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0:00Can a city look like it came out of a
0:01fairy tale? Today we're going to find
0:03out in Prague. We are going to walk its
0:05streets, cross its most iconic spots,
0:07and discover why this city surprised us
0:08so much.
0:09>> Welcome to Prague.
0:12>> Hello, Prague. Hello, Czechia.
0:15>> In this video, we will be exploring the
0:17city for a few days. We came especially
0:19for the Meeting Point, which is a
0:21gathering of creators held here.
0:23Exactly. Czechia invited us to
0:25participate. So we'll be doing Prague
0:28and also touring southern Bohemia,
0:30surely in the next video. We hope you
0:33join us; we are very excited. It's a
0:35city we didn't know.
0:36>> We want you to join us. We will be
0:37visiting iconic little spots around the
0:39city. Starting right at the
0:41astronomical clock, Peli, an
0:42architectural beauty dating back to
0:441410. It's spectacular, and you can
0:47read different things from it. It's a
0:49very complete clock; it's not just any
0:50clock. We have a calendar, zodiac signs
0:54, day, night, the moon, and the sun. It
0:59is spectacular. So, what happens? That
1:02once an hour, magic happens. In fact,
1:05we're here, and maybe at any moment.
1:06Let's see, let's see.
1:07>> Let's see what time is it?
1:08>> It's 42 past. In 15 minutes, the magic
1:11arrives.
1:11>> This whole area, which is the Old Town,
1:13is very beautiful and is the heart of
1:14Prague. It's the perfect place to start
1:17the video. Those two iconic towers, I
1:19saw them in photos and never imagined
1:21they were so splendid. It's very
1:24medieval. It's a village, I still can't
1:26define it, but I tell you this place is
1:29100%magical.
1:30>> Peli, behind us, Our Lady of Týn is a
1:33spectacular structure, a
1:35>> truly spectacular one.
1:37>> It is beautiful. I had never heard of
1:38Our Lady of Týn.
1:40>> First time,
1:41>> but I had seen it in many photographs,
1:43huh? Exactly. Well, it's a church that
1:45dates back to the 14th century
1:47>> and has two twin towers 80 meters tall.
1:51It is very imposing and has four spires
1:53on each one.
1:54>> Yes, it's gorgeous, uh,
1:55>> beautiful. And one more thing, Our Lady
1:58of Týn was named a UNESCO World
1:59Heritage site, so it's tremendous.
2:02>> There are many towers here in the city.
2:05Czechia is called the city of a hundred
2:07towers.
2:07>> Of course, of course, because it's full
2:08of them.
2:08>> It's full of towers. They say that when
2:10you go up to a viewpoint, what you see
2:12the whole time are towers of domes, of
2:14churches, and it has a color, some
2:16color contrasts with gold and browns
2:18that make it very unique. Did you know
2:20that you can go up, right? You can
2:21obviously go up the towers, everything
2:23has a cost. So, well, we’ll keep
2:25walking around a little bit here and
2:27showing you
2:27>> Czech destination. And on this side,
2:30well, this is all the Old Town Square
2:32which is meant for walking. It has
2:35cobblestones, it's different, but it's
2:37like the typical main square, let's say
2:39. And then over there we have the
2:42Church of Our Lady of Saint Nicholas.
2:44And here is also the astronomical clock
2:47tower, which is, I don't know what to
2:50tell you, it's impressive, medieval,
2:52all very castle-like. I am amazed by
2:55what I see. I still can't believe it.
2:57It's like I'm here and I can't believe
2:58that there are people who live here and
3:00that this is their daily backdrop.
3:10>> Let's talk a little bit about the
3:11history of the Czech Republic. Now we
3:14are in the Czech Republic, but before
3:15and after World War I, this country was
3:17called Czechoslovakia. In 1993, on
3:20January 1st, it was formed and divided
3:22into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
3:25In other words, if we do a recap,
3:27Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic,
3:28Slovakia, now they are two countries.
3:30This separation was known as the Velvet
3:32Divorce and now we have the Czech
3:34Republic and Slovakia.
3:36>> Well, and another interesting fact is
3:38that in 2016 the Czech Republic was
3:40given a shorter name, Czechia, for ease
3:42of use. Much easier, Czechia, even in
3:44other languages, Czechia is much easier
3:47, as happened with the French Republic
3:49becoming France. So, I sometimes get
3:51confused now, I say Czech Republic, but
3:53we can easily call it Czechia.
3:55>> Peli and I always say that we are a
3:57collection of bad decisions.
3:58>> It's tremendous what happens to us,
3:59>> isn't it? And we got distracted, did
4:01you see we told you the clock would be
4:03in 15 minutes? Well, we started taking
4:06photos, telling you about the history.
4:09Celia. Oh, it got full of people at the
4:11astronomical clock.
4:12>> I swear I can't believe it.
4:13>> And of course, it got full of people
4:14because we missed the moment, right? We
4:16went running.
