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Arriving in Prague
Arrived in Prague without incident. We were VERY impressed with Swiss Air on the flights from Madrid to Zurich and from Zurich to Prague. They still serve food! Marvellous in flight breakfast on the...
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Discovering Czech cuisine
We had dinner at a place called Starocesky. Great food, but the English menu was a bit strange: Check out dish number 20.More from Prague tomorrow! Permalink | Leave a comment »
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Hare Krishna in Prague
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Mucha Museum, mucha Praga
No rain today, so we walked all over Prague today. The Mucha Museum was great. They've got a good collection of posters and sketches by Alphonse Mucha, not as many as the recent exhibit at Caixaform...
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Sunshine & the Jewish Quarter
This morning we're visiting the Jewish Quarter - 4 or 5 synagogues and the Jewish cemetery. The cemetery is a tiny plot of land where the dead were buried one on top of the other for centuries. No...
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After a long day of sightseeing
Pilsner Urquell...enough said Steve Permalink | Leave a comment »
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Black light theatre
Rounded off a very long day with a show at a black light theatre Amazing stage effects!!! Steve Permalink | Leave a comment »
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Mala strana - starting the day
We've finally crossed the Charles bridge over the Moldava. Getting ready to discover Mala Strana -- after a stop for a coffee. Steve Permalink | Leave a comment »
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Apple strudel
Keeping up the energy level after a morning walking around Mala Strana: Czech onion soup Beef goulash with dumplings Apple strudel After coffee, we'll head uphill (yes, uphill) to Petriny Park. Where...
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Another day, another....
...Czech beer. Today it's Staropramen. And it goes down great after a day wandering around Petriny Park and finishing off at the Kinsky summer palace. With our trusty guidebook in hand we have...
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Prague castle and Hradcany
Today we finish our orderly discovery of the old quarters of Prague with a visit to the castle and the castle neighborhood. These are the old areas of Prague: Nove Mesto, Stare Mesto, Josefov, Mala...
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A break and trying something new
After visiting the Royal Palace and other marvels of Prague castle, we're taking a break in the Wenceslas vineyard. Here you can see a fine Czech red - Zweigeltrebe 2007 Znovín Znojmo. Beautiful...
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St. Vitus Cathedral
Finishing off our visit to Prague castle, we saw the cathedral , with a beautiful stained glass window by Mucha. He obviously did much more than posters for Sarah Bernhardt. We also saw the tomb of...
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A note on transportation
Once you figure out the right sort of ticket to buy, and where to buy it, the trams are a great way to move around Prague. You can buy tickets at the tobacconists (which are closed on Saturday...
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Vyšehrad (help! I'm melting)
This morning we headed out to see castle of Vyšehrad, and we walked into a world of sauna. Wow! It is hot and humid today. I haven't felt this hoy and sticky since I left Wisconsin. We saw a...
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Heat, humidity and communism
Just finished a visit to the Museum of Communism. Interesting description of how the government lied and intimidated people- creating a constant fear of attack from abroad. Level Orange, anyone?...
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And then came the rain
This hot, stuffy day could only end one way. Well, OK, two ways. With a cold Czech beer and a summer storm. In the picture you can barely make out the waiters trying to save the awnings on the...
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This was for just one person
Still discovering the joys of Czech cuisine. Here's a half duck, roasted. With red and white cabbage and dumplings. I'll probably regret it, but I ate the whole thing. Washed down with a delicious...
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Czeching out
Time to head home after a week in Prague. The original plan was to spend 3 days in Prague and the rest of the time taking day trips to nearby towns, but there was so much to see here that we never...
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The last Korunas
At the airport, ready for ontime departure with Lufthansa. Flying Prague-Frankfurt-Madrid on the trip home. We've got a few Czech Crowns left, trying to find something to buy. 25 KC = 1Euro In...
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