To all those who read,
So.. I've now officially been married for a year! Which means, me and the husband just came across what a wedding anniversary is actually like for the first time ever. We decided we wanted to make it a bit special, especially since it was our first anniversary, so we decided to get out of the country.
We looked at places like Amsterdam, Berlin, Istanbul (we were going to go here until we realised it probably wasn't incredibly safe at the moment) but Prague just seemed to jump out at me and we decided to go explore it!
If you've ever seen pictures of Prague, you should know it's absolutely stunning. It is. My husband wasn't as fascinated by it as I was (then again he wasn't all that fascinated by Venice, and my God is Venice breathtaking) but he still could appreciate the beauty of it.
I will say one thing though. I REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY regret not going up the Petrin Tower. WHY?? This is where I firmly believe you should spend a lot longer than 3 days when you go to explore a city, because it just isn't enough time. It never is. When will my husband ever learn?!? Men.. It was the one place I honestly wanted to go and I just didn't get the chance.
I really enjoyed Prague, although I'm not entirely sure if it was the city or the company.. It met most of my expectations. The views were breathtaking at times, and less so at others. Take a look at this beautiful view:
We stayed in the Park Inn hotel, and I have to say I really enjoyed my stay there. The receptionist's were all very helpful (especially the one we met upon arrival), the rooms were a nice size and very clean. I loved our bathroom, and I'm sure had we booked the executive suites we would have loved our room even more but even on a budget I really think the hotel met all expectations. You can go up to the roof of the hotel (through the gym) and you get a glimpse of the rooftops of Prague, which I think is slightly magical. The hotel does have a restaurant in the hotel, downstairs, and it looked pretty decent although since we don't eat meats that aren't halal we didn't really sit down for a meal there. We did, on the other hand, order in room service when we felt peckish one evening and received a pretty decent pizza and pasta. The hotel also knew it was our anniversary, and sent up some champagne and this beauty:
which I thought was the sweetest thing, although we pleasantly declined the alcohol. The location of the hotel was also extremely good. It was right next to the tram stop, although we always seem to prefer to walk everywhere because we're obviously insane, this could be extremely helpful to those who don't like killing themselves on vacation. Saying that, it took us around 40 minutes each day to reach the city centre where you can find all sorts of entertainment and restaurants. The walk was mostly alongside this view:
so I didn't really find it too bad, although the heat didn't exactly help..
We found a fair amount of really cute cafe's to have breakfast in each morning, as we only opted for the hotel's breakfast on our last day there (just because we decided to have a more relaxed day before jetting home.)
One of my favourite cafes was this little french cafe (although I never found one as nice in Paris) called "Le Carrousel".
It's pretty chic, huh? We had lovely pastries and lattes. I couldn't ask for more!
We also had lots and lots of 'homemade lemonade' as they sold these in nearly every cafe/icecream shop we went into, and they were a dreaaaam. If you know me, you know I love lemons and lemonade in ice is exactly what you need on really hot days where you need to feel refreshed and cooled down. Make sure you try some if you're ever in Prague, trust me!
Oh, and definitely go on a boat ride!
Last but not least, we had some yummy food when we were there. If you're looking for halal food in Prague, definitely check this place out! (or if you're not, it's still yummy.. and Lebanese.)
In conclusion, I honestly loved Prague. It's a city I will never forget, and for all the right reasons. I would love to go back one day and do all the things I didn't get to do my first time round. It was inexpensive, but very beautiful.
I hope you enjoyed this post, and take some inspiration from it!
Love from,
Sali x
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