Just returned from Prague after having spent three wonderful days with hubby..loved everything about the city..its culture, architecture, scenic beauty, castles, pebbled street, walking along the Vltava river, night life, food, shopping.....This is how I had spent the three wonderful days in Prague:
Day 1
We reached the Florenc Bus Station at 6.30 in the morning (it was a seven hour overnight journey from Mannheim, Germany) and went straight to the metro bus station to catch line B (to reach our hotel near Luka)..We managed to find one ticket machine right at the bottom of the stairs, however unfortunately the machine only accepted coins (we wanted anyways two 3-day tickets that costs 330 CZK each and could not be bought from the machine).We went up again and decided to try our luck at the bakery right outside the metro..luckily the guy there spoke 'small' English, sold tickets and exchanged currency as well. We had carried 1100 CZK from Germany but gave away 300 CZK to a girl who was in need of the local currency in return to Euros. We bought a 3-day ticket. Anyways, after the initial delay, we finally managed to board the metro at 7.30 and reached our hotel at around 8...since the check in time was 2:00pm, we just dropped our luggage at the hotel reception and headed out..it was not really a sunny day, but with lots of people out on the streets on a Sunday, for a person from Kaiserslautern, it was just perfectly compensated.
We first explored the Prague's
Old Town starting with the famous
Wenceslas Square..its a shopper's delight, great brands to shop from, lots of shops/kiosks to buy souvenirs and good food to complete it all.
Walking around the square, we admired the beautiful modern buildings, the ancient architecture and the artistic skills of Czechs.
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| Brick Maze...you could paint a brick yourself too! |
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| Spray paint artist |
Old Town Square
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| Astronomical Clock |
This I feel is Prague's heart..you can find the beautiful 'Church of our lady before Tyn' and the Astronomical Clock there.
We also climbed to the top of the Old Town Hall Tower and it was totally worth it. One can see almost all the most important buildings of Prague from the top. The view that one gets of Prague from the top is beyond words...simply spectacular.
Then we wandered around the old tower and reached the
Powder Gate, historically the entrance to the old town,
Municipal House, Prague's most prominent Art Nouveau building
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| Municipal House |
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| Old Town |
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| Church of our Lady before Tyn |
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| Chocolate Museum |
Just wandering around the place we also came across a
Chocolate Museum, where you can see the making of and also try the finest Belgian Chocolates and order your own..and we also tried some interesting Czech rock candies in fruity flavours..
We had lunch at Zebra Asian Noodle Bar, and it was simply delicious. Green curry, tofu fried rice, mango lassi and pineapple juice. Being a vegetarian, I am usually wary of eating out at asian restaurants, but the ambience of this place was so amazing that I wanted to check out the menu, and I was not disappointed.
After spending the day around Old Town, we went to the historical Charles Bridge, to spend the rest of the evening. I had heard and read a lot about Charles Bridge before I actually visited it, and I must confess that more than being in awe of its beauty and significance, I was worried about being robbed (I was almost paranoid about not using my iPhone for clicking pics on the bridge)..however, after being there I can say that the place is much safer now. One just has to be careful with the luggage and gadgets but no one will forcefully snatch or rob you. Just standing at the Bridge and watching the castle from a distance and rest of the city, was an overwhelming and a very calming experience.
Day 2
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| Funicular to Petrin Hill |
Our first stop on the next day was
Petřín Hill. Petrin Hill can be easily spotted from the distance by the TV Tower that is a look-alike of Eiffel Tower in Paris. One can get a beautiful view of Prague from the hill and see many other attractions there. To reach Petrin Hill, we first took a tram to Ujezd Street and after walking uphill for few minutes there, we reached the Funicular station (its like a cable train that takes you up the hill). The local travel ticket is valid in the funicular and the ride was worth an experience. There are lot of things one can do at the Petrin Hill-
climb up the tower (which we missed), enjoy at the
mirror maze, take a stroll in the beautiful rose garden or visit the observatory (we missed it, as it was closed when we went)..I enjoyed clicking some fun pictures at the mirror maze though!
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| Miniature Eiffel Tower |
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| Rose Garden |
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| On way to the Prague Castle..from Petrin Hill |
After spending some time up there, instead of taking back the funicular we climbed down the hill to reach
Prague Castle and the walk was extremely interesting and extremely scenic. It took us around 20 mins to reach the Castle from there. One can also stop at Strahov Monastry (which we unfortunately missed on the way).
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| Prague Castle |
Prague Castle has a beautiful location and it is not a single building, but a cluster of beautiful buildings and churches that makes this area really splendid. We went inside the
St.Vitus Church, behind the castle and were mesmerised by its exquisite interiors. My husband told me that this Church is normally extremely crowded and owning to the crowds, he missed visiting it on his last visit. The Church now charges some amount for the tour and probably that is what explains the ease in the crowd. We noticed lot of vintage cars around there, that one could hire to take a city tour:-)
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St.Vitus Church (behind the Prague Castle)
After spending some time around the Prague Castle, we started walking down the hill and found some beautiful paintings of Prague (which can be found at lot of places in Prague)..I did buy two of them from a souvenir shop:-) On the way, we spotted a restaurant, Villa Richter and decided to have out lunch there. The restaurant is located amidst the grape vineyard and the view one gets of Prague from there is fantabulous. The food was amazing...I ordered a Potato soup in bread and was very impressed by the creativity of the chef:-) |
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| Villa Richter |
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| View from Villa Richter |
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| Kampa Island |
After the sumptuous lunch break, we headed towards the
Kampa Island, near Charles Bridge on Mala Strana..It was a nice walk on the pebbled streets and the place was calm, though I personally did not like it much..
The rest of the evening was spent in the
Nový Smíchov shopping mall near Andel metro station. It is a nice place, with great brands to shop from, eat at, an amazing cinema and free wifi in the premises:)
Day 3
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| Dancing Building |
We had already explored the major tourist attractions in Prague and so Day 3 was spared for shopping and chilling out. We quickly took a city tour to click some pictures of the dancing building and from there headed to the mall in Andel. We first had a quick lunch and then watched Step up Revolution at Cinema City at the mall, amazing movie...plush theatre and a good beginning to the last day of our Prague trip.
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| Inside cinema city |
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| Ice Pub |
Our final destination in Prague was the
Ice Pub..it was our first experience and we totally loved it..We were charged 9 Euros per person for 20mins in the pub which included the jacket, gloves and a drink. The experience was worth it! And since we went there in the evening, odd hour for a pub, we were alone in the Pub..which normally accommodates 14-20 people at a time. The staff at the place is very friendly too.
In the evening we went back to the Zebra Noodle Bar for dinner and on the way stopped at a crystal shop, to get us framed in a beautiful crystal:)
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| Prague at Night..view from Charles Bridge |
After dinner we took our last walk on the Charles Bridge, and Prague at Night is just so beautiful...a walk at the bridge at night is totally recommended!!
