Prague Hilton Old Town

... - one of the favorite tourist spots of the city.   I also like to walk through Powder Gate to Old Town, visit the Prague State Opera (where Richard Wagner's opera Die Meistersinger von Numberg was performed in 1888), the popular shopping area on ...

... they are much bigger than we are.  We rode around Old Town and up to the Castle and down the hill and back around Old Town some more, through New Town, and across some bridges and through the main squares, past the old clock, past the Jewish ...

... - our Polish really needs some work. We arrived in Prague in the evening and caught a quick cab to our hotel, the Hilton Old Town Prague. It was free thanks to the generosity of my friend Stephanie's parents. We really enjoyed staying in a room with ...

... take pictures. Especially since I didn't know what anything was. Except the KFC. That I knew. We arrived at the Hilton near the Old Jewish Quarter where we were greeted by more representatives from Viking. They were very friendly and gave us papers ...

So here we are in Prague. We didn't do too much yesterday, just walked around and did some shopping. The Hilton here is amazing, we have the executive lounge access, which gives us completely free breakfast, internet access, snacks, soda and beer. We ...

... is Prague and we stopped at Dresden in Germany for about 2 hours and did some shopping at a local shopping centre.  Arriving in Prague around 4.30pm, have dinner at 6pm then go on the optional "Prague by Night" tour.  Our local guide takes us to ...

Kevin's family came to visit us in Rome for a couple of days and the all of us went to go visit Prague ...

Brent arrives in Prague Thursday evening after leaving Calgary Wednesday at 11. Yes jet lag in real dead tired today had a great dinner last night on a beautiful outdoor patio Went for a long walk exploring old town Prague, it is truly amazing ...

... we found ourselves in Praha/Praga/Prague. I won't do the full blog now because I'm currently on the free internet computer at the Hilton Prauge Old Town (more on that later) and I can't upload photos, but let me just share with you that this place is ...

... the country of the Czech Republic.  When you drive in, it is VERY industrialized and urban.  Take a few turns towards Old Town, though and you are all of the sudden in the 1300's...So beautiful. Prague has such an amazing ...

... .  She seemed to be quite serious.             As we walked through the Old Town, we would stop in various places; she’d put down her lantern, and tell us a tale.  One was regarding ...

... not working for you today" hip rebellion.  Dropped off the laundry and hobbled back to the subway so we could go to Old Town and see something – anything!             Up to Wenceslaus ...

Arrived today in Prague. What a beautiful and safe city. Will send more pictures of the castle this week. ...

... We took a rickshaw tour of Prague.  Our guide was full of stories and information.  His family had lived in Prague for generations.  After WWII, the KGB used the church to gain information about citizens. As a predominately ...

... plenty of photo opportunities. On the road again and the country side is just spectacular and we  arrive 1 hour early in the Prague so we though it would be a good opportunity to shop again but alas we just couldn't find the shopping centre.  ...

... and grade some papers.  Sunday afternoon I take a break to go watch one of Weimar’s interesting traditions.  The old town Rathaus (kind of like city hall) is converted into an Advent calendar for December.  Each window is decorated ...

... , I highly recommend this one.  It's beautiful.  and such a great location...set overlooking the river just across from the Old Town.  We headed out for a truly amazing dinner of Elk Meatballs and Swedish beer (Mariestadt) for me, and a ...

... this great journey. Map of Warsaw: The Sheraton is located on the lower right, the green highlights the road to Old Town.   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRIEF ON POLAND: It's the 69th largest country in the world with a population of 38 ...

... up early this morning to head into the city and capture it on film without any tourists.  It worked really well for me in Prague so I thought this would be a similar situation.  The light is great, and everyone is still asleep.  I left the ...