Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Prague -a city of influence!

The history of Czech Republic has always intrigued me. Being a history student, I am aware that is has lot of impact on the culture of the city. The traditions, culture, folk lore, folk dances, music and many other aspects have developed the character of the city. I decided to explore the city and started planning a visit to Prague. The first step to visit this city was looking for flights to Prague. I also came to know that many travel agents also offer airline discount. I decided to take their help and gave them the task of booking my plane tickets. Once this task was taken care of, I decided to update my information about this city and its culture.

This city has always been a great influence on the nearby countries because of its rich culture and traditions. “Don Giovanni” was written by Mozart. A prominent Czech composer Antonin Dvorak spent most of his life in this city composing some of his best work here. Search results on the Internet told me that since the inception of the University of Prague, the culture dominance of the city increased manifold. In Central Europe, the Charles University became a very significant center of education in the year 1348 attracting education seeking great minds here to enhance their knowledge. A brief lull was witnessed in the role of culture on the city during the Communist rule but soon students of the University restored the lost pride and position of the University. This seat of excellence again started influencing the great minds coming to study here. Creativity took myriad forms here and this paved way for the culture to become dominant again.

As a cultural beacon, the city shines brightly. Since my interest in culture of the place surpassed every boundary, I decided to delve more into it. I decided to visit library in the city and was pleasantly surprised to know that there were several reference books on the city’s culture. A wide array of events is organized in the city and offers an opportunity to the people with creative bent of mind to create, perform and exhibit.

My travel agent then called me to inform that since many cheap flights to Prague ply their services to this destination, he has booked me cheap tickets to Prague. Airlines like British Airways offer their services to this destination. Now since the date of my impending trip came closer, I started shopping and packing for the same. Soon the day came and I boarded my flight to this magnificent city. As soon as reached here, I could see the impact of culture everywhere in the city. Though, people of the city are bit abrupt and rarely smile, they are polite, quiet and reserved people. One can easily find an easy camaraderie among people. They enjoy the openness with each other and can share a good laugh with each other even if they are practically strangers.