Hotel Inter-Continental Praha Prague

"Jet lag is for amateurs!" After we "hit the gorund running," exploring all that Prague has to offer, we are reayd to head to Budapest later tonight! We arrived in prague and made our way relatively stress free to http://www.sirtobys.com hostel. tHe people were nice and sow as the place but it was lacking a certain vibe that would have added to our experience in Praha. We shared a room with some germans, brits, and a couple of americans...from jersey. We put our stuff down and explored the be...

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, then went on down to the Old Town Square which was at the opposite end of the "Parisian" street from our hotel. The square is just phenomenal. You have...

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 buildings just down from the castle is an excellent example of "escrito" (I hope I spelled that right), where the design is scratched into the exterior wal...

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 come and go. DH and I went out with another couple we had met on the train from Berlin, and one of the places we went to was a little outdoor tavern UND...

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 of the Vltava River. In fact, the river almost snakes back into itself. The plaza is in the center and top, and so we were told to always walk "up" the pa...

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 place to put it was above our heads on these little racks--kinda scary. This train had compartments with six seats per compartment. We had the window...

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 the castle grounds. We got to watch the changing of the guards (or there was also the option to go see the cathedral). DH and I were right up front, whic...

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 got to the town and walked up to the medieval plaza and surrounds which is nearly enclosed by the river. It is the Vltava River, same as the river that flow...