4:17>> All the people with their cameras like
4:18that and us just standing around gaping
4:20.
4:20>> Well, it will happen again in an hour.
4:22I don't know if we'll stay here or
4:24start walking, but at some point we'll
4:25show it to you. Please forgive us. This
4:27is part of our style. So those of you
4:29here already know who we are
4:31>> but we assure you this video will be
4:33great; it will have everything little
4:34by little, but you’ll have fun with
4:35us, that's for sure. This little doll
4:39here, which looks like, I don't know, a
4:41penguin, is called the Mole, Krtek, or
4:43something like that. I won't pronounce
4:46it well, I'll write it down here below.
4:48Well, this mole is a cartoon character
4:51that emerged in 1956. It’s an icon
4:55here in Prague and would be like the
4:57Mickey Mouse of Eastern Europe, so well
4:59, it's very famous and is everywhere as
5:01a nesting doll, as a plush toy, as an
5:03ornament, in every way, we’ll see,
5:05we’ll see how much it costs.
5:07>> Peli is going to check it. Now we’ll
5:09get the info.
5:09>> For example, the little plushies, these
5:12standard sizes, small ones like this,
5:14are 44, very cute. There are other
5:16sizes too, but yeah. Well, here in
5:18Prague it’s full of vintage cars of
5:21this style that are used for tours.
5:23They are very picturesque, very cute,
5:25and it’s full of them all over the
5:27old city. Well, and here we’ve
5:29arrived at the Powder Tower.
5:30>> Yes, how impressive too, huh? You’re
5:32walking down the street and like, wow.
5:34>> Yes, for getting shots from afar it’s
5:36beautiful,
5:36>> very medieval,
5:37>> very medieval. It’s a 15 th-century
5:39medieval tower and it was the start of
5:41the Royal Route, meaning the start
5:43where the king who was going to be
5:44crowned began his procession.
5:46>> And it was also one of the gates, one
5:48of the 13 gates to enter the city.
5:50>> Exactly. So well, it’s 65 meters high
5:53and had quite a few reconstructions due
5:56to military conflicts and fires. It has
5:59some parts where you realize it was
6:01rebuilt.
6:01>> Yes, that they are reconstructed. There
6:03are some kings, some figures that were
6:04reconstructed. So well, it's another
6:06one of the spots, another one of the
6:08towers, one of the many towers and one
6:10of the most important and iconic,
6:12>> yes,
6:12>> to visit here in Prague.
6:14>> And besides, I want to cross it like a
6:16queen, excuse me.
6:17>> Oh, wow. Well, look at this building.
6:19It’s a beauty. It’s the Municipal
6:21House. Here the independence of
6:22Czechoslovakia was declared. It is a
6:24spectacular, beautiful building. Here
6:26at the Municipal Palace, the woman
6:28sitting on top in red represents Prague
6:30. And many tourists walk right past it,
6:33but they say it’s worth going inside.
6:35So let's check out what it's like
6:36inside, since they say it's much more
6:38impressive. Well, it's beautiful,
6:40honestly. It's like The Grand Budapest
6:42Hotel, I don't know. Everything is just
6:44beautiful. Look at this ticket office.
6:47They have concerts here. Look at this
6:49staircase. Well, I think this part is
6:51used for theater tickets.
6:57>> We found a restaurant here that looks
6:59like an incredible little dining room
7:01in the Municipal House. Down at the
7:03bottom, spectacular. Let's see if we
7:05can get in without a reservation. Well,
7:06I wanted to show you. It's a beauty,
7:07but there are no tables. Right, it's
7:09full, everything is taken. Don't get
7:12your hopes up that we were going to sit
7:13down for a drink, because no. It is
7:16packed. Well, on this random building
7:24there is a plaque for Frédéric Chopin
7:26, who lived between 1829 and 1830. Here
7:31where this building is, well, obviously
7:32it wasn't this exact place, but that's
7:34why there's a plaque here. Well, we're
7:36walking down a very commercial street
7:39with shops. It's a shame they're fixing
7:42it up, so it doesn't look quite as
7:44beautiful. And we're heading to
7:47Wenceslas Square, which also seems to
7:49be under repair. Well, this is
7:51Wenceslas Square, which is actually
7:53more like a very, very commercial
7:55avenue. It has shops, stores, hotels,
7:57and way back there is the Prague Museum
7:59, but it's all under construction.
8:01>> Oh, no, no, no,
8:02>> oh no, no, no,
8:04>> oh no, oh, no. Well, whenever you
8:08travel, there are always areas being
8:10renovated. In this case, it was our
8:11turn to see this part of the city,
8:13>> Wenceslas Square.
8:14>> Right, which is very important. Yes,
8:16it's like 700, 800 meters. A sort of
8:18Champs-Élysées of Prague, we could
8:20say.
8:21>> Yes. It ends way over there with the
8:22beautiful museum,
8:24>> imposing and with St. Wenceslas's
8:25statue.
