Hotel Sofia Prague

... River." He then drops the bomb (no pun intended). He asks where we are staying and we tell him. He says, "Oh, that's the old Hotel Sofia where they had the bombing last year." We later check it out with Lydia, and she fesses up and tells us the story. ...

... hour stopover in Prague, so we decided to use the opportunity to do a quick tour of the Czech capital. Unlike Sofia, Prague was thronging with tourists. They were everywhere: sitting in bars, crowding around sights, filling shops, and generally milling ...

... I'll shake my head at for years to come was the differing attitudes of the people. Having spent something like a total of 7 weeks in Prague, I know first hand how unfriendly the Czechs are. I met a friend in Budapest who's been living there for the past 5 ...

... . I must be out of my mind, but its pure pleasure!  On October 31, I'm off to Poland, and a cruise from Prague to Hamburg. That's the reason why my blog on Turkey was delayed until now.TURKEY is a land of many wonders and history. ...

... in at Cesky Krumlov  for lunch and to see the castle  and cobbled streets. we continue on towards Prague for our nights accommodation. September 12th -13th: Have a walking tour around the castle precinct before crossing  St ...

... . She was very happy to find people who spoke English over German, even if it was only for the train ride from Salzburg to Prague. She was a sweetie, a mere 22 years of age. Then there were the Chinese girls in Prague who woke us up at 1:30 in the ...

... days. I had heard people talk of it as the 'new Prague' but I was hoping that I wouldn't find the city awash with tourists as Prague had been. The first thing that hit me as I walked off the plane was the heat; it was literally like a slap in the face ...

... the train at the Berlin Hauptbonhof (in 20 minutes) and I expect to update the blog next on August 11 as I take a train to Prague, Czech Republic.  Write to you then! In the mean time, I’d love to hear from you.  What adventures are you ...

... a fair bit off me that meant we had next to nothing to survive on until his cheque came through. We decided to sack off Prague and Eastern Europe in general, and head south through Italy. We had heard that if we get to Brindisi, right in the heel, ...

... cold (maybe 2 in 5 years?), the only time I can remember that I've really been violently ill for a couple of days was in Prague, August 2008. I was boiling up, so quickly got out of the sleeping bag, ripped off my jumpers and shirts and opened the back ...

... ) as it can get very bumpy and your head flies all over the place.   On days when we are staying for 2 nights such as Prague, Vienna and Budapest we have breakfast at 8am (sleep in!) and then we can do what we want for the day. These have been ...

... city than Sevilla, much newer; Hapsburg and Bourbon instead of Medieval and Moorish.  Seville's streets are much more like Prague's - narrow and winding instead of wide and tree-lined, leading into plazas with ornate fountains. We walked down the ...

... Russian (due to the fact that Ukraine was incorporated into the wider USSR until just over 20 years ago).  Lviv (the Prague of Ukraine and the most beautiful city we have seen yet in Europe) is big tourist attraction in terms of places to visit ...