Prague reminds me of Bratislava, unsurprisingly as they were once part of the same country.  Even those who speak Czech and Slavic can mostly understand each other.

As with most of the cities I've been to since Barcelona, the Old Town is once again the main tourist attraction.  I tried biking through it, but the cobblestone pathways made that quite cumbersome.  I also had a huge blister from playing capoeira in Munich and Vienna, so walking was not much easier at the time.

On the first night, I went to a Reggae bar with some people from the hostel, and while that itself is not noteworthy, the atmosphere of a bar that felt like a small cave is definitely pretty cool.

The Czech Republic's most defining piece of recent history is being controlled by the Soviets as Czechoslovakia.  The museum of communism isn't quite in the city square, but it's worth checking out.  Compiled by an American historian, the museum includes a lot of documentation of post-WW2 Soviet Union as well as some aspects of other communist regimes, i.e. North Korea.

The first night was spent in the hostel, drinking with my new roommates.  They were definitely a wild bunch to say the least.

Vienna, I felt, wasn't exactly the most beautiful place I've been.  The vibe I got from it wasn't too different from Munich's.  

Bratislava, which is right over the border, did at least have its own food culture.  I took a daytrip to Bratislava, one hour by bus, on recommendation from a number of other travellers.

Through Atlas Obscura, I found one particular highlight of my trip through Vienna, the Esperanto museum.  It's the most wildly spoken manmade language in the world, and as far back as a hundred years ago was intended to be the universal language.  It's also one of the simplest to learn (and sounds like Italian).  Sadly for the speakers now, English is here to stay for quite some time.

Salzburg is an absolutely beautiful city right near the German border, and second biggest city in Austria.  The old town is where most of the tourism happens, and mostly where I stayed.  There are tons of small streets with little shops, churches, graveyards, memorials, and the like.  I only stayed for one night in Salzburg, so I didn't have time to see everything outside of this area.

Mozart was born in Salzburg, so there's a ton of homage to him.  Concerts of his music can usually be found somewhere in old town, plus tons of souvenirs.  Additionally, the Sound of Music was recorded in the mountains nearby.

Salzburg (salt mountain) is also a big salt producer.  I kinda sorta bought some.