March 26, 2007

The earliest possible train to Prague left at 505am on Saturday morning. When it was creeping up on 200am we knew that we needed to get at least ldquosomerdquo sleep before we all met in the lobby at 400am to take a taxi to the train station. We have had such great luck with the trains wherever we gohellip.I...  

A new museum of Charles Bridge will be open in the Gallery U Krizovniku on St Vitus day on 15th June 2007. It will show many items connected with the Charles Bridge, such as statues which are now at Lapidary of National Museum in Prague or found pieces of precious inscription found on the bottom of the Vltava River.  

Prague gets a good broadside writeup in this week's "36 Hours" column for the New York Times, particularly notable for the newish venues described therein. One of these is the Blind Eye bar in Zizkov, a speakeasy gone legit. Their specialty cocktail -- "20 ounces of vodka, gin, tequila and white rum" -- has...  

Easter markets in Old Town Square, Wenceslas Square and other places in Prague started last Saturday. People can enjoy the atmosphere and buy traditional goods and food there until 15th April.  

It took me ages to find a way to get to this all-above Zizka-on-the-horse statue that looks like it’s guarding Prague. I must admit I have never really tried to find the way, and I found it unintentionally, as usual, when we went for a walk. So we were passing streets in Karlin area when a big shady tunnel...  

Care for Some Water? You won’t find a Czech restaurant that will serve free water and you won’t find a Czech restaurant that will serve tap water. At the same time, basically every Czech restaurant offers at least one brand of mineral water, which often comes in several varieties: still, lightly...  

Czech football team lost to Germany 1:2 in the The European Championship qualifier last Saturday. The match that took place in Letna stadium in Prague was accompanied by many disturbances in the city.  

What are the best restaurants in Prague? It depends who you ask. It depends how much money you want to spend. It depends on what kind of cooking you like. It just depends.Above all, the most important factor is this: You want to return. Regularly. So, this is a list of 16 favorites, along with the reasons...  

Well, it's February, and we all know what that means: Time to cool off with a rich, satisfying cone of gelato. After sweating through a long Prague winter, you don't want just any gelato -- you want the best.Yeah, OK, just about nobody cares about gelato at this time of year. I didn't think I did, either....  

"A new sandwich place is opening at the top of Wenceslas Square! It looks really good and fancy!"V's news got me pretty excited. We'd been waiting for this development for years. The top of Wenceslas Square is a culinary wasteland -- McDonald's, KFC, pizza, chlebicky (Czech open-faced sandwiches) and, uh,...  

When a dining establishment is named “Perfect Restaurant,” you have to wonder what they were thinking. Nothing is perfect. They are just asking for it, aren’t they?But knocking them for that bit of hubris would be too easy. I don't need perfect. Above average would be good enough.I just wish they could...  

For years now, I had been meeting my friends at the same table at the same pub every week on Vítězná in Malá strana. The food was nothing special, but the Pilsner Urquell came faster than fast and it was under 30 CZK. The pub, Přemysl Otakar II, wasn’t pretty, but it was home.And now it’s...