Monday, Prague--Day 5

The next day, we did a lot of sightseeing. We explored Old Town, which is the area where most of the monuments were. But first, we went for  jog (I know, I can't believe it either), and then by the time we were done, we decided it was time for some coffee! And we found another beautiful cafe--Cafe Savoy. Just like Cafe Gerbaud in Budapest, it was beautiful--high ceilings, chandeliers, marble tables... our favorite things!

 Pretty, right?

 This is basically all we did every time we went out to eat ha

My dessert was so so so good... it was a giant creme puff, essentially. It had a sugar coating on top, but I was so full after eating just the filling so I left that. The coffee was eh again, but we felt so rejuvenated. Thank goodness for these coffee breaks or else I would have just been tired and cranky the whole time!!

We stumbled across another Easter Market that I loved. It was the strangest weather--sunny one moment, snowing another--so we got caught in one of these weird indecisive weather moments as we were buying everything from the market. We even stopped by this painting stall 3 times!! Grace and I are definitely big shoppers. 

We meandered around some more and basked in all of Prague's glory. 

 This is one of the major squares where a lot of protests took place. And there was a small Easter Market on it--our favorite!!

We did a lot of street eating this day... this kielbasa was the best I've ever had. SO GOOD

And THIS! Oh this... I don't even know what it's called but it was a treat from heaven. They had this large poles and wrapped it with dough and then cooked it over charcoal. Then they would dip it into sugar, cinnamon, heaven, and take it off the pole so you could have this hollow like elongated donut (but so much better). 

 We went into the smaller Jewish area too. This is such a colorful synagogue! 

A major attraction was the clock in Prague, so we found it and waited for it to go past the hour to watch it in action.

 We were a little bored waiting for the clock. Thanks for letting me borrow your hat Grace!!

The clock!

It was really not very impressive as it went past the hour, but it was really impressive to just see it. Legend says that they blinded the clock maker after he made it so he could never replicate it for anyone else, and the clock maker broke it on purpose so that it couldn't be used for another 2 years until someone fixed it. Crazy people.

Then we headed to my FAVORITE PART OF THE TRIP! We got tickets the night before to the see the Czech Philharmonic perform Bach's Mass in B Minor, and I WAS SO EXCITED!! We stopped for some tea first though. 

Such good tea!! Mint, lemon, and ginger. Yum. 

Then we headed to the concert hall! 

 So pretty!

I felt a little out of place because people were dressed so nicely, and I was in boots and pants, but it was okay! The concert was magnificent though--the singers were in the back and the orchestra was in the front, and I had goosebumps for the entire 2 hours that they played straight through. I wanted to die! I couldn't believe I was watching THE philharmonic in the city where this music was born and revolutionized. BAH!

HAPPY!