In preparation for my next year back in Prague, I am going to practice my writing and to do so, I will go through some of the more pertinent memories of my time last semester in Prague.
This video is not the official video for Sufjan's "All For Myself" but I think it's a nice video for a song I consider to be brilliant. This album came out when I was in Prague & I'd often listen to it on my walk to school. Listening to it puts me right back on that walk I'd take three days a week (no school on Monday or Friday !) My journey would take me past the famous tančí dům (Dancing House)
Then past the Goethe Institute (the German culture center) with it's amazing door. Man, this place looked so cool but it was all in German, so until I master that language, I guess those doors will remain closed to me. (This is a lie, I actually used the restroom here once while I was on a run. Germans are nice! They let me use the bathroom!)
Then past the beautiful Narodni Trida (National Theatre) & I'd cross the street and admire Kavarna Slavia, the famous cafe & restaurant that was so important to the dissidents and intellectuals in the 70's. Czechs seem to think it's passe now but I don't really get it. I enjoyed every experience I had there and it's exciting to think of what an important place it used to be.
Next on my journey I would walk across the bridge. We called this bridge the "Voda bridge" (voda = water) because while we were there, there was scaffolding on the bridge that was covered by an ad for Voda. I'm not sure what it was all about because I don't think they were advertising water as a commodity but I never found "Voda" brand voda... Anyways, I loved that bridge. It offered such a nice view of the Castle and you could peer onto the busy Charles Bridge & appreciate that you weren't pushing through hordes of Asian tourists to get to class.
Ah and then I'd get to the Kampa Park! What a great park :) Always filled with adorable little Westies and children running around playing. And the babies! Oh the faceless babies that laid in the park. Only Czechs...
This video is not the official video for Sufjan's "All For Myself" but I think it's a nice video for a song I consider to be brilliant. This album came out when I was in Prague & I'd often listen to it on my walk to school. Listening to it puts me right back on that walk I'd take three days a week (no school on Monday or Friday !) My journey would take me past the famous tančí dům (Dancing House)
Then past the Goethe Institute (the German culture center) with it's amazing door. Man, this place looked so cool but it was all in German, so until I master that language, I guess those doors will remain closed to me. (This is a lie, I actually used the restroom here once while I was on a run. Germans are nice! They let me use the bathroom!)
Then past the beautiful Narodni Trida (National Theatre) & I'd cross the street and admire Kavarna Slavia, the famous cafe & restaurant that was so important to the dissidents and intellectuals in the 70's. Czechs seem to think it's passe now but I don't really get it. I enjoyed every experience I had there and it's exciting to think of what an important place it used to be.
Ah and then I'd get to the Kampa Park! What a great park :) Always filled with adorable little Westies and children running around playing. And the babies! Oh the faceless babies that laid in the park. Only Czechs...
In Kampa park there was Kampa Museum, which I never went to- I wanted to make sure I saved some for my return :)
Then I would get to the famed Lennon Wall. There was some actual art on there but mostly just bathroom wall style. Unfortunately, after the wall was school. And my nice little journey was over & I'd have to sit in class for blocks of 3 hours! (TORTURE!!!) Trying to decipher through the impossible accents of my professors. Sometimes treating myself to a tea from the school's cafe with tea or an espresso for the morning I didn't get any sleep or was struggling with a bad hangover..
So, there was my typical walk to school. It took around 30 minutes but I was really fortunate to have such a scenic stroll to school. Now let's hope I will have another pleasant walk to school next year :)