8:26>> Yes, we're going to head out. We want
8:27to explore other areas around here, but
8:29know that we'll be back at some point,
8:30or maybe not.
8:31>> We'll return at some point and hope to
8:32see it in all its splendor.
8:33>> But of course,
8:35>> we're making a stop at the Estates
8:37Theatre, a theater with quite a history
8:40, and it seems pretty wild to us; it's
8:42that in 1787, Don Giovanni premiered
8:44there, which was a musical piece by
8:47none other than Mozart, conducted by
8:49him. I mean, Mozart was here in person
8:53conducting his own orchestra, his own
8:55music, so that's pretty wild. And the
9:00other trippy thing is that the building
9:02is preserved exactly as Mozart knew it;
9:04it hasn't had any touch-ups, it's
9:07intact, it's wild.
9:09>> Impressive, right?
9:10>> And now we're going to see the theater
9:11from the inside. Wow, look at what this
9:13is like on the inside. What a beauty.
9:15Gorgeous. To think that Mozart saw it
9:19just like this. And his band.
9:25>> In this house behind me, which is
9:27called The House of the Minute, lived
9:29none other than Franz Kafka with his
9:30family when he was little. So, well,
9:33Dani was telling us earlier, our friend
9:35Dani, "Come here, Dani, come, come."
9:37Dani,
9:38>> you said to imagine something. What
9:39should we imagine, Dani?
9:40>> Right, let's imagine Kafka was living
9:42here between the ages of 6 and 13 with
9:44his family. This was a fully medieval
9:46city, so all the activity in the
9:48central square where the market was,
9:50everything he saw from those windows,
9:53without a doubt, these are images that
9:55later, of course, inspired many of his
9:57works. Totally. I loved it. Dani
9:59brought some poetry to our channel.
10:02Thank you. You're welcome. Next stop,
10:04Peli.
10:05>> Yes, we're here at the start of Charles
10:07Bridge, right where the Old Town ends;
10:09you cross the bridge because it
10:11connects to Malá Strana, which is the
10:13neighborhood that follows for many
10:15years. For over 100 years, this bridge
10:19was the only way to cross the Vltava
10:21River. Meaning you had to pass through
10:24here no matter what. This bridge was
10:27commissioned by King Charles IV in 1357
10:29, but at first, it was called the Stone
10:31Bridge, and it wasn't until 1870 that
10:33it was called Charles Bridge.
10:35>> It's very iconic, it's always packed
10:37with people, and it has 30 Baroque
10:40statues. At first, it only had a very
10:42simple cross, but Christians wanted
10:44things to be built, so they started
10:46making these constructions, these
10:48statues, but now they are replicas
10:50because, well, the storms and all that
10:52ruined the originals.
10:53>> Truth is, we are loving Prague, and
10:55this is undoubtedly another one of the
10:56highlights. In 1988, the British band
10:59Depeche Mode came to play a concert
11:02here in Prague and, uh, their official
11:04photographer took a photo of the band
11:06on one of these sculptures,
11:08specifically the Pietà, and it became
11:10very well known, kind of iconic, and it
11:13went very viral, and people come and
11:15take the same photo, though it wasn't
11:18part of any album cover or anything,
11:20but it had this sort of gothic
11:22atmosphere, well, typical of Depeche,
11:26so now we’re going to see where it is
11:27and we’ll surely recreate it and make
11:29a meme.
11:31>> Obviously, there's a very well-known
11:32meme and we're going to do it.
11:34>> Well, we wouldn't be the only ones
11:35wanting to do the viral trend. There
11:37are some guys here who want to take the
11:39same photo here at the Pietà. Well,
11:42this is one of the most venerated
11:44statues, Peli.
11:44>> Yes, and it's also the oldest one. Uh,
11:47it dates back to 1783. If I’m not
11:50mistaken, I’ll check right here live.
11:52Anyway, it’s fine.
11:54>> While I tell you what the statue is.
11:55Sorry. 1683, and it is the oldest
11:58sculpture on the bridge and the most
12:00venerated.
12:01>> There it is. Well, Nepomuk
12:04>> who was the queen’s confessor and was
12:06ordered to be thrown off the bridge by
12:07the king.
12:09>> Yes. He ordered him thrown, why, I
12:11don’t know, something about not
12:13revealing many confessions. I don’t
12:15know why it’s all gray and then one
12:17or two golden parts.
12:20>> Well, because of how much people touch
12:21it.
12:22>> Right. To make a wish and return to
12:24Prague. Exactly. You make a wish and
12:26return to
12:27>> well, it’s worn down, let's say.
12:28>> I always touch things like that because
12:29I want to come back. Besides, I like
12:32these little things that are like
12:34>> anecdotal and like legends and, in the
12:37end, wishes. Ultimately, they’re
12:39requests, you’ve already got the "no,
12:40" right?
