Walking around Prague it’s impossible to miss the myriad statues as they can be found in pretty much any open space and on most of the older buildings. While it would take far too long, probably years, to write about all of them, this post is dedicated to a particular subset of statues that can
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The summer months in Prague mean it’s time for one thing – beer gardens, so today we’re going to do an updated post about some of the best beer gardens in Prague. From the biggest to the smallest, there should be something for every taste here. 1 – Žluté lázně – By far the biggest
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While we all know Prague is beautiful and offers something for everyone, if you are here for more than a few days – perhaps studying or here for the summer – and want to do something different, there are many different options, and one of them is rafting. By far the most popular place to
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The history of the Czech lands is long and complex. Our tour guides painstakingly try to cram most of the crucial topics in our two-hour tours. However, the challenge is monumental. We were always in the middle of things due to our unique location where the influence of many kingdoms and later empires met and
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Looking for that adventurous escape off-the-beaten-path during your visit to Prague? Flea markets are probably one of the best ways to do so. How come? Well, first you will travel outside of the city center to local places. Secondly, you will either need to undergo ad-hoc lessons of Czech language or be comfortable with haggling
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People say the only certain things in life are death and taxes. I believe that for people who been to Prague, googled Prague or simply heard about the city from others, there is another certainty. That is that they know about the impressive astronomical clock from the early 15th century in the Old Town of
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Today, the Czechs are remembering one of their several painful moments in the history of our country. It has been exactly 50 years since the USSR-led forces have invaded Czechoslovakia. The reason for the invasion was due to the Prague Spring. This was a period in which the Czechoslovak communist government tried to relax some
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For me, a person that lived in the Prague district 6 before leaving the city five years ago, Vršovice was an area one rarely visited. I remember traveling to Vršovice to visit the now famous, Café v Lese. Six years ago, it was almost the only such bar/club on the street Krymská that was otherwise
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Just like every year, Prague is a major New Year’s Eve destination for travelers in Europe and, just like every year, there’s tons of stuff going on throughout the city. Obviously, the midnight fireworks are a must-see and there are many places in the city where you can watch them with varying degrees of safety
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In honor of Halloween (a holiday which isn’t really celebrated much here except perhaps as an excuse for a rockin’ themed bar party), this week we’ll re-present a few good, old-fashioned Prague ghost stories which I have taken the liberty of retouching a bit for dramatic effect. Several years ago I worked them up as
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