Prague Epilogue

We have walked through several district neighborhoods in Prague:

         Josefov                    Mala Strana

        Hradcany                 Nove Mesto

Stare Mesto              Karlin

We have walked and taken Trams and Trains and buses.  We have seen so many things in Prague and Bohemia including:

                          Bone Church                                     St. Nicholas Church

                          St. Vitus Cathedral            St. George Church 

                          Prague Castle                                  Astronomical clock

                          Southern Bohemia            Central Bohemia  

                          Municipal House               Jewish Cemetery  

                          Dancing House                  Charles Bridge 

                          Cesky Krumlov                 Tower of St. Nicholas       

                          Old Town Square              Petrin Hill 

                          Wenceslas Square             Golden Lane 

                 

General Observations: 

·         The older generation does not mention the communist era. The younger generation frequently makes references to the history and openly makes jokes.

·         There was more English spoken than we thought there would be. But, once you got away from the main squares, there was less English.

·         The people are wonderful. They are polite, kind, helpful.

·         The weather was delightful.  It did get into the mid 80s during a couple of the days but the humidity was much lower than what we are used to.  Also, Prague is known for rain but we only got sprinkled on once.

·         We loved wandering around Prague.  Although you could take the Tram or Subway, we enjoyed walking. It is definitely a walking city. But because there are cobblestone streets everywhere, it can be a difficult walk.  The sides of our calves were sore the first few days after walking 10 miles a day on cobblestones. By the time we left though we were OK.

·         We loved our hotel. The service, the staff, the room, the restaurant and the views were top notch. We looked forward to coming back in the evenings and going up to the rooftop to relax.

Before we left we said in our “Our Journey Begins” post that we were “off to a city with magnificent architecture, an old-world feel, cobblestone streets, castles, great food and rooftop restaurants”.  Well, we weren’t disappointed.  The architecture is magnificent, Prague is an old-world city, our feet can attest to finding cobblestone streets (they are everywhere – not just in the old town), the food was fantastic and we not only found rooftop restaurants but also riverside restaurants. 

This was truly one of our best trips!