Wenceslas Square (Vaclavske namesti) Prague

Prague , Bohemia, Czech Republic

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    A walk around Prague

    Exploring Prague from our apartment …

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    Winter Get-Away at the Historical City of Prague

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    It's my first time to visit the beautiful city of Prague. I travelled with my friends, Gina and our guide and interpreter Rax who used to stay in Prague for more than 5 years. We're lucky to have her as she speaks the language fluently and she knew the place very well so no need for a tour guide.

    We stayed for 4 days and 3 nights at the …

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    Communism in Czechoslavakia.

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    After arriving in Prague, Czechoslovakia, we journeyed to the Museum of Communism. This museum is dedicated to showing the "The Dream, the Reality, and the Nightmare" of Communism. The museum shows the progression of communism from the beginning, where it was supported in Czechoslovakia, to the Velvet Revolution which ended the communist rule in …

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    City of Castles

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    Before we ventured to Prague we heading south, on to the region of Dresden, often dubbed 'Florence of the North' because of its beauty. This town completely rebuilt itself after being flattened in World War II. we saw Dresden’s signature buildings, like the Opera house, the domed Frauenkirche, the Royal Residence – once home to the …

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    day 1

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    We arrived in Prague and we were all so excited. There had been free wine on the plane. NO kidding. what a welcome. we were exhausted and giddy. Three vans loaded all of us up. Who is all of us? FSU social work students. We were taking 2 classes "international social work", and "social work for children in a global setting". Our professor was the …

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    Praha

    Upon arrival to Prague we did another lovely group tour...sense the sarcasm? The tour was four hours and started at the Prague Castle Complex, which is the largest castle in the world. I thought the Cathedral was a phenomenal gothic architectrural piece with certain Baroque Elements and as it turns out it was finally finished in, I believe, 1991 …

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    Rainy Day in Prague

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    I am sitting on the restaurant patio at the Hotel Naruda just beneath Kings Road. This thoroughfare I have become all to familiar with leads directly to Prague Castle. On our first night, I had no idea where everyone was going as they passed us by with the visible determination marking a world traveller with boxes to tick. We followed the road up …

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    Discovering Prague: Let the Exploring Begin

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    Both of us slept in until 8:00 am—a good 8 hours of sleep. Breakfast was at the hotel and the coffee was nice and strong. The coffee everywhere in Prague is the greatest. We checked out and headed by foot to the Intercontinental about half a kilometre away arriving at noon, checked in with the Avalon desk and were able to get to our room. …

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    Detour!

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    ... city was built beginning in the 14th century if that tells you anything!) The centre of the new area is St. Wenceslas Square, known for its demonstrations. Below the statue is a shrine to the victims of communism including two students set themselves ...

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    Metamorphosis

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    ... he nonetheless brought a full one and only charged me for half. Things were certainly on the upswing. Tipsy I strolled about Wenceslas Square down to the old town square for hours looking in shop windows and visiting a terrific exhibit on propaganda ...

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    Prague, Czech Republic

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    ... find U Fleku on the next trip! Sunday was a nice relaxing day for final souvenir shopping and last minute wandering. We went to Wenceslas Square (of Good King Wenceslas fame) and saw his statue as well as more amazing architecture. We got lost some ...

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    Golden City of 10,000 Spires

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    ... Prague as having a long struggle for independence.  I saw reminders of that throughout the city.  Many remember Wenceslas Square, where the Velvet Revolution of 1989 forced the communists out of power.  Next to the Old Town Clock Tower ...

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    A night at the opera

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    ... . 'Is this the National Theatre?' I asked. They told me that it was but that opera was held in the state opera theatre near Wenceslas Square. Relieved that the opera might still be on, but panicked about the lack of time we jumped in a taxi to take our ...

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    Fairytale Christmas in Prague

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    ... nbsp; Prague at Christmas is a fairy-light laden feast for the eyes.  Towering Christmas trees stand at the bottom of Wenceslas Square and within the Old Town Square, colossal heralding angels made of Christmas lights guard the entrances to Old Town ...

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    Ahh.. Praha!

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    ... that tour for today.   The rest of the arvo was spent retracing our steps through to the New Town to Wenceslas Square, visiting numerous souvenir shops and taking some more photos.   BTW, it rained and rained and rained in ...

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    Prague

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    ... , you name it.  After getting annoyed by the pushy vendors, we escaped on the tram into the old town.  We started in Wenceslas Square.  Today it is made up of souvenir shops, trashy casinos, and hotels but this square has also been the heart and soul ...

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    "Tea And Sympathy"

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    ... Town - and we kept on walking... Through numerous streets and back lanes, in and out of shops, all the way up the 0.75km long Wenceslas Square and back down the other side. We picked up Chinese for tea at 59Kr each (AU$3.60) and caught the next tram up ...

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    Master Yoda and the Ghost Tour...

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    ... to the KFC (yes, we finally found one in Europe!! Well, we actually saw about 3 KFC's here and heaps of Maccas) on Wenceslas Square.. No, we didn't buy anything from there though, we were there to use their free wifi service to email our next pension to ...