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The first time I went to Prague, I was so blown away that I canceled the next stops on my itinerary so I could stay. Later, after I moved there, I realized it

The first time I went to Prague, I was so blown away that I canceled the next stops on my itinerary so I could stay. Later, after I moved there, I realized it was the whole country that just hit me in the right spot. There are no reasons; it just happened. Like with my wife, it was just love at first site. Love doesn't have enumerable reasons; it just is.

gaius 16y ago
There is a real energy in cities in that part of the world, even tho' Prague and Tallinn (etc) are as ancient as anywhere there's a vibe that the best is yet to come, people getting involved in lots of different projects, technology, art, music... Everyone's open to new ideas and opportunities. Whereas you hop just across to Baltic to Helsinki and it's like a museum, there is a city that believes in its heart that its glory days were in the past. Same with Paris or Stockholm or even Amsterdam. Right now those cities have a lot of accumulated wealth tho' they've lost the spark that created it in the first place. Work in Western Europe, party in Eastern Europe, it's the only way.
maayank 16y ago
Borrowing PG's terminology/idea from http://www.paulgraham.com/cities.html http://www.paulgraham.com/cities.html, what would be the message of Prague/your favorite city there?
- david927 16y ago
  For Prague it's "create". Everyone I knew was in some form or stage of the creative process, whether film, music, play writing, painting, starting a company, etc. It may a Czech or expat, it may have been on the side or what they did full-time, but everyone was doing something creative and new.
zachallaun 16y ago
Before going to college, my girlfriend and I hit a number of locations in Europe: Madrid, Venice, Rome, Prague and Paris. My story doesn't quite have the same ending as yours - after all, we eventually had to leave - but looking back on my trip to Europe, I can safely say that Prague left upon me the most significant impression. The streets are clean, the people kind, and the city... just beautiful.
- refresheduk 16y ago
  my story doesn't have the same ending as yours either, went to six countries/cities in euroupe in the summer of '10, Prague was my least favourite, budapest was my fav followed by krakow, barcelona, munich and vienna all equal in 3rd place. Prague seemed like it was trying to hard and had become like a disneyland of europe due to its over exposure in films etc. it was like a zoo, pretty yes but over commercialised and lacking the same buzz i got when i reached my other destinations.
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gaius 16y ago

There is a real energy in cities in that part of the world, even tho' Prague and Tallinn (etc) are as ancient as anywhere there's a vibe that the best is yet to come, people getting involved in lots of different projects, technology, art, music... Everyone's open to new ideas and opportunities. Whereas you hop just across to Baltic to Helsinki and it's like a museum, there is a city that believes in its heart that its glory days were in the past. Same with Paris or Stockholm or even Amsterdam. Right now those cities have a lot of accumulated wealth tho' they've lost the spark that created it in the first place. Work in Western Europe, party in Eastern Europe, it's the only way.

maayank 16y ago

Borrowing PG's terminology/idea from http://www.paulgraham.com/cities.html http://www.paulgraham.com/cities.html, what would be the message of Prague/your favorite city there?

david927 16y ago
For Prague it's "create". Everyone I knew was in some form or stage of the creative process, whether film, music, play writing, painting, starting a company, etc. It may a Czech or expat, it may have been on the side or what they did full-time, but everyone was doing something creative and new.

zachallaun 16y ago

Before going to college, my girlfriend and I hit a number of locations in Europe: Madrid, Venice, Rome, Prague and Paris. My story doesn't quite have the same ending as yours - after all, we eventually had to leave - but looking back on my trip to Europe, I can safely say that Prague left upon me the most significant impression. The streets are clean, the people kind, and the city... just beautiful.

refresheduk 16y ago
my story doesn't have the same ending as yours either, went to six countries/cities in euroupe in the summer of '10, Prague was my least favourite, budapest was my fav followed by krakow, barcelona, munich and vienna all equal in 3rd place. Prague seemed like it was trying to hard and had become like a disneyland of europe due to its over exposure in films etc. it was like a zoo, pretty yes but over commercialised and lacking the same buzz i got when i reached my other destinations.

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