Last time it was the annual beer fest. This time it was just crazy drinking shenanigans revolving around the world cup and an epic pub crawl.

The first night we were there happened to be the first night that Australia was playing in the World Cup against Germany. So after hitting the hostel bar for a welcome Pilsner beer we headed into the Old Town Centre to watch the match on a big screen. It was set up so that you could sit or stand in front of it whilst behind you there were beer and food stalls (beer was €1 for 500ml and the food was like 2€ for a chicken kebab stick or bratwurst – yummy!). It was such a cool atmosphere with heaps of Aussie expats there as well as pretty much half our hostel. unfortunately Australia lost the match 4-0 and we ended up getting harassed by all the surrounding german expats and the Czechs that were going for them. It was still a really fun night and definitely a good way to start our stay in Prague.

On the way home we were walking to the tram station and we saw the Prague Castle up on the top of the hill all lit up. It was like something out of a Disney movie so we decided to head there the next day. Once we got up to the castle we had a look around the grounds and realized that the pretty thing that we saw the night before wasn’t the castle at all but the cathedral. It was beautiful inside and out (even with the bit of scaffolding all over it) but the castle itself was pretty lame. It just looked like really old office buildings so we decided to pass on the €12 entry fee and decided to head into town for a look around. As we were walking out of the castle grounds we were treated to the best view of the city. It was a clear day and at the top of the hill there you could see out to the whole city and it was stunning. You could see the clock towers and church spires in the old town hall and all the cute little houses surrounding the area. Many many many photos were taken here.

From there we got the metro into the main city centre and had a look around the shops. Due to the exchange rate the Kruna (czech crown) means that shopping in Prague is pretty cheap. I was well behaved though and the only thing a splurged on was lunch consisting of a delicious stir fry filled with veggies. After a bit of a cruise around the shops we headed back to the hostel to get ready for the evening.

Prague is famous for its nightclubbing and even though it was a Monday we had discovered a pub crawl that was going on. So we picked up a €3 bottle of vodka and had a few cheeky pre drinks before we headed out. All we knew was that the pub crawl met at the clock tower in the city but once we got there we realised there is more then one company that do them and we didn’t know which one was which. We just decided to go to the first one we got offered a barigan with and ended up on a tour for €12 for the night which included a free shot at each place (there were five places) and a power hour at the bar we were heading to. The night started with an Absinthe shot and spiralled downhill from there. It was a great night full of meeting people, dancing and drinking and checking out the infamous night club scene.

The next day was a slow starting one as we slept in until about 12ish due to our late night the night before. After a Mexican brunch (which was delicious – shame I was too hungover to eat it) the girls headed into the Jewish Quarter to look at the cemetery there. Since I was incredibly seedy and had already seen the place I decided to stay behind at the hostel and catch up on some jobs like laundry and sorting out the rest of our trip. It was kind of nice to have some alone time and snooze, watch a movie and read a girly book I stole from the book exchange. If I hadn’t been to Prague before I would have been a little disappointed in myself but overall I had a pretty good day considering I had consumed at least five absinthe shots the night before – never again!