As soon as I arrived in Prague, my parents were the first ones I texted to let them know I was safe. They are the first ones I call when I need help or just want to talk. It has been quite hard without them in Prague, especially with the time difference and work schedules. With this being said, a date was set for a visit and that date finally came last weekend.
After showing off my city transportation skills, I helped them to their airbnb. The second they dropped their suitcases, we went down the street to U Kunstatu, a craft brewery a few streets away from Old Town Square. My parents got six beer samplers and we shared a delectable cheese, meat, & bread plate.
In front of the brewery, there was an “I Wish You Were Beer” sign. Naturally, I told my parents to pose in front of it. The result was their version of greek life poses.
To continue on the food trail, upon my mothers request we got gelato not once or twice, but three times. Surprisingly Creme de la Creme has vegan gelato, hence why we went so often. I highly recommend getting gelato in Prague! If you end up getting some, I highly recommend Creme de la Creme out of all that I have tried here price-wise and taste-wise.
This weekend, I became a temporary tourist with my parents as we headed towards Prague Castle. Interestingly enough, my two favorite places in the “complex” was Rosenberg Palace and the St. Vitus Cathedral. Pictured below is Rosenberg Palace, with the beautiful mural and a simply placed mirror to transform the space. It creates a type of mirage if you look at the mirror a certain way. I shamelessly spent at least 15 minutes mind-blown looking at the art from different angles, and of course having some fun with poses.
Next stop as a tourist was the St. Vitus Cathedral. Since we arrived relatively early in the morning, the sun was shinning directly in the stained glass windows as it was coming up. The result was a beautiful reflection of blues, purples, reds, yellows, and even some greens. I was awe struck just by being in the Cathedral, but the stained glass added a whole new level of awe. Being a Religious Studies major, with a passion for church life and a love for design in that field, I felt like I was in literal heaven. I couldn’t do much more than stare at the artwork being perfectly reflected onto one of the cathedral’s walls.
On their last full day in Prague , we went to the Tavern for brunch. The Tavern is an American cuisine restaurant, a little bit outside of the city. I am quite pleased to inform that they had vegan chicken & waffles with a bourbon-vanilla maple syrup. We enjoyed slowly starting the day while sipping on some coffee.
It’s safe to say that wherever the Winakors go, we make it a point to try all of the food recommended. I’m so very thankful for their visit and even though it did make me a bit homesick when I left, I think it gave me the energy to get through the rest of this. I was also motivated to explore the city a bit more. As my father kept saying “If you’re in Europe, you may as well explore!”
Just Czech-ing In 