Travel : Prague Last Part

This is the last part of Prague travel.I was so in love with this city.Not only the fact that it has many interesting things to see and relatively cheap,but also I saw there are many British chain shops here like Mark and Spencer,Debenhams and some other popular shops.You know,I like a place where there are many US or UK based shops or where people speak english generously haha.

We even stumbled upon drive-thru Starbucks at the exit of the highway.Isn't this city cooler than many other European cities?

Well,one of the highlights of the city is old building with nice designs.There are several buildings that we stumbled upon in Prague.


Around Town

Jerusalem Synagogue,a colorful synagogue near the main station in Prague

The Dancing house near the river

Old tram still works fine in the city center

Municipal House that today serves as event hall such as concerts

Powder Tower.Wonder why such name?Because in old time,this tower was used to store the gun powder,thus the name


Havelske Trziste/Havel's Souvenir Market

A good place to treasure cheap souvenirs.Not sure whether one can bargain with the sellers,but there are just so many souvenir types sold here.I was interested with the enamelware they sold here.

Fresh fruits sold here

My eyes laid on these enamelware last time!

Wenceslas Square

The important square in the new town where business takes place.The home to urban shopping and in front of the national museum is the square where the demonstrations or any celebrations take place.

A cafe made of old tram at the square

Wenceslas Square

The Building at the back is the national museum

Travel : Prague Part 2

Still the post about our trip to Prague last last weekend.That Saturday morning we went to the hilly area of Prague across the river.But we took the metro and walked up hill to Prague Castle and its area.

Despite its name,Prague Castle these days serves as a museum and the nearby area also is the home to many museums and national gallery,and also a good place to view Prague city from up there.

Prague Castle

At the castle square

At National Gallery

Artists selling their paintings of Prague,quite cheap actually.Generally Prague is a cheap city to travel to.

Entrance of Prague Castle

St. Vitus Cathedral's door

St. Vitus Cathedral,one of the oldest and most famous churches in 

Prague,near Prague castle

The view of Prague city from the castle area

Enjoying the view of Prague city from Prague Castle area

Lesser Quarter/Town

Lesser Quarter is an old district near the castle.From up the hill,the visitors can walk down towards the Charles Bridge while enjoying the old buildings scattered all over places here in this little town.The souvenir shops and cafes are also available everywhere.Such a beautiful place to walk around.

Walking down the hill towards the Charles Bridge in Lesser Quarter area.Oh,we brought Alayna's stroller down the 200 ++ stairs here,it was crazy exhausting :P

Lesser Quarter/Town

Many old buildings with different architectures and designs here made me mesmerized.

Travel : Praha/Prague,Czech Republic Part 1

So last weekend we made a last minute plan a few days prior to the departure day to the capital city of Czech republic,Praha(The original name)/Prague.It was our first time and second Eastern European country I've been to after Hungary.

Eventhough Czech Republic is a neigbour country of Germany,but neither me nor husband know anything about this country.My husband was also had no idea what is special about this country,or to be precise about Prague since he was never interested in coming here till I asked him to after seeing many scenic pictures of Prague city.

So,we drove there that took us merely 5 hours(including jam because it was Friday evening) and we parked our car a bit outside of the city center and took train going to the hotel.This is specially for safety reason.

Prague is generally a safe city to travel to,so safety should not really be an issue here.What I love about this city is that,there are just too many attractions to visit,many old preserved buildings with different types of architecture,and also this city has a very panoramic view.

Being in Prague somehow reminds me of being in Florence Italy.The small alleys with many Italian restaurants and the leather shops,and also many gelato shops.Finding food is not an issue as well here compared to when we were in Budapest few mnths ago,because there are a few number of halal restaurants and also Italian restaurants are everywhere.

Old Town

The center of the city with many shops,museum,churches,clock tower and the old town square.We were pretty much mesmerized being in the old town because of its old buildings in many kinds of designs and colors.

Being in the old town reminds me of being in Florence,Italy.

Near the Astronomical Clock Tower ,one of the very few astronomical clocks in the world that still works fine till today.

Astronomical Clock Tower

Us in front of the clock tower

 Old Town Square

The Square

Charles Bridge

A historical bridge and also the highlight of the city.

Charles Bridge as the background

On Charles Bridge

The Observation Tower in front of Charles Bridge