June 12, 2007

Our day started off with a guided city tour of Prague. Our guide Eva took us first to the Strahov Monastary out past the Prague Castle area. We took some photos and then headed to the Loreto a baroque church from the 17th century. At the end of the block was a statue of Edvard Benes the second President of...  

Our train was set to leave Vienna at 1008am this morning for Prague. The driver who took us to the station from the hotel walked us to the track which was fortunate because when we got there we found out we had to board a different train than the one we were looking for. Apparently the train coming into...  

First mention about the New Town Hall in Charles Square dates to 1377, but not much was left from the building from that time. Several parts were added at the beginning of the 15th century, the most noticeable one is the high tower with a big bell and a chapel inside. The wing facing the Charles Square used...  

If you plan to visit Prague during the next month, we have a long-range weather forecast for you. The temperatures in May are over the average and it will probably stay the whole summer.  

Tens of restaurants and cafes, beaches, children’s playgrounds, a boat rental or a theatre stage on the water will grow on the right bank of the Vltava river. The councilmen of districts Prague 1 and 2 decided to improve the riverbank and make it a pleasant place where to spend a free time.  

I want to recommend this first class shuttle service. Picked up from Prague Airport and even though we had to change hotels, the car came for us at the right time. And may I just add that people did not lie about rip off taxis, travelled the same route 6 times and never got the same price twice. Anyone...