Inspiration

Travel Bliss in Prague

The following is a guest post from D.S. Amar. She writes about one of those experiences she had abroad that all of us perpetual nomads long for and feed off of – pure in-the-moment travel bliss.

A disappointing sign on the door read: Otevreno: 19:00/Zavreno: 24:00. My limited Czech did not hinder my understanding that we were simply too late; it was 23:55 after all. But outside the cold numbed my face and I was desperate to get into the warmth, and though iron shutters covered the windows and the door told us to go home, I opened it anyway. I had been here once for coffee and small talk during the first few blurry nights in this new country, but it was blurry and I was so new. This time I was really there.

Walking in together to hear the familiar sounds of Bob Dylan lilting throughout the spacious room, my friend and I immediately felt grateful for our spontaneous decision to come to Shakespeare & Sons. It is a quaint bar and bookshop hidden between boring buildings a few blocks from our dorm on Machova. “Tambourine Man” filled the space with rhythm and even more soul. The music did not fade into the background, as it sometimes must, it resonated and passed through the lips of the people standing around, between sips and smiles. Read More »