PRAHA, ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA
10/02/2022
This day was a day packed with activities from ESN, the Erasmus Student Network.
It began with a relaxed brunch at Cukrarna Mysak, an authentic Prague cafe. I had a ‘deconstructed egg benedict‘ along with an espresso – an interesting combination I must admit.
The next stop was Petrin Tower, a steel truss tower constructed for the industrial exhibition of 1891 as a miniature of the real french Tour Eiffel. In 1951 it received a TV antenna and later was opened to the public, enabling us to gain some fascinating views over the city.
After grabbing an overpriced cappuccino at a coffee bike next to the tower, we walked down the hill to get typical Czech lunch.
Upon seeing the food, however, me and some friends decided we would prefer something lighter, so we headed to the closest Italian place, where I had a Caesar salad and the others went for pasta.
Unfortunately we had lunch in a bit of a rush since there was a brewery tour scheduled for half an hour later. We almost made it on time (14:03 instead of 14:00) but too late – the publican has not read the ‘hospitality 101’ so he laughed and gave none of us (nor the other group that came a bit later) any of the beer we paid for and that was part of the tour. I did not take any pictures there.
The last big etappe of the day was taking a train to Slovakia, where I would ski with other students of my master‘s degree.
Fortunately the train we had booked was quite comfortable, and RegioJet business class (20€ one way) provided me with some champagne, although choosing a sleeping compartment probably would have been the wiser choice.
On the way I watched some series, edited some pictures, prepared this blog article. Moreover, I had a look at the map of the skiing area we would be at for the weekend:
We arrived in Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia, a bit after 4am
Ahoj!