Prague, Czech Republic Travel Blogs

saving the whales...in the Czech Republic??
Nov 29, 2007 (15 photos)

... to stay on task since Dec 4 is right around the corner.   I've now met Greenpeace activists in Hungary and in the Czech Republic and I think they're doing some really good and important work....makes me want to see what we're up to in the states ...

Detour!
Sep 28, 2005 (21 photos)

... Their currency is the kronun, and CZK 20 equals one Canadian dollar. We did find it to be somewhat cheaper here in the Czech Republic than in the Netherlands or Germany, particularly the beer! (Our hotel room was also cheaper than in Berlin - $60 CDN ...

Prague
Jan 10, 2004 (83 photos)

... safely in Prague, the golden city of 10,000 spires. The city is an architectural treasure. Unlike many European cities, Prague survived both WWII and communism. Throughout the city it is easy to see Romantic, Gothic, art nouveau, Renaissance, Baroque ...

Party Time in Prague.
May 4, 2004 (17 photos)

... end of the bridge people queued to touch a piece of bronze work, I have no idea why, most of them probably didn't either. A Prague Blarney stone!! There is a lovely little church at the end of the bridge and inside it was calm and peaceful. Many of the ...

Metamorphosis
Apr 20, 2005 (10 photos)

... be seduced, Moscow didn't thaw for five days and Cairo had me vacillating in an abusive relationship that lasted for weeks. Prague balanced itself out and metamorphosed in five. To deny this city a gush on its visually arresting aesthetics would be a ...

From Koftas to Kafka in an Absinthe Haze
Apr 17, 2005 (22 photos)

... capital of old Bohemia I took a glass of the green fairy as it was known to Toulouse-Lautrec, Wilde, Van Gogh and Prague's native son, Franz Kafka. Like a pale translucent aquamarine it glowed in the glass. For over a century it's opponents decry it a ...

Oh great - beer capital of the world?
Jul 11, 2006 (41 photos)

... . And so to the Top 5. Well, a new country, a new music top 5 right? Um... no. See, although technically the Czech Republic is a different country to Germany, I thought I should recognise it as a new member of the EU and consider, for the purposes of ...

Prague, Czech Republic
Aug 1, 2003 (15 photos)

... go back for a longer trip to see more details as well as some of the 5 recently designated UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Czech Republic. Before we had left Amsterdam, many people told us how beautiful it is - and we agree. If you ever get the chance ...

Pickpocket, couteaux et autres horreurs...
Jul 11, 2007

Oui oui Prague a un cote sombre... Rassurez-vous je n'ai ete ni victime ni temoin d'horreurs quelconques (such a good karma!). 3 danois, moi et un Georges Bush sommes sortis hier soir. Les danois sont alles au guichet et se sont fait menacer avec un ...

off to the homeland...
Nov 15, 2007 (13 photos)

... on the traveler.  With the right money, I could've gone to the bathroom in Slovakia.  But Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, and Slovakia all use different money...and none of them are particularly into accepting that of their neighbor.  & ...

"Every Picture Tells A Story"
May 30, 2007 (12 photos)

... across quite a compact area. This part of town now also houses the swankiest street, housing the Cartiers and Louis Vuttons of Prague. We crossed over the Charles Bridge, stopped for a coffee then on to the tram to Prague Castle. With a 1100 year history, ...

It was about time...
Jun 4, 2006 (21 photos)

... the city. Alf Kĺre joins me as guide, as he's been here before. Both he and my brother Pĺl have talked quite a lot about Prauge, and how beautiful the city is. Now I get to see it for myself. We spend a couple of days sightseeing, with very frequent pit ...

Where the Beer Flows Like Wine
Jul 31, 2006 (52 photos)

... beer there was not only delicious, but cheaper than bottled water. The legends, I'm glad to report are true. The Czech Republic is clearly a country with its priorities straight. I had been genuinely excited about reaching Prague. Everybody who's ever ...

Pilsener, castles and crappy campgrounds...
Jun 17, 2007 (29 photos)

... we made up and did have the best ice cream of the trip.  Then I had a VERY profitable picture taking time at Prague castle which is completely loaded with interesting and scary gargoyles.  The people in Prague sure are strange - there's a whole ...

the last stopover...
Aug 4, 2008 (188 photos)

... on that day about 15km + my 4km when seeking for an accommodation. We saw most of the attractions of Prague - Hradcany, the Old Town, Jozefow (the Jewish Town)... The city was much more crowded and much less charming than ...

