Blogs from Old Town, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe - page 5

Another local tour, first in the coach around the local streets with George, our local guide form last night. He is more subdued this morning, but we hang off his comments for his subtle jokes to kick in. Don't have to wait too long, as we drive around the more affluent area of Prague, he drops a few pearls of wisdom about his wife, mother in law and daughters. Thanks for thone George. We drive to the top of the castle hill and then walk around the castle and church area. Impressive place that has lots of history and is also being restored at the moment so lots of scaffolding and workers wandering around on the roof, no safety harnesses here..... Walk over and back to the coach where we are taken back to the old ... read more

Hi Everyone, Week 16 was in Prague for the World Hockey Championships. We got to watch the semi-final of USA vs Russia in the stadium, plus Canada vs Czech from outside in the fan zone There were thousands of Russians turned out to support their team, and it was great fun to start a Canadian chant only to have a hundred people chant back. Too bad for Russia that Canada beat them 6-1 in the finals :D Otherwise, Prague is a great example of a Medieval city. If you're not going to many European cities, it's a good place to start. I've you've been around Europe before, it might be a pass. Cheers, Joel... read more

It's definitely time to leave. This place is treacherous........ It wasn't snowing but at -6 degrees the pavements stayed iced up from yesterday leaving no traction, boots or no boots. Add to that wall to wall people. What a recipe. What are they all doing here? If you can imagine a popular football match and the crowd going to it, then this what it's like here. I wonder if there is a quiet time. We headed first to the New Town Hall and made our way down to the river and across over the island. On the other side we walked up to the monument that was a memorial to the end of communism and totaliterianism. It was a strange set of sculpted partial, then to whole figures. We continued along the canal to the Charles ... read more

As the title says, it was freezing in Prague today and looks likely to continue. It was -7 out of the wind and -15 in it and we were in it most of the day. That was without it snowing to plummet temperatures even further. We were met at 11 am by a Prague City tour company and eventually grouped with others for the tour. There were 19 of us and all could speak English so our guide, Eva, spoke only in English. The first half hour was in a minibus where we had an overview of the old city and on up to Prague Castle on the hill where we were left to do the rest of the tour on foot. What we learnt on the tour is too much for this blog and it ... read more

Prague Days 15-16 Well here we are again, on the DB Ice Bus to Nurnberg onwards to Heidelberg. The landscape is stark, and cold looking, but no snow yet…apparently just not cold enough!! Brrrr, is all I can say, and we have lived in it for 10 years, but have become acclimatised to good old aussie temps! Oh well! So, our last two days and nights in Prague were great, but could have left a day earlier as we have walked this city over. Mark and I walked along Charles Bridge one more time, and purchased beautiful photographs from the actual photographer, simply stunning and sum up what we saw beautifully. Will take some pics of them and post if possible. This is a city of many different faces. Exciting, enticing, stunning & elegant, and yet ... read more