12:40>> Right? And besides, making wishes out
12:41into the air is always nice. It’s
12:43impressive that it’s actually golden.
12:44The dog is also golden. Come on, I
12:45hadn't
12:46>> I hadn't noticed. Peliche, there’s
12:47the little dog. The little dog that
12:50people, I don't know why they touched
12:52the dog so much. I don't know. And over
12:54there, a woman who is also there.
12:56What’s more, what’s more, here it
12:58is, you can see that there’s a,
13:00clearly, they’re throwing him and the
13:02woman and the child are suffering.
13:05It’s the moment they throw Nepomuk.
13:24Camaastrana. We found these faceless
13:27babies by David Černý. There are
13:30other giant sculptures like this around
13:32the television tower, climbing the
13:34television tower. In this sort of, well
13:36, barcode, it speaks, as the author
13:39explained, about the dehumanization of
13:41people by technology. To tell you the
13:44truth, it's impressive. I don't know if
13:46I like it that much. You don't see me
13:49crawling, but Rari, what do you guys
13:50think? I don't know, Rick. There's the
13:53narrowest street
13:55>> in Prague, 50 cm, it even has a traffic
13:57light and everything. We'll make it
14:00through. Careful,
14:03>> whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Not for the
14:07claustrophobic. Ah, there are more
14:19people on this side because it's more
14:21from over there to here.
14:23>> I barely fit, huh? I barely fit.
14:26>> Today we're going to use the metro here
14:28. Uh, we're going to take the metro to
14:31go to the Old Town from where we are.
14:33The metro is charged by time, I mean,
14:35you can get it for half an hour, for 24
14:37, more or less 24 hours. It's $ 7 so
14:39you have a benchmark, and from where we
14:42are to Old Town we took an Uber for $ 5
14:44, super cheap, and since there were
14:47three of us, it was worth it. So, just
14:49to give you that benchmark, we're going
14:51to take the yellow line, which is line
14:53B, and we're going to go to the
14:55Republique station.
14:58>> We're going to take the subway for the
14:59first time. We're going to Old Town
15:11again.
15:11>> We're going to Old Town. We're going to
15:12stop at the Republic station.
15:14>> Aha. There's a puppy on the subway. Big
15:34puppy. That's the thing about Prague,
15:38every place you see has a little plaque
15:40that tells you something and surprises
15:41you. For example, Albert Einstein used
15:44to visit this house a lot; he lived in
15:46Prague for a year, taught physics at
15:48Charles University, and the guy used to
15:50come here to play the violin, so, well,
15:53pretty cool stuff here. We finally saw
16:46it. Any thoughts?
16:47>> I didn't think it was tucked away like
16:50that. I mean, like the networks say,
16:51you have to look closely. If you don't
16:53know exactly where to move, you're
16:54going to miss it. It's important to
16:56look closely at the little windows
16:57where you'll see them.
16:58>> Exactly. I thought the apostles would
17:01pop out, but actually they pass by and
17:03it's like they go like this, look out
17:05the window and keep going, they rotate.
17:08It's cool, though, but it wasn't what I
17:10imagined. I thought they came out onto
17:12a circuit outside, it's not like that.
17:14But it's nice, right? It's picturesque.
17:16Yes, yes. Besides, quite a few people
17:18gather there. This is the only time we
17:20were advised to be a little careful
17:22with our belongings because, like in
17:23any tourist spot, there's a crowd and,
17:25well, someone is always trying to take
17:27advantage, but it's super chill.
17:35>> Here in Czechia, they have three patron
17:36saints. One is Saint Wenceslaus, who is
17:39the absolute top-tier favorite. Then
17:42there's Saint Vitus, who has a tragic
17:45history of torture. Basically, they
17:47threw him in oil, he survived, then
17:48they threw him to the lions, he made
17:50friends with the lions, and then, well,
17:52they executed him. But it's tragic,
17:53really tragic. And then there's Saint
17:57John of Nepomuk, that man who was
17:58thrown off the bridge, and he's also a
18:00patron of the city—well, not the city
18:02, sorry, of the country. We are touring
18:06the Lesser Town; there are five very
18:08important districts or five parts that
18:10are very important and are UNESCO World
18:13Heritage sites: the Old Town, the New
18:15Town, the Lesser Town, the Jewish
18:16Quarter, and the Castle area. We are
18:19now in Malá Strana, which is the
18:20Lesser Town. And a curious thing is
18:23that the houses are marked with more
18:25modern house numbers, but they have an
18:28older designation, which is that they
18:30would draw what was made inside the
18:32house. For example, here we see a house
18:35that has three violins, and that's
18:37because people who made violins worked
18:39here.
18:40>> Well, for example, there's a key: they
18:42made keys. And here's a wheel: they
18:46made carriages. There couldn't be
18:48identical symbols, meaning if there was
18:50another locksmith, they would have to
18:52have a smaller, different key. It's not
18:53the same in this area where we are
18:55going uphill; that's why, for me,
18:56Turismo Aventuras, it's an area that
18:58isn't so commercial. Although there are
19:00some little shops, some cafes, art
19:02galleries, and some museums, it's a
19:04much quieter area and not as commercial
19:06.
