Prague and Berlin

In the last week of November of 2014, Joyjit and I went on an adventure to Prague and Berlin. 

First stop: PRAGUE.

After an early 4 am start plus a long hour and half plane journey, we finally landed in the golden city. Since we were exhausted, the first thing we did once we cleared customs was to sit down (again) and use the free airport wifi because we have no life.

Prague airport. Joyjit working. 

Vltava river This river is crossed by 18 bridges including the famous charles smith bridge which you can see in this photo.

So Joyjit decides to get sick on the first day that we arrive.
Well done Joy. 

First photo of us in Prague.

Astronomical clock.
Every hour, the bells ring and creepy puppets appear in the windows at the top

Charles Smith Bridge.

Prague Castle. 

Even the toilets are pretty.

 

Example of a Prague menu. Seriously. All the restaurants around us served the same dishes.

This statue was one of the many beautiful statues seen dotted around Prague.

Yes. We purposely dressed the same because we wanted to be one of those cute couples who do that.

Yellow beer for me. Brown beer for Joyjit.

Tradelink patisserie. One word: Delicious.

Jewish Cemetery. Over 80,000 people were buried in this very small space.

See the fish picture on the tomb?
Each tombstone had a picture on top to depict that person's profession. It is highly likely that this person was a fisherman. My tombstone will probably have a over toilet frame or some long handled aid. 

On the train to Berlin. 

This was only a four hour journey. When you cross that border from the Czech Republic into Germany, it is a obvious change in the scenery. There is a sudden transition from run down and empty buildings that are in shambles to modernised well kept buildings. Even the train voice changes from soft  Czech accent to a strong and sturdy German accent. Willkommen!

 Second stop: BERLIN

I wanted cold weather so cold weather is what I got in Berlin. I, no joke, had to put on all the clothes that I had brought with me. By this stage, I had caught Joyjit's cold (which I suspect was a chest infection) so had become slightly delirious whenever venturing outside. Anything furry, even a rug in a store, would catch my attention and I would find myself thinking of how it would make a nice warm sock.

Joyjit weather proofing by putting on that second layer of underwear.

Christmas markets!

Wonderful, glorious and steaming hearty soup!

Berlin Memorial wall

Upon reflection, the pictures that we took did not really capture our full experience in both cities. For instance, it could not capture, in time, the many wonderful hearty dishes that we gobbled down quickly; or that gasp of wonder and awe at the amazing structural design in Prague. It did not capture the friendliness and dry sense of humour we came across in Berlin; or that bitter chill that reached deep down into our bones. Thankfully, it also did not capture our beanie hair.


In summary though, we did agree on the following:

1. We are lazy tourists. Most of our time was happily spent lounging in bed and watching movies. I have a feeling that even if we had been well, this activity still would have been a priority. 
2. We are terrible terrible photographers. We had taken many more photos but they are bad. So I am sorry about that peeps, we are working on it. I am trying to convince Joyjit to purchase one of those selfie sticks (ha ha).
3. We will definitely visit Berlin again. Prague, even though one of the most beautiful cities I have seen so far, is good for two days and nothing more.