Sofia Somewhere

The next morning we headed back to Old Town Square to check out the Easter Markets (velikonoční trhy) . Easter Markets are popular all over the city, though most of them are concentrated in Old Town. The weather was a little better, and we enjoyed a good morning walking around the markets. (I had attempted to go to mass that day since it was a Sunday, and even checked the schedule of the mass hours. I was in the church for maybe 10 minutes until I realized that it wasn't a Catholic mass. Oops!) Anyway, we got to spend the morning walking around, looking at the stalls and buying some souvenirs. Easter Market stalls with the Old Town Hall Tower in the back Church of Our Lady before Tyn in the back flanked by pretty pastel colored buildings The Easter Markets originated a long time ago and were naturally related to the religious festivities that happen during Easter. During the communist era they were banned, along with all other aspects related to Easter and Christianity. S...

Next stop on the Spring Break trip: Prague ! We were up and at 'em by 9am the next day. Our Airbnb was just a little out of the city center, but just one easy 8 minute tram ride away. Getting around via public transportation in Prague is pretty easy -- though once you're in the city center, everything is pretty much walking distance. Prague has trams, metros and buses, and one public transportation ticket can be used on all three. You can buy a 30 min. ticket for 24 czk or a 90 min. ticket for 32 czk or even a 24 hr. ticket for 110 czk. (€1 = 27 czk at the time of writing). All the tickets allow unlimited transfers. To get to our Airbnb from the airport for example we had to take a bus, then metro, then tram, all of which we were able to get from our 90 min. ticket. Some colorful houses near the tram station Oh, and another random story about the trams. Our tour guide mentioned that we should be careful when crossing the roads because the trams will not stop. If they s...