19:06>> And where are we going, Peli?
19:07>> We are heading to the castle.
19:10>> Well, look at this shop full of puppets
19:13. It reminds me of The Sound of Music,
19:15or "la novicia rebelde" in Spanish, or
19:17I don't remember what they call it in
19:18Spain. Look, Wednesday Addams. Then
19:25comes an uphill climb that I have to
19:26admit tires me out quite a bit, but
19:28it's worth it. We are at the Castle
19:30Viewpoint, overlooking Prague from the
19:32heights, a city of 500 square
19:34kilometers and 1,400,000 inhabitants.
19:36The City of a Hundred Spires seems to
19:38have more, but oh well. Look at that
19:40beauty with those orange, brown, and
19:42golden colors. We are going to head
19:44toward the castle entrance. Now.
19:45>> The cathedral I'm at is closed today
19:47because they're inaugurating a new
19:49organ, so it's shut for the moment.
19:51Well, up here after climbing all this
19:53way in the castle, there is the Royal
19:55Palace. In a few minutes, the changing
19:58of the guard will happen, so we're
19:59going to stay here to see how it
20:00happens, how it goes in this case. And
20:03we can also tell that today the
20:05president of the Czech Republic or
20:07Czechia is here at the palace.
20:10>> Oh, how nice.
20:11>> Yes, because the flag is raised,
20:13meaning the flag is up which indicates
20:15the president is here. Well, it's like
20:42walking around the vicinity of what is
20:43the castle, there's the royal palace.
20:45Well, everything here is like on a hill
20:47, let's say. And we wanted to go to
20:49Golden Lane, but it seems that, well,
20:53there's a general admission ticket that
20:55costs $ 21 to enter the Royal Palace,
20:56the Cathedral, and the lane, but the
20:58cathedral is closed today, and we have
21:00very little time to visit the palace,
21:02so it wasn't worth buying the ticket
21:03just for the lane, but we're going
21:05anyway because we thought: "How will it
21:07be? Will there be a barrier?" Will we
21:09be able to get in? "Well, anyway, after
21:115 p.m. it seems that access to the lane
21:13is free, just so you keep that in mind.
21:15So well, let's see if we can find it,
21:17if we can peek at it from afar. Indeed,
21:20a turnstile, look. Not just anyone can
21:23pass. You have to have a ticket. Look,
21:25there it is. Well, a turnstile for
21:28Golden Lane. You can't pass through
21:30that either. You can't see anything
21:32from here because it's around the bend.
21:35Golden Lane is a very famous alley with
21:37very picturesque colorful houses that
21:39are built into the wall, and number 22
21:42is the most famous because Kafka spent
21:44a year there writing. Well, these
21:47picturesque, colorful medieval houses
21:49were home to the castle guards, but the
21:50goldsmiths also lived there. Well, and
21:53here on the castle grounds, we found
21:55the most medieval Starbucks you could
21:57ever imagine. Look how beautiful it is
21:59with the entrance over there. Well,
22:00they say you're having coffee fit for
22:02royalty here, who knows. Well, I'm
22:04messing around a bit because I'm using
22:06these breaks to rest. It's very
22:08beautiful, but you have to walk
22:09everywhere. So, well, be prepared. Good
22:11sneakers. I have intermediate sneakers,
22:13I don't know if they're the best. I
22:15think for next time I would bring more
22:17hiking-style ones, better for serious
22:19walking, but well, it's very, very
22:21pretty.
22:24>> Full belly, happy heart.
22:27>> A happy heart and a little bit sleepy
22:28too. Let's go.
22:29>> Well, we were eating in a monastery
22:31refectory, right next to the monastery,
22:33>> uh, very authentic.
22:35>> Yes, very nice,
22:36>> very interesting. And now we're going
22:38to take a classic, which is the tram
22:40here in Prague. Well, we're going to
22:42get on public transport that's over 100
22:45years old here in Prague, which is an
22:47old tram. Basically, if you want to get
22:49on, you can do it. You can buy a 24-
22:51hour ticket. There are also some
22:53experiences like the Visitor Pass that
22:56include it, meaning you can use it. In
22:59this case, since we are with a private
23:00event, we have access to it and we're
23:02going to take a full tour on the old
23:03tram, enjoying Prague and learning a
23:05little more.
23:06>> This system works like a hop-on hop-off
23:09. So, you can maybe buy it for, I don't
23:12know, 24 hours. It costs more or less,
23:15uh, $ 1, and you have 24 hours to get
23:17on and off at different points and
23:20incidentally ride in 100-year-old
23:22transport, which isn't this one. The
23:25one passing by there is from the 80s.
23:28This one is older.
