Blogs from Prague, Czech Republic, Europe - page 191

Well have been to Prague and back over the last week or so. Day 0 Left London on a bus at about 7pm at night. (I know you must be thinking that is crazy to go to Prague by bus from London, but it was part of a package I bought from the bus company, return fare, plus 3 night accommodation in Prague, plus a tour of the city for £150. Plus I am fed up of going to and from airports, going to Victoria Bus station is a lot easier. (Some people think that one of the August 21 alleged attempted bombers got out of the UK via the bus station!)) Anyway the bus company was not the usual big National Express/Eurolines but a much smaller company, (which I think was owned and run by ... read more

August 2, 2005 - August 4, 2005 So much for sleeping on the flight over to Prague! As soon as I sat in my seat I knew I wasn't getting a minute of sleep as I had hoped to achieve. Surrounded by new born babies and sugar overdosed kids, the flight seemed to crawl by. At the very least, I had numerous fantasies of the days ahead to distract me from the airline daycare going on around me. Arriving at Prague airport, I met up with Keith at the baggage claim. After hitting the ATM to get some local currency, we grabbed a cab to our hotel. We stayed at Hotel Salvator. The staff was very friendly, the rooms modestly priced, and the location only a few blocks from all the action. Keith made the alarming ... read more

Right. Now my trip starts for real!! Off to Stanstead with Rick early in the morning and saying goodbye to my parents and jolly old England for a while. We arrived in Prague nice and early so we caught most of the rush hour traffic. Never mind. We found our Hostel the Travellers Hostel Uzjed pretty fast. Although I have stayed here twice so that's really cheating! This was all new to Rick and the Uzjed hostel is perhaps the biggest jump into the hostel/travelling vibe you can get for a firstimer. Our first stop was across the road at the Bohemia Bagel for some well earned breakfast, the wake and bake deal works wonders to tired empty stomachs! Then off around the old town to work up a thirst passing all the tour guides holding ... read more

We got up kind of early and packed up our things and left hostel 99 for one last wander around. We looked in all the cute souvenir stores and went up and had a better look around the castle. It was a bit difficult to find breakfast/brunch but the cafe we eventually found was worth the trouble. Matt had a creamy pasta salad and I had a savoury crepe that had brocolli, ham, cheeses and mushrooms yum! We then made our way to the bus not really knowing when it came and how much it would cost. Our luck was amazing, we must have only waited 3 minutes and the bus was heading not too far from our hostel in Prague and it only cost 25 Kc each a steal! In the evening we met up ... read more

''Magic, golden, mystical Prague...´´ The tourist brochures go into overload when describing the Czech capital, but the city lives up to its hype. Prague is a maze of medieval lanes to explore, beautiful parks, awesome bars and clubs, rock venues, museums and art galleries galore. Most backpackers say you need four days in Prague-- three for doing everything and one for recovering from everything you do! Prague´s number one attraction is the Prague Castle and the Charles Bridge. During the summer the Charles Bridge is one of the most crowded places in Prague and you literally need to push your way through the tourist crowds. The Stare Mesto (old town) holds the cities most historical buildings including the Staromestskenam, the Tyn Church, St Nicholas Church, and the Jan Hus Monument. In Nove Mesto (new town) we ... read more