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Prague Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Prague, Czech Republic
The Border of Czech Rpublic
This is a top pick! ... funny ones in Oz too like Woy Woy, Grong Grong, Wagga Wagga and even Woop Woop! When we arrived at the border into Czech Republic, the border control officer barely looked up from her desk, smiled briefly and waved us through. That was the easiest yet. ...
"Every Picture Tells A Story"
This is a top pick! ... cascading 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 ...
Glorious Prague
This is a top pick! ... the other side of this is the Municipal House, a far more recent building but also very interesting. The marvellous thing about Prague, I am discovering, is that every time you turn a corner there is something new and amazing to see. Or something ...
Head east to Praha!
This is a top pick! ... , so you can imagine what it smelled like! :o\ We arrived up the top, and from this you could see the entire of Prague and its a really good looking city i must say with nearly every building consisting of a red roof. But time to head back down the ...
The penultimate scene
This is a top pick! ... good! Now I am back in the hostel. Having checked out, I am kind of stuck in the lounge, but that's cool! Prague is the penultimate city of my 11-week journey, and also the first city that I will for sure want to revisit. ...
Prague
This is a top pick! ... ;easy it was to function in German speaking countries (though we don´t really speak German!). For instance a double room is ´dvouluzkovy pokoj´ and what time is it is `Kolik je hodin´ Anyway, Na shledanou (Good Bye) from the Czech ...
Movie Break and a Huge Thunder & Lightning Storm
This is a top pick! ... to come back the next day to find out about reservations and cost and such (our rail passes don't work in Poland). We bought a Prague 3 day transportation pass as well, which just like the Berlin one ended up being a bit of a waste and buying single ...
Mluvi nekdo anglicky?
This is a top pick! ... baggage issues...20kg limit...we were very sad. Hired AAA taxi service to took us to our posh hotel: Crowne Plaza Prague Castle. We got a great Internet deal (via Bernard my travel agent of course) and the place is super cushy. ...
Praha
This is a top pick! ... door of the hostel. It's so clean. Looks very modern. Wonderful old building. Beautifully restaurated. website of our hostel in Prague, Miss Sophie's, www.miss-sophies.com We take a double room. Need some privacy. Need some rest after such a night. ...
A night at the opera
This is a top pick! ... see it?' one of them asked me. 'You wouldn't understand it.' 'What do you mean?' I asked. 'It's all in Czech!' I was a bit surprised that the Prague Opera would have translated the Opera into Czech, but what did I know? 'Ah, but it's opera', I told them, ...
Fairytale Christmas in Prague
This is a top pick! ... of silliness. Glad it was free for us, as there were people that paid, what a bummer. And that was Prague over Christmas... wandering, visiting, strolling, window shopping, drinking hot beverages, taking photos... a perfect way, honestly to ...
Getting to know Prague slowly
This is a top pick! I wanted to approach Prague slowly. We have six days here so there is no need to rush things. On our first full day here we had nothing planned. We spent the day wandering the alleyways that lead off the main square, trying out a couple of the cafés ...
Pickpocket, couteaux et autres horreurs...
This is a top pick! 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 ...
A night in a gothic city with staggered streets
This is a top pick! ... , and say g'day to a few Aussie blokes that rocked up that arvo. Was so good hearing a familiar accent for once! Prague, Praha - however you want to call it, has been absolutely fantastic. The city offers so much and recommend this anyone starting to ...
Not so old friends
This is a top pick! ... the town. Then we gorged ourselves on cheap pizzas, took in a movie and then went out to take a few photos of Prague at night. The Czech capital has been the perfect place to unwind and start my jaunt into Europe. Prague is the type of place that is ...
Prague reveals itself further
This is a top pick! ... too who had returned from his shopping. His main purchase turned out to be a marvellous original oil painting of showing some rooftops of Prague in an impressionistic style. He told us it was a thank you for the trip and everything we had done. It was a ...
"Exile on Main Street"
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
Ahh.. Praha!
This is a top pick! ... to the prettiness of the other designs.. Also, during Hitler's reign, 80 000 Jews were taken and killed in Prague - 2/3 of their whole population. Given that all Jews are required to be buried and their remains were not allowed to be ...
Prague - Stunning.
This is a top pick! 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
This is a top pick! ... countries. We continued into the old town winding through the maze of alleys and streets full of beautiful old buildings. The Czech Republic has had a long history of occupation by other European powers over the centuries, but as a result of its past ...
Ljubljana to Prague
This is a top pick! ... lots of reading. As usual in close quarters tempers got a bit strained. We passed another border checkpoint and we were in the Czech Republic. Dinner was a repeat of lunch and then back to our compartment. We arrived into Prague as expected at 9.55pm. I ...
Breathtaking Prague
This is a top pick! ... laughter, probably the best way she knew how to deal with the shock of seeing it all. Very freaky but worth a look, now that I think about it I might make a good chandelier once I've passed...... Prague, we will be back! ...
Planning Day
This is a top pick! ... ; places to stay in Croatia. We did however manage to leave the hostel that evening and went out for traditional Czech beef goulash and dumplings, which was delicious! Then we just took a walk around the old town square again to admire it at ...
Prodigy in the Praha
This is a top pick! ... and an awesome set it was worth all the effort. The Czechs really know how to go off. With Rossy's near penthouse appartment overlooking Prague it has been a couple of days of fry ups, beers and movies just enjoying "living" in a "home" for a while. ...
Last Hurrah for the Brave Yorkshire Man
This is a top pick! ... to help him celebrate. It was good to see Prague as a stag-doer, because as a traveller I would have been very dissapointed. Prague is a very beatiful city that was probably very much like Krakow 10 years ago but now is such a popular party destination ...
Home
This is a top pick! ... I'd do it again - unless if you, dear reader, were to join me. Love, Jeroen Prague, December 2 2004. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Thanks to all of you who have travelled with me from your ...
"Tea And Sympathy"
This is a top pick! ... , was just about the same as the rest of the world. Surly cafe staff have apparently relocated from Paris to Prague. The cobblestones that cover every street and pavement need a good scrubbing with the street-sweeper that does the Bourke Street ...
A taste of Prague washed down with a road trip!
This is a top pick! ... of the underground rivers finishing in the bottom of a sinkhole which we had previously viewed from above. All quite spectacular. Prague itself is a beautiful city, but we must admit that the old churches and town halls and ankle twisting cobblestone ...
above and beyond lofty expectations
This is a top pick! ... this weekend" is apparently german for "the world cup of climbing was last weekend". next time, i guess. anyway, yesterday i left for prague. on the train i met 2 very cool americans working in prague for a few months as part of a master's program. ...