23:45>> Next stop. Kafka's head.
23:47>> Taller than I imagined.
23:48>> Taller than I imagined. Kafka's head. A
23:51work by David Černý that we were
23:52looking at with the bizarre babies.
23:54>> Right. Well, this one is 10 meters tall
23:56, eh? And it has 42 metallic layers
23:58that are sort of rotating, right? The
24:01head is kind of spinning and
24:01transforming. It stops, it pauses for a
24:03bit and starts again.
24:05>> Uh, it represents a bit of Kafka's
24:07fragmented head with his characters,
24:10his stories,
24:12>> and his multiple personalities,
24:13>> his dilemmas, right? So, that rotation
24:15makes a kind of metamorphosis, also
24:17typical of him, just like his book.
24:19>> I want to say something, this sculpture
24:22blows your mind. Well, and tonight a
24:25very special dinner with folklore,
24:27traditional dances, and typical food.
24:30So, come along with us.
24:32>> Hi, how's it going? I don't know if
24:34you'll be able to hear much because
24:35there's a lot of noise. We're at a very
24:37special dinner in a place called
24:39Folklore Garden, where there is music,
24:42local folk music, and it's a
24:44multi-course dinner, so they're going
24:46to be treating us with many traditional
24:49dishes. They brought us a very tasty
24:51soup. I like it a lot. It has a flavor
24:54like a little bit of cumin, with
24:56vegetables, with potato. I like it
24:59because in my tradition I also tend to
25:02eat with cumin, so I find it very tasty
25:04.
25:08>> Anyway, let's see if there's dancing or
25:10how the party continues.
25:11>> Argentina in the house.
25:13>> Argentina in the house. Well, we are
25:15waiting for the second course. Another
25:17little salad came. A little salad of, I
25:19don't know, cabbage it looks like. The
25:23little salad was very well received. We
25:25are waiting for the main courses, I
25:27think.
25:27>> Look at what just arrived. Pieces of
25:31meat, chicken, chicken legs, mashed
25:33potatoes, and roasted potatoes.
25:39>> Spectacular. Well,
25:54>> for dessert came apple strudel, a
25:56classic. Let's enjoy. And this is the
26:17moment of the most powerful visit we
26:19made in Prague, the National Memorial
26:20to the Heroes of the Heydrich Terror,
26:22located in the crypt of the Church of
26:23Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius. There
26:25you can see photographic exhibits,
26:27personal items, and documents that
26:28explain the history. You can enter the
26:30crypt, which still bears bullet holes.
26:32It is an authentic Second World War
26:34battlefield in Prague. A secret refuge
26:36that the Czech Orthodox Church provided
26:39to the Czechoslovak paratroopers
26:41between May 27 and June 18, 1942. After
26:45the attack on Reinhard Heydrich, up in
26:47the church, I mean, while they were in
26:48the crypt, masses and everything were
26:50taking place up here. At night they
26:54would come up to the church, but
26:55meanwhile, they were down in the crypt.
26:58Tremendous. Well, it could be that at
26:59about this height is the entrance to
27:01the crypt, which is the entrance to the
27:02stairs. The Nazis were coming down here
27:05and they were shooting them one by one
27:08as they came down. It's a tremendous
27:12story. And well, I'm going to see if we
27:15can watch the film because I'm
27:16completely blown away now.
27:18>> Just leaving the visit. Actually, it's
27:20a visit that lasts about an hour, the
27:22official visit. Take note that you have
27:26to book, I mean, admission is free, but
27:28you have to book 6 months in advance,
27:30>> six months in advance, because the
27:32visit is in high demand. So, well,
27:35since we came especially invited by
27:37Visit Czechia, we had a small permit to
27:39enter for 5 minutes,
27:41>> well, not even, just 5 minutes to go in
27:44and see the crypt. Even so, I found it
27:46tremendous,
27:47>> tremendous. I mean, imagining that
27:49seven people were in there for 21 days
27:51in those conditions, only to end up
27:54>> dying. It's super sad. I tell you, I
27:57got goosebumps while the guide was
27:58telling us about it. It's tremendous.
28:00>> The story is tremendous. He gave us the
28:03whole recap of their history,
28:04everything that happened, and you're
28:06left kind of, well, with this whole
28:08part of Europe.
28:10>> It’s the dark and terrible history of
28:14Europe.
28:14>> And at the same time, it’s real, it
28:16happened. And how important it is to
28:20learn about it too, right? To get
28:21involved a bit, to value what we have
28:23today, right?
28:24>> To value the freedom one has today and
28:26>> yes, and may it last, right? And may it
28:28stay that way. So well, another
28:30must-see here in Prague to visit.
28:33>> Yes, you have to do it, but remember
28:34that if you manage to come, you really
28:35have to know that you’re coming six
28:36months in advance.
