In August I went to the Czech Republic with 3 friends to drink pivo and take our minds off results day.
We spent the week lazing in the sunshine in parks across Prague and laughing lots.
We stayed in Arpacay Hostel, which was cheap and cheerful and came with a free breakfast each morning and transfers to the airport. There was a metro and tram station nearby. It looks like it has been renovated since we went in 2010.
Make sure you give yourself an afternoon to wander around the Old Town Square. It is beautiful and there is always something going on. Mostly of the restaurants and bars around here cater for tourists, so the staff speak English.
The weather was wonderful and we engjoyed a picnic in the Rose Gardens.
Karlův Most
Josefov is the Jewish Quarter. We bought a ticket that allowed us to visit the museum as well as the Old-New Synagogue. Visiting this part of Prague was a highlight of our trip.
Another must visit place is the castle, we took a bus to the top of the hill where it is located and then walked back down admiring the view. I recall the entry ticket being fairly expensive but we all enjoyed it.
Overall, Prague is a really cheap city. Everything was good value. It's so beautiful and there are plenty of things to see and do. We managed to avoid rowdy stag dos the whole time we were there. Eating out as a vegetarian in Prague can be tricky. We had one awkward moment where the 'vegetarian pasta dish' I ordered came up with chunks of bacon in it, and then trying to explain why this was a problem in our rubbish German as the waitress spoke no English was interesting! For the most part though you will be able to eat, although perhaps not very inspiring dishes. The best place we visited (and my 3 meat eating companions agreed) was a vegetarian restaurant in Prague called Lehka Hlava. Public transport in Prague is really cheap and fairly easy to use. You can buy tickets for the tram, buses and metro at newsagents and then 'check in' by getting them stamped in a machine when you start your journey. We got stopped by ticket inspectors who checked we had done this, so make sure you remember to avoid a fine!
We spent the week lazing in the sunshine in parks across Prague and laughing lots.
We stayed in Arpacay Hostel, which was cheap and cheerful and came with a free breakfast each morning and transfers to the airport. There was a metro and tram station nearby. It looks like it has been renovated since we went in 2010.
Make sure you give yourself an afternoon to wander around the Old Town Square. It is beautiful and there is always something going on. Mostly of the restaurants and bars around here cater for tourists, so the staff speak English.
The weather was wonderful and we engjoyed a picnic in the Rose Gardens.
Karlův Most
Josefov is the Jewish Quarter. We bought a ticket that allowed us to visit the museum as well as the Old-New Synagogue. Visiting this part of Prague was a highlight of our trip.
Another must visit place is the castle, we took a bus to the top of the hill where it is located and then walked back down admiring the view. I recall the entry ticket being fairly expensive but we all enjoyed it.
Overall, Prague is a really cheap city. Everything was good value. It's so beautiful and there are plenty of things to see and do. We managed to avoid rowdy stag dos the whole time we were there. Eating out as a vegetarian in Prague can be tricky. We had one awkward moment where the 'vegetarian pasta dish' I ordered came up with chunks of bacon in it, and then trying to explain why this was a problem in our rubbish German as the waitress spoke no English was interesting! For the most part though you will be able to eat, although perhaps not very inspiring dishes. The best place we visited (and my 3 meat eating companions agreed) was a vegetarian restaurant in Prague called Lehka Hlava. Public transport in Prague is really cheap and fairly easy to use. You can buy tickets for the tram, buses and metro at newsagents and then 'check in' by getting them stamped in a machine when you start your journey. We got stopped by ticket inspectors who checked we had done this, so make sure you remember to avoid a fine!
