The Run-Prague
The
Run
The streets are completely empty. It is my last morning in Prague before I take the 4 hour train to Vienna.
The streets are completely empty. Everything that had been crowded and loud the afternoon before, every bridge, every lane, every tourist thick corner of Prague, is bare.
I love the early mornings of new places. I see everything so clearly.
Just me and the cobblestones and the early morning light.
I run 4 miles to the castle and back. No one near it. The view is all mine.
This is why I keep my running streak even while I'm traveling. It gives me that one on one time with a city I am still getting to know.
For an introvert, this is how I connect. How I understand a place at its core. How I let a new city become familiar before I have to share it with everyone else.
I'm a "one-on-one" kind of girl.
Big crowds overwhelm me. Small talk exhausts me. Talk to me about your passion or your life journey and you have my full attention.
This is me.
The early morning run is never wasted time before the day begins.
It is the best part of my everyday.
The castle. The bridge. The empty lanes of Old Town.
All mine. Even for just an hour. I am grateful for this and a ritual I hope to keep for a long time.
When the sun starts to get hotter, I run back to my hotel. I shower, pack my bags, and take the train to Vienna.
But I will always have a place for Prague with me.
Some cities you visit. Some cities visit you.
Prague is the second kind.
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