J'aime Prague!
Jul 10, 2007 (4 photos)

... toujours ou ils trouvaient le temps de faire autant de details dans leur architecture. Il  doit y a avoir autant de statues a Prague que de gens! Il y a definitivement quelque chose dans l'air de Prague. Un je-ne-sais-quoi qui donne le gout de ...

Prague
Aug 2, 2006 (14 photos)

... I have ever seen, and walk up through the Royal gardens, which gave lovely views across the red rooftops and many spires of Prague. Inside the Palace complex is St Vitus' church, which was very gothic. Climbing the twisting staircase of the tower made me ...

Prague, Czech Republic
Mar 27, 2006 (10 photos)

... I had so far on this trip - crispy duck with red cabbage and potato dumplings, a traditional meal for Czech people. The Pilsner beer in Prague rivals the best German Heffeweisen, and since George was driving, I enjoyed a litre or so. Prague is very ...

Hah Praha...
Aug 31, 2008

... that I have spent a night in Prague, I see why people need to wind down in Cesky Krumlov.  Curtly and crudely put, Prague is a shitshow.  I arrived and settled in around 8pm last night, and by 9pm I was drinking with my new friends.  If ...

A Messy Night In Prague
Oct 4, 2006

... and the experiences you have change you and shape you as a person. (Yep I have turned hippy) Well a quiet night in Prague to rest and recover awaiting joining my brother in London was on the cards until I started playing firstly poker for beers amd ...

What I Have Learned (Episode IV)
Apr 21, 2005 (4 photos)

... often give you a full glass and only charge you for half. That's lovely. * It there is an unattractive building in Prague I certainly didn't see it. * Hair salons in Prague seem to have their clocks set to 1992. The men have long ponytails and the ...

1 mois deja!
Jul 11, 2007

Une note plus positive... 1 mois exactement que je suis parti! Ca passe vite! Aucun signe de fatigue en vue. Je suis tres content de mon voyage jusqu'ici. Je me trouve tres bon cote adaptation, debrouillardise et positivisme. (lancons-nous des fleurs ...

3 weeks to go and still going strong
Sep 8, 2005

So, here I am in the Czech Republic. Prague has been a lovely place visit, with only just under 3 weeks of travel left before heading through to the mother ship I have purposefully slowed the pace alittle. Soon enough I will have to rejoin society and ...

Prague
Jul 8, 2007

... la je me demande encore pourquoi je me suis donne tant de mal avec ces pates! Demain je vais faire un tour guide de Prague a pied. Le chateau de Prague la nuit est de toute beaute!!! C'est tres romantique! C'est presque triste d'etre ici en ...

Prague
Aug 2, 2008 (37 photos)

... ´   Anyway, Na shledanou (Good Bye) from the Czech Republic.

Pretty Prague
Aug 12, 2007 (91 photos)

... of the mothers, daughters, sons and fathers who were sent away to concentration camps in the Pinkas Synagogue in Prague's Jewish Quarter (Josefov). A very somber place indeed, but also an unforgettable memorial to a determined people. The famed Jewish ...

"Exile on Main Street"
May 29, 2007 (9 photos)

... the main Prague station but took us three trips after catching the first one in the wrong direction! The station was a refuge for the Prague population of drunken and homeless (mainly) men. With beer selling at 25Kr/500ml - that's about AU$1.50 - it's no ...

At last, Prague!!!
Aug 30, 2007 (9 photos)

... on my way there, yay!  I opted for the early train from Munich, which left at 6.40 and would get me into Prague just before 1pm, thinking I'd rather get up early at get away from Munich.  Despite being in the wrong carriage of the train, which ...

Prague and Cesky Krumlov
Aug 6, 2005 (4 photos)

We took an overnight train with hard seats (not sleeper!) from Krakow in Poland to Praque in the Czech Republic. What an amazing uncomfortable but unforgettable night! We hardly slept at all with many officials boarding and checking tickets and passports ...

Prague Castle
Sep 2, 2007 (12 photos)

This is just gonna be a short one, the pictures speak for themselves! Well, today was what Prague is all about: the castle and its extensive and awesome grounds!  After admiring the castle lit up at night from Charles Bridge I was really looking ...