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My Prague soundtrack: Dirty Dancing…?
Our last evening in Prague we were shuttled to the Krizikova Fontana a.k.a. the dancing fountain. Basically, it’s a fountain whose streams are choreographed with lights, music and sometimes actual dancers. Unfortunately, it was (still) raining, so there were no … Continue reading
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A walking tour of Prague…in the rain
To call my Prague trip a nightmare would be exaggerating a bit, but at a certain point that’s how I felt! I woke up for day two of official Prague sightseeing and – surprise, surprise – it was raining again. … Continue reading
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Tagged almatur nie tylko praga, alphonse mucha, charles bridge, church of saint mary the victorious, church of saint nicolas, lennon wall, little quarter square, mucha museum, parizska street, prague jewish quarter, prague little quarter, prague new town, prague old town, vltava river cruise, wallenstein gardens
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Carlsbad a.k.a. Karlowe Wary a.k.a. Karlovy Vary
Our second side trip from Prague was to Karlowe Wary (in Polish) or Karlovy Vary (in Czech), known as Carlsbad in English -talk about an identity crisis! I had no idea what to expect (I was hoping it at least wouldn’t be as deserted … Continue reading
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Prague’s Castle Quarter
Unfortunately, our first day of sightseeing in Prague was accompanied by a steady rain. So, I bought myself a Mucha umbrella, since I stubbornly hadn’t brought my poncho. We focused on the Castle Quarter, which has plenty to see! Miniature Museum: … Continue reading
Lessons learned: en route to Prague
Lesson learned #1: be more than two hours early for flights (especially when flying discount airlines), but there’s no need to be more than 15 minutes early for a bus or train departure. Needless to say, my grandma and I being … Continue reading
