Charles Bridge Residence

... to believe it is all real, and not just a theme park! The Tower of London was built in the 10th century and was a residence for the Kings and Queens of England. William the Conqueror who reigned from 1066 to 1087 lived in the White Tower which marks ...

... something on the street where we should go and he was able to point us the rest of the way.  Home sweet home...Charles Bridge Economic Hostel.  Not having showered or freshened up since we left Phoenix, it would have been nice to check in and ...

... the hotel where we hung out for a while, changed, and decided where to go to dinner.  A delightful stroll back across Charles Bridge (im obsessed) we ate dinner right overlooking the Vltava River and Charles Bridge all lit up. There were even fireworks ...

... had just enough time to put our purchases in our room before we went out to hit the streets again. We walked to toward the Charles Bridge again.  Just before we got to the bridge we spotted a small, old, purple convertible car.  As it turned ...

... out of the question had I sat up quickly in bed. A new camera in tow we didn't waste any time in hot footing it down to Charles Bridge on the first night. Not knowing the significance of it at the time (it was built in 1357 for King Charles IV), we just ...

... cats - how tragic. We decided to visit a square that Max had told us about close to the Kampa Island so we headed towards Charles bridge. It was pretty darn cold so we stopped for a coffee at a local shop for local people on the way just before ...

... ;and it is truly remarkable how much of Prague has survived various wars and general shooting and mayhem. A stroll after lunch across King Charles bridge took us to the castle and the day's high point was a visit to the old Royal Palace for the changing ...

... and went to see if the Astronomical Clock was doing its thing. It wasn't. So we headed to the next place everyone goes. Charles Bridge. Where else. It spans the river Vtalva and has beautiful carved statues on either side all along the bridge.  I ...

... had to leave some leftovers behind. It was delicious. After breakfast we headed into town on the tram and walked across the lovely Charles Bridge to Mala Strana, the "little quarter". We walked around for a bit, looking at the pretty buildings, an ...

... elected to join me.  The rest of the family headed off for parts unknown. To get to the castle, we had to cross Charles Bridge.  It's not a very long bridge, but as it was Saturday, the number of tourists made it take longer than it should have ...

... and feel the sun on our faces. The camera was produced and many more photos in Old Town Square were taken. We then headed to Charles bridge and took even more photos but eventually ran out of steam and headed to a non rip-off cafe to get a coffee (or ...

... was disappointed to find that the gorgeously coloured marble she had been admiring wasn't actually real. We then walked back across the Charles Bridge and into and out of a lot of tacky souvenir shops before Darren found himself a (not tacky) T-shirt. ...

... on his credit card). We located the tram station and caught the number 17 into town, along the river and past the Charles Bridge, past the dancing building and to Vyton stop where we consulted our instructions and found our way to the B&B. Max ...

... even saw a castle along the way.  I got to Prague with just enough time to have a fantastic Czech meal and walk the Charles Bridge into Old Town.  The setting is pretty outstanding if you look above the sea of tourists that includes a pretty big ...

... and bathroom and very close to the old town. The next day we were up early and headed to the river.We crossed the Charles bridge where the views were stunning with the leaves all colourful and changing for autumn. We headed to the castle, where everyone ...

... European city now.  I have now revised my quote to say that any good city should have a “good canal and the Charles Bridge”.  I am going to do anything I can to return to this city again sometime during my lifetime.  The ...

... square, and observed the buildings and architecture of the square. From the Old Town Square, we walked a few minutes to the Charles Bridge, which was built around the 14th century by Charles, former king of the Bohemian Empire, of which the capital was ...

... elegant and had lots of gold trim, another style of European churches I love looking at. I took lots of pictures. We crossed Charles Bridge again and walked over to Old Town Square looking at the great architecture. We made a little loop looking for a ...

... of the Czech Republic. Two great emperors were very important for this city: Charles IV who built the St.Vitus church , the Charles bridge, founded the local University around 1350 and moved the capital of the Holy Roman Empire in Prague while Rudolph II ...