Sunday, October 28, 2018

Being Bouncers in Prague


After my nightmare train journey, we arrived in Prague with excitement and expectation and although the weather was shocking, the city didn’t disappoint.
Being famous for the historic Old Town in the centre of the city, we spent a lot of time exploring this area, which is packed with restaurants, bars and various street performers and musicians. Nearby, there are many rooftop bars, where you can enjoy a drink while getting an unbelievable view of the city.

A simple walk along the Charles Bridge also provides great views of the city. There are also (again) many bars and restaurants next to the bridge which is another great place to sit down with a beer – after all, Prague is well-known for its cheap but delicious beer.

On top of our list of things to do was to visit the world-famous John Lennon wall, which is covered with John Lennon and the Beatles graffiti, lyrics and quotes since the 1980’s, The wall is a special sight to see, although is packed with tourists, like ourselves, taking photos. Just beside the wall are pubs to visit which are dedicated to the Beatles star himself.

Prague is also very well known for being a place of stag do’s and heavily drink-filled holidays, as we saw with many pub crawls (which you can sneak into easily) and other organised events being held across the city. Only being there for 3 nights, we only managed one event which was the traffic light boat party. For the price 25 euros, you’re given 2.5 hours to enjoy a free bar, where you then go on a two-hour midnight cruise along the river on a two floored boat, the bottom being the dancefloor and the top filled with benches which is a great place to meet and socialise with other tourists. Once the boat part ends, you are then given free entry into one of the many popular nightclubs in the centre of the city – although I should warn you – pretending to be bouncers outside these clubs does not go down well with the bouncers on shift at the other entrances (for some reason), and when approached by one of these bouncers, do not try and ask him for his own ID…


Next blog – our final stop: Budapest

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