28:37>> Yes, although the guide told us it's
28:38crazy. Many people come and don't push
28:41the door, I mean, they don't see the
28:42door, they see the museum and don't—
28:45—
28:45>> they clearly don't know there's
28:46something behind it, that you can enter
28:47the crypt. Yes, I think that probably
28:48happened before.
28:50>> Right, because this happened starting
28:52with a movie that was made about this
28:54story, which I want to see now,
28:55starring the lead from Fifty Shades of
28:57Grey, Jamie Dornan.
28:59>> Right. It sort of made it more popular,
29:01>> so everyone comes. Right, otherwise
29:03people might have come before, taken a
29:05look, and left without opening that
29:06door to the crypt. So keep that in mind
29:08too. The Dancing House, which is also
29:13known here as the elephant's foot,
29:15because it's true, it has a sort of
29:17elephant's foot vibe. The glass part
29:19would be like the dancer's skirt, and
29:21the tower would be the man, let's say,
29:23walking along the embankment.
29:25>> Very nice, huh? People come here to
29:27ride bikes, walk,
29:29>> yes, stroll, there are little boats.
29:31This, well, it's a classic place for a
29:33stroll here on
29:35>> this embankment. It’s full of these
29:37huge crystal eyes. They are very large,
29:39brought directly from Thailand by boat,
29:41and they have a special material that
29:43makes them last a long time, and
29:45they’re just very picturesque and
29:47spinning. We are climbing a hill, a
29:49small hill, which I don’t know how
29:51small it was.
29:52>> Small.
29:53>> And we’re going to see
29:54>> a national cultural monument called
29:56Vyšehrad. We are seeing the dome.
29:58>> Yes, it’s a church, a basilica that
29:59looks very imposing from below, and
30:01we'll see how it looks from above.
30:02>> You have to make an effort because
30:03there are a lot of stairs. Eli, you go
30:05ahead because I’m going to go slower
30:06behind.
30:08>> First esplanade, first little stop, a
30:10very nice view, very tiring,
30:14>> more than Montmartre, it’s really
30:16something else.
30:21>> Upon reaching the top, we find the
30:22famous Vyšehrad cemetery, next to the
30:24Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul.
30:26Besides being the national cemetery of
30:27the Czech Republic. It is a historic
30:29place because more than 600 illustrious
30:31personalities of the country rest here.
30:33>> It’s like an art gallery. A funeral
30:35one. Let's say, here, for example,
30:37where it says Rodina Mildoba, it's the
30:39Mildoba family and the whole family is
30:41here; but it's with statues and
30:43incredible decoration and everything is
30:45quite picturesque, I mean, the graves
30:48too. Uh, they don't bury just anyone
30:50here, obviously; there are many famous
30:53people, writers, different people who
30:55obviously aren't known to us, but they
30:57are very relevant people here in
30:59Czechia. Finally, with the group we
31:05came to this place that was spectacular
31:08and I wanted to show you this little
31:10detail, which is that here you can
31:12order beer in three ways: with a lot of
31:14foam, with medium foam, and with foam.
31:18When we say yes, with foam, that’s
31:21like the standard; but without foam
31:26doesn't exist, eh? here, but you can
31:28order it like pure foam. We're going to
31:31the Jewish Quarter, which is another
31:32one here in Prague,
31:33>> another of the emblematic spots,
31:35without a doubt, to visit, very visited
31:37, in fact,
31:39>> and this is where the ghetto was
31:40concentrated, right? Of the Jewish
31:42community of Prague, this
31:43>> and and there was someone famous living
31:45here.
31:46>> Sure, Kafka was there.
31:47>> I think the city was walled in, I’m
31:49not entirely sure. Well, it was very
31:51common that they would also close
31:52themselves off, right? In a way. And
31:54it's an area that has many synagogues.
31:57Uh,
31:57>> one of the most important, the Spanish
31:59Synagogue.
32:00>> Yes.
32:00>> And well, we are going to go take a
32:02peek in a little bit.
32:03>> Right, I think it has tickets to enter.
32:05E but well, a very interesting area
32:07with lots of movement and very touristy
32:09. It's full of small tour groups. Uh,
32:11>> well, this is the oldest synagogue in
32:14Europe. It's over 700 years old. It's
32:17right here in the heart of the Jewish
32:18Quarter. And look at this little street
32:19, how beautiful it is. And we are going
32:22to go in here to get a feel for it. The
32:25Jewish Quarter. Well, the neighborhood
32:29was called Josefov. Josefov in honor of
32:31the king, who was the king that
32:33liberated them, who tore down the walls
32:34and set them free. Now we are on our
32:37way to the cemetery and here we find a
32:39whole little market. with all sorts of
32:42things, fans, t-shirts, magnets. He's
32:52over there taking a video, a photo of
32:54the puppets, because there are puppets
32:56as always for kids, the king, the queen
32:58, blah, and there are rabbis, rabbi
33:00puppets. Well, this is the entrance to
33:03the Jewish cemetery. It requires entry,
33:05that is, a ticket. Watch out, because
33:07the ticket here is also good for other
33:10attractions, such as the Spanish
33:12Synagogue. So, you buy one ticket and
33:15you can enter various spots here in the
33:17Jewish quarter. More or less for adults
33:19. It was 600 crowns, more or less $ 30.
