Off to Prague - Tomorrow

[Adenauer]

Never been before and decided to have a weekend there a few days ago so we're off there tomorrow.

Any must sees, must drink, must eats, etc. please?

[Pulse]

Take the 'train' up to Petrin, and wander around that park - I thought it was ace.

The dancing house is great to see, and I believe there's a café/bar at the top which gives good views over the water.

Drink beer, obviously - they do two good beers there - Pilsner Urquell and Kozel. My personal favourite was the dark Kozel, which is better suited to this time of year.

Other than that, the normal touristy stuff.

[V40Vinnie]

The castle is nice to look around and gives some superb views over the city. Some of the night time walks are good as is the Nuclear bunker tour. It's a place rich in history if that's of any interest to you. I spent a week there with the O/H last march and loved it

[WinstonWolf]

Adenauer said:

Never been before and decided to have a weekend there a few days ago so we're off there tomorrow.

Any must sees, must drink, must eats, etc. please?

Get a public transport pass, lets you use the bus, the metro and the trams. Castle, definitely. Use the Trip Advisor "restaurants near me" feature for food on the go. Buy a Russian hat

[Adenauer]

WinstonWolf said:

Adenauer said:

Never been before and decided to have a weekend there a few days ago so we're off there tomorrow.

Any must sees, must drink, must eats, etc. please?

Get a public transport pass, lets you use the bus, the metro and the trams. Castle, definitely. Use the Trip Advisor "restaurants near me" feature for food on the go. Buy a Russian hat

I'm not listening to any of that, Prague isn't in Russia.

[vetrof]

Lots of great public art in Prague.

http://travelphotodiscovery.com/pragues-public-and...

[TheOversteerLever]

Darling 'cabaret' club

[trickywoo]

Take your warmest coat.

[Adenauer]

vetrof said:

Lots of great public art in Prague.

http://travelphotodiscovery.com/pragues-public-and...

Awesome stuff

[Fats25]

I was there in November. I did a Segway tour from outside the Intercontinental hotel (not the guys in the main squares). Was well run and a good way to see the City.

I think it was this place:-

https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g27470...

[WinstonWolf]

Adenauer said:

WinstonWolf said:

Adenauer said:

Never been before and decided to have a weekend there a few days ago so we're off there tomorrow.

Any must sees, must drink, must eats, etc. please?

Get a public transport pass, lets you use the bus, the metro and the trams. Castle, definitely. Use the Trip Advisor "restaurants near me" feature for food on the go. Buy a Russian hat

I'm not listening to any of that, Prague isn't in Russia.

Don't blame me when your bloody ears fall off then it might not *be* in Russia but it can bloody feel like it

ETA I think they used to throw Germans from the castle, you might want to be a bit careful...

Edited by WinstonWolf on Thursday 12th January 12:10

[Cyder]

trickywoo said:

Take your warmest coat.

I'm just outside Prague today, -10C here yesterday and blizzards, today it's +4C, almost tropical!

[vetrof]

Adenauer said:

Awesome stuff

Probably my favourite: The Piss Sculpture in front of the Franz Kafka museum

[anonymous-user]

Can't go wrong with any of the Kolkovna restaurants (are there now 3?) - great beer and food....especially meat dishes!

[peterg1955]

Pulse said:

The dancing house is great to see, and I believe there's a café/bar at the top which gives good views over the water.

aka the Fred n Ginger building - lovely restaurant on the 7th floor, one of the best meals I've had anywhere (this was about 10 years ago), got chatting to the French guy running the place and he took us outside onto the roof proper as Nike had some promo going on with lasers lighting up the city, great views!

http://ginger-fred-restaurant.cz/en/

[Adenauer]

peterg1955 said:

Pulse said:

The dancing house is great to see, and I believe there's a café/bar at the top which gives good views over the water.

aka the Fred n Ginger building - lovely restaurant on the 7th floor, one of the best meals I've had anywhere (this was about 10 years ago), got chatting to the French guy running the place and he took us outside onto the roof proper as Nike had some promo going on with lasers lighting up the city, great views!

http://ginger-fred-restaurant.cz/en/

Just looked at the menu, that looks like a definite for Saturday.

WW, we're not going near the castle because they throw German people off it, even though I am not German, I could easily be mistaken for one based on my cleanliness, order, and efficiency.

No, I don't know what I'm talking about either.

[Pulse]

Also I'd recommend here - very traditional Czech food, and I loved it.

http://www.zlatyklas.cz/index.php?lang=en

[FrankieV12VS]

If you are thinking about doing a tour of the city or any parts of the city such as the Castle, Old Town Square, Charles Bridge (a must see IMHO), Jewish Quarter etc get a guide.

They tell you more about the the history of the city (fascinating stuff BTW) and give you much more insight.

We were there in September and the hotel referred us to this guy: Marek Lopko, [e-mail] Tel [phone] he was utterly brilliant. A bit off the wall, funny, and as long as you don't mind him swearing he'll entertain you for a good few hours.

Oh, he also owns a bar too and has a fine selection of wines.

I have no affiliation to him at all. He just made our tour of Prague very memorable. Enjoy your break.

[Fats25]

One more thing I just remembered. There was some test of the security by journalists at the castle, and it showed up some security flaws, so they had tightened it.

It was taking over an hour to get past security at either entrance.

[HotJambalaya]

had ham said:

Can't go wrong with any of the Kolkovna restaurants (are there now 3?) - great beer and food....especially meat dishes!

Fully agree with this