18.08.19
From Bratislava, we drove to Brno, the second-largest city in the Czech Republic that is located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka. The center of Brno is a little bit like Vienna: many of the century houses could just as well be in Vienna’s first district. The streets here complement the Czech flair beautifully, which makes it a very relaxing and enjoyable travel destination.
By the time we reached the city, it was afternoon so we started off by having lunch at a Chinese restaurant. Our first destination was the Old Town Hall. It has a 63m high tower from where you can get a beautiful view of the city, however, the tower was closed that day so we just got a view from the outside.
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| Old Town Hall |
Next, we went to Labyrinth under Vegetable Market which is a system of underground corridors and cellars, located in the historical center of the city. The underground lies beneath one of the oldest squares in the city, and originally served for food keeping, beer brewing and maturing of wine in barrels, etc. We were given a tour guide who navigated us around the whole tunnel system and enlightened us about its history.
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| Underground |
The best thing about the city was that we did not need taxis to go anywhere, everything was within walking distance. We then came across the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul which is a national cultural monument and one of the most important pieces of architecture in South Moravia.
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| Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul |
While traversing through the not so crowded streets of the city we came across an Astronomical Clock which is very unique. Every day at 11:00 it releases a glass marble, which the spectators can catch from one of the four openings in the monument and take it with them as a souvenir.
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| The Astronomical Clock |
As it was late in the evening now, we returned to our hotel.
19.08.19
Today morning we woke up early in the morning as we had to drive to Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. It was a 2.5-hour drive and we made it to the largest and most popular city in the country. The first place we visited was the Prague Castle which is a massive composition of palaces and buildings. In fact, it is actually the world's largest castle complex.
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| The Prague Castle Complex |
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| At the castle |
The towering structure at the Prague Castle is actually St. Vitus Cathedral which is nearly 800 years old.
Unfortunately, the entrance to the cathedral and the gardens was extremely crowded, so we made our way to the Old Town Square. The entire place was filled with street performers doing various things.
Within a few minutes, I found myself (mouth agape) standing in front of Prague's astronomical clock. Built-in the 1400s, it is the third-oldest astronomical clock in the world that is still functioning.
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| Prague's Astronomical Clock |
From the clock, while walking around we came across the Apple museum which is a one of a kind museum that explores the history of products designed by Apple Inc., being a tech geek, and deep into the Apple ecosystem, I had to go to the museum. The exhibition includes the most valuable and complex collection of computers all the way from 1976 till 2012 and several other Apple, Pixar, and Next products. The collection had everything ranging from the first iPhone to the first apple computer. We explored Steve Jobs's legacy as a revolution in the middle of the modern technology world which was fascinating.
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| Apple Museum |
After spending some time exploring throughout the galleries of the exhibition, we walked on the Charles bridge, which is a historic bridge that was constructed in 1357 and is still standing strong.
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| Charles Bridge |
As it was getting late, we drove back to our hotel in Brno and called it a day.
20.08.19
Today was our last day in Europe and we were heading back to Dubai from Vienna. This unique road trip has been one of the most memorable trips of my life and I learned a lot about the unique culture and history of the Central European countries.
