25 in Prague

On the 25th of August I celebrated my 25th birthday.

For quite a while I've wanted to spend my 25th in Prague and was absolutely delighted that my dream came true. My Beautiful Blonde and her husband are currently living in Munich. They move quite frequently with his work, and the Photographer and I have always tried to ensure that, no matter where they live, they are still a part of our lives. As such we like to know and understand each new place they call home. Their most recent move to Germany therefore meant that a holiday was in order!

They spent 2 and a half days showing us their beautiful city. We admired the architecture, strolled through the gardens, visited the castle, ate ice cream, soaked in the gloriously hot sunshine, travelled on every form of public transport and even spent a lazy half hour on a lake in a pedalo - our husbands did the hard work whilst we dipped our toes in the blissfully cool water.
On the third day, we embarked on a road trip for us all to escape on holiday together. The joy of Europe means that just four hours later we arrived in Prague with plenty of time to begin exploring the city on our first evening.
The following day - my 25th birthday - was perfectly hot with a deliciously welcome breeze. The four of us ate breakfast together and my generous friends gave me my birthday presents - a book and a gorgeous scarf (the Photographer had already given me his present before we left - a Kindle!) We walked to the top of Petrin Hill, made our way through a labyrinth painted on the ground, sniffed the roses in the beautiful rose garden and swung on a four person swing. We stopped to enjoy a light lunch of mozarella et pomodoro, sat overlooking Prague and the castle, before meandering our way back down and through the city.
Back at our Pension, we changed and headed out for our dinner cruise. We began the evening with cocktails and, although the cruise wasn't quite what we expected(!) our laughter couldn't be quenched.
The next few days were filled with so much walking, so much talking and so much ice cream! The temperature dipped below 30 degrees for just one evening - long enough for my Beautiful Blonde and me to dance on a bridge in the rain.

On our final night, the Photographer and I were by ourselves - the Beautiful Blonde and her hubby having driven back home the day before - so the Photographer took me on a date. Believe me on this: being taken on a date in Prague is amazing. We found a small café just off the main square in the Old Town and the two of us chatted, reminisced, looked forward and ate lots of good food, before wandering the cobbled streets of the city for a final time.

Prague showed us beautiful sunsets, stunning bridges and breathtaking views. Our quartet raced across roads trying to catch the desperately short green lights, got used to our plates being whipped away from us at restaurants, agreed that we really aren't sure about all the small dogs that Prague's inhabitants seem to adore, and tried to figure out how trams and cars seem to share the road quite amiably. We had drinks served to us by a model train on a miniature railway, ate quite a lot of fried food, took hundreds of photos and made countless more memories.

We are so blessed to have friends who are so effortless to spend a holiday with. I am so blessed to have spent my 25th birthday with my husband and friends in such a beautiful city.

And so my next year of life begins. I wonder what I will be writing this time next year...

Much love,
xx