Just finished my first week here. It’s been exhausting but epic. I’ve probably walked about 70 kilometers this week which for my out of shape ass was rough. Prague is a stunningly beautiful city. I’ve spent hours just wandering the streets. My hostel was in Wenceslas square in the heart of old town, surrounded by ancient buildings. St. Vitus Cathedral is the coolest building I’ve ever seen and hanging out in 700 year old castles awesome.

I made a point of venturing outside of old town/new town to see the “real” city. Even there it’s cleaner than any major US city. So far I’ve only made it outside of the city one day for some hiking but I’m gonna spend the next few days taking day trips to nearby cities and hiking spots.

I think beer has accounted for about 2/3 of my calories this week. Czech cuisine is entirely meat based and I’m vegetarian so i haven’t had much local fair. But once you get out of the particularly touristy areas there’s a lot of vietnamese and Indian restaurants and the prices drop quite a bit too. My next hostel has an actual kitchen so I’ll get to do some of my own cooking and save a little more money.

I’m switching hostels today to a slightly cheaper place about 3k from city centre. Should be cool to see more of the locals hang out spots and such.