Intercontinental Praha

... jolting. The train station in Prague was beat up and graffitied, and quite frankly gross. We took a taxi to our hotel, the Intercontinental Praha. It was like night and day. We got checked in and then headed out to explore. The hotel is right at ...

... as absolutely gorgeous with her old buildings, bridges, architecture!  Prague looks like she has a lot to offer. Our hotel, Intercontinental Praha, is situated right on the river, a stone’s throw from the famous Charles Bridge.  Our bus ...

... the coffee was nice and strong. The coffee everywhere in Prague is the greatest. We checked out and headed by foot to the Intercontinental about half a kilometre away arriving at noon, checked in with the Avalon desk and were able to get to our room. WiFi ...

... 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 ...

... we wandered around (always going straight thanks to Michal's sense of direction). We went to a pub and up to crash the intercontinental hotel at 3:00AM...we eventually went our seperate ways and made plans to meet in 12 hours at 3:30PM. On our way ...

... We can only hope, but our umbrellas and raincoats are always handy. Gem of the Day: Pool, Hot tub and Sauna at the Intercontinental Hotel. Food and Drink: Panieri, a chain of bakery cafés with great buns and coffee. Mistral Café. If you come to ...

... department store, restaurant, or my personal favorite, North American hotel chain.  Yesterday it was Morry and me who used the Intercontinental's facilities as we took our evening stroll.  We then found an ATM in the lobby and were able to purchase our ...

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 ...

This is our last full day in Prague. Last night we attended the Folklore Evening. After being bundled on to buses (again) and watching our travel agents and the tour guide slip into a limo, we were taken to the 'country'.  We aren't sure exactly ...

The alarm went off too early again. Our buffet breakfast in the downstairs dining room was nothing to sneeze at. We had so many choices but ended up with a lighter breakfast of croissants with our tea and coffee. Already Prague is outshining our ...