin’ the music.

Three wise men. And three stupid tourists below them.

The Kaiser relaxes by the side of the bridge.

Life imitates art that imitates life.

Instant nostalgia.

Mia is happy with her icon.

It was really cold that night. My face froze into that expression, unfortunately. But, that was years ago.

Aaron’s face also froze and he couldn’t muster up enough facial muscles for a complete smile.

Stopping for a bit of hot wine. And for those who couldn’t figure it out, the place also served Czech beer.

Over yonder is something cool. But the “Passage to Old Town Square” was a trick. It leads into a store.

Karate Kid.

Curvy architecture.

Aha, the famous clock tower thing!

Disneyland?

Prague is flat out cool.

Rapunzel! Rapunzel! Text me!

Aaron and I stopped to rob the Swarovski. Aaron bought his girlfriend a fancy crystal. I bought my girlfriend some gas station chocolate. I believe that both were equally appreciated.

Art from a store window.

Night palace.

We made our way through quiet, narrow streets.

Melanie takes a picture of the peeing statues. Their hips swiveled and their, um, spouts, wiggled up and down.

We had dinner overlooking beautiful River Prague on one side, and the peeing statues on the other.

We caught the train back to our hotel. Did I mention it was the LSD train?

Before going to bed, we had to get to the Staropramen club!

We passed this cool apartment on our way out of Prague.

Take us to Dresden, Aaron!