33:25The mezuzah on doors is common currency
33:28here. The mezuzah, which is that little
33:31box you can see on door frames that
33:33symbolizes protection, right? And for
33:35the Jewish people, it has a parchment
33:37inside with fragments of the Torah that
33:39has to be, let's say, blessed by a
33:41rabbi. And we saw it quite a bit here
33:43on some entrances to houses, apartments
33:46, shops. It is very common for a Jewish
33:48family to have one on their home's door
33:50. Coffee time. Movie.
33:52>> Cubist coffee time.
33:54>> Yes, cubist coffee. We were craving a
33:56coffee and what better than to have it
33:59in this cafe called, uh, Grand Cafe
34:00Orient. Who knows how it's cubist.
34:03Although cubism was born in painting,
34:06here in Czechia they also adapted it to
34:08other elements, to yes, tableware,
34:13architecture. In fact, I think there is
34:14only one streetlamp. There are many
34:16streetlamps here and there is one that
34:17is cubist. Exactly. So, this building
34:19we have behind us is one of the few
34:21buildings in the Czech cubist style.
34:23Well, now we are going to the first
34:24floor. Actually, it's called in English
34:26Grand Cafe Orient
34:27>> and surely they will give us a coffee
34:29in a cubist cup.
34:30>> That is what I want to see, if it has
34:31any of that.
34:32>> We'll see.
34:33>> We'll see.
34:33>> And this is great because yes, I loved
34:36it.
34:36>> Ah,
34:38>> backstage for Instagram. Well, in the
34:44end, there was no coffee at all. There
34:46was more than anything a Kinley brand
34:49tonic, a pepsi
34:52>> and a coke. In other words, the coffee
34:54is on me for next time. Nothing came in
34:56a cubist shape, but we did find some
34:58cubist little things in here. One of
35:09the highlights of the Jewish Quarter is
35:11this Kafka statue, a bronze sculpture
35:13of a headless man with a hole here, and
35:16sitting on top is a little guy
35:17representing, so far, the struggle
35:19between a person and their mind, the
35:22inside and the outside; something like
35:24the search for identity. And it's based
35:27on Kafka's work, Description of a
35:29Struggle. Here are the opening hours
35:34for the Spanish Synagogue, and you can
35:36buy tickets via the QR code. There are
35:39plenty of guided tours in different
35:41languages, and each language has its
35:43own schedule, so you can check that and
35:45book for your language. That's great.
35:47Good French, Spanish, et cetera.
35:49>> On Pariska Avenue—Pariska, I'm not
35:52sure how to pronounce it—it's a main
35:54avenue in the area and has all the big
35:56brands. We can already see Balenciaga,
35:59Bvlgari, Rolex. Well, where I see those
36:03shops we all like and usually look at
36:05more than buy; so, it's one of the most
36:09luxurious areas, we could say.
36:12>> Last night,
36:13>> last night in Prague,
36:14>> and we’re ending the night here on a
36:16boat, Peli,
36:17>> on a boat. We're going to have dinner
36:19inside and take a little ride along the
36:21Vltava River, right? Epic for the—
36:23>> I love it. It's a little windy and
36:25almost like it’s drizzling, but it
36:27feels epic to me too.
36:28>> Well, let's see what’s in store for
36:29us. Will it be traditional food? Will
36:32it be something by popular demand?
36:34>> We shall see.
36:35>> I’d like some cold cuts. Peli. What I
36:38want is to go for a ride.
36:39>> Ah, I see.
36:43>> Well, that’s what this night cruise
36:45through Prague is all about, it's very
36:47beautiful. It really is a very lovely
36:50trip. It lasts about 2 hours. You have
36:53the buffet, dinner, and you can enjoy
36:55the views. The boat goes between bridge
36:57and bridge, cruising very slowly. For
37:00those asking if it moves a lot or
37:01anything, honestly, it doesn't. It's a
37:03tour you can book, come along, and take
37:04the opportunity to have dinner. It is a
37:06great pleasure. It’s a bit cold right
37:08now. I suppose with warmer temperatures
37:11it must be spectacular. But it's very
37:14lovely, and I'd tell you that even if
37:16you're cold, stay out here because as
37:18soon as darkness falls and night
37:19arrives, Prague lights up and it’s
37:21beautiful, the contrasts of the bridge
37:23and seeing the castle is very, very
37:24nice.
37:25>> And that’s how this video in Prague
37:27ends. What a wonderful city! In the
37:28next video, we are going to explore
37:30Southern Bohemia, a green and medieval
37:31region in the south of the Czech
37:33Republic. And that's it, see you in the
37:35next video. Ciao.

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