It was April Fool's Day (April 1, 2007) the first time I laid eyes on Prague's Old Town Square. We had just arrived into the country from Berlin by train. After checking into our hotel, we went for a walk to check things out. Let me tell you, we were not at all disappointed. We walked straight down the "Parisian" street, grabbed a bite to eat...

First let me say that Prague itself is an amazing city. It surpassed what I had imagined it to be. The area surrounding Prague Castle is full of history and beautiful buildings. It also provides a commanding view of the valley below. Many (perhaps even most) of the buildings around Prague Castle were built by Italian architects. One of the bu...

The Charles Bridge, which stretches over the Vltava River, is great. It is a wide pedestrian crossing, and I have very fond memories from above and below that bridge. The bridge was commissioned by King Charles IV in 1357, so it obviously has a long history. It seems to just be a natural place for people to go though, or at the very least, to...

DH and I had a great time visiting Cesky Krumlov in the Czech Republic. We were staying in Prague (without a car), so we took a tour out to this Bohemian town. It took three or so hours to get there through the Eastern European countryside. The town of Cesky Krumlov is beautiful. The Oldest part of the town is in the middle of a large curve o...

Got up early, got over to the train station, and found an incredible pastry/coffee shop for breakfast. Found out the hard way that you need money to use the toilet (I didn't take my purse up the two levels to the bathroom--so waited until I got on the train). We got on the train ok, although we were a little concerned about our luggage. The only...

We had to walk over to Republic Square to catch our city tour. On the way we found a great breakfast place, Bohemia Bagel. Our tour started on the bus, and we drove around for about an hour, and our guide, Helen, told us about the history of Prague (or in Czech--Praha). Then we got up to Prague Castle. We took a quick break and walked around th...

We took a tour out to Cesky Krumlov (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), which is an old Renaissance castle in South Bohemia. It was about 3 1/2 hours by bus. The poor tour guide had to give the history in three different languages. We asked him about this later, and this is not normal. The countryside was pretty, a lot of open green space. We g...

Entry 10 of a trip titled: Trip to Berlin and Prague, business and pleasure.

Accompanying DH to Berlin while he attends a conference, then we head to Prague for fun. We have never been to either!