Prague

After spending a few days blending into the life of the people in Apeldoorn, its time to go on another adventure in the capital city of Chech Republic - Prague. Peter the awesome (that's what he claim to be :P) joined me on this 5 days 4 nights adventure. Our flight is from Rotterdam, so we stayed with a couple from Peter's church - Sibbele and Minka whom just moved to Rotterdam a few weeks ago and are still settling down. We happen to be their first guests.

In Prague, Peter is the man with directions. One lesson I learn is to NEVER interfere a man when it comes to directions. Even when you think you are lost and have no idea which road to take, don't suggest the ''lets ask for direction'' - just chill and be patient. They will figure it out sooner or later. Just follow wherever they go with a little faith.

We explored the Prague square and the famous Charles Bridge on the first day. Taking our own time to enjoy Prague. The medieval torture museum was one of our first stop. It was quite sick to see how people were tortured and punished in the old days if they were suspected being involved with witchcraft or being in an affair with someone, talking bad about someone or even when they somehow break a rule. Sometimes they are being tortured just coz they are "suspected" of something. I had a thought - if the person is innocent at the end of the day, the dude is pretty much half dead by then. It's pretty crazy.

The real adventure begins on the 2nd and 3rd day when we joined the Free City Tour and Castle Tour that took us around the city while explaining to us the history of this beautiful city. There are many beautiful churches here but sadly it is no longer used for religious purposes. As I observed the beauty of all these churches, I wonder how it would be like if I am able to do some singing in it. :P

We visited a few synagogues (seen-a-goat :p) on the 4th day. These synagogues tells the history of the Jews in Prague during the war. My heart melted and was broken when I saw the drawings of the Jewish kids who were living during these time. They were living in fear, hunger and they long for freedom. I cant imagine how life was for them. We also explored the Perin's hill and the lookout point with a huge red metronome (which represents the tempo of Prague apparently) to see the beauty of this city. It is definitely breathtaking. 

5 days in Prague was great. One of the city that I truly love and enjoy. The tour guide said that if I were to touch the statue of Yhann at Charles Bridge, I will definitely come back to Prague one day. Well, touch or not, I'm sure one day I'll be back in Prague.