photo OP: VIENNA by night

We took the train from Prague to Vienna, Austria. We got to Vienna at around 5:30 hungry to hit the ground running, but also hungry. We ate a quick dinner and just walked, my husband’s idea of a tour. We often stopped to look up and admire the architecture and statues, that later in our walk, were lit up, emphasizing drama and grandeur. 

Vienna is beautiful, but there felt to be a repetition of said beauty. A beautiful cookie cutter was created, and much of it felt recreated. Grand boulevards and imposing architecture-- Gothic, Baroque, Neo Gothic, Neo Baroque, Art Nouveau-- repeated lines and curves. After a while everything begins to be familiar and awe becomes mechanical. It is an attractive city, but felt oddly impersonal to me. I couldn't help but wonder what the city would feel like by day.

See more about Vienna (by day, soon!), but follow along on instagram! 

RER

6.28.19

welcome to PRAGUE

NOTE: This is a photo-heavy post. Take a peek at some of the things that I have seen (and eaten).

It feels almost long ago now that I was counting down the seconds until I would be on the plane to meet my husband in Prague, where he has been working for what feels like years. Now that I am here, and almost two weeks have gone by, time is doing that funny thing of slowing down and speeding up at the same time. So much to do, so little time.

view from Bistro 66 in Zizkov Television Tower

 Interior of St. Nicholas' Church in Old Town Square

 Old Town Square and Church of Our Lady before Tyn

 Charles Bridge and Church of St. Francis Seraph

Spanish Synagogue 

Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius- Karlin 

Masarykovo nádraží railway station

 

Duck from Restaurace Kravin
Duck, pancakes, and schnitzel from U Bulinu

The amount of information I have received about Prague and Czechia in these first days is astounding. But I love it. It is invigorating to absorb as much as possible and refreshing to rediscover my love of learning after a challenging school year.

St. Nicholas Church in Lessertown

Prague Castle

St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague Castle

More adventures to come as I spend time in Prague and travel to other European cities. Follow along on instagram.

RER

7.3.19