Prague

Prague is a very pretty city.  It has beautiful architecture, interesting history, and good vibes.  I was excited to see Charles Bridge in person.  It seems to be the iconic photo of Prague that I see everywhere.  The bridge has been reconstructed, but it started in the 14th century!  I will never get over historical places in Europe.  It is exciting to think about the centuries of history happening in the same places where you're standing.
I tried Absinthe for the first time here, which came along with a history lesson.  I visited a beer spa.  It IS what it sounds like - soaking in a tub of warm, bubbly beer.  Supposedly it has a long history and it's good for your skin.  I went on a plague tour and I learned a bit about Jewish history here also.
Before WW2, I think they said there were over 100,000 Jewish people living in Prague, but today there are less than 10,000.  This continued what I was starting to see in Romania, where all of the cities I visited had a very small number of Jewish people living there today because of the Holocaust.  I learned about the Holocaust in school, and I've seen movies and read books over the years, but somehow it is different when you're visiting multiple cities, seeing it in person, and realizing so many people are missing today because of it.