Prague
May 23, 2009
Will fill out entry in the next couple of days, once I recover from sleep-deprivation.
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Coming up to Charles IV bridge.
Swan and signets
Charles IV bridge.
Looking out on Prague.
Strange feature in bar.
Alley
Looking out at Prague
Basic but well located
The hostel is pretty easy to find, following instructions via hostelworld.com (26 Koruna, one way ticket from airport to nearest Metro station = £1, bargain!).
The hostel-owner gave me a free city-map, and marked down some of the sights to see.
There's an internet centre in the hostel - guests are allowed to use one of the computers for free. Apparently there's wi-fi as well, but my iPhone decided to stop working on holiday, so can't verify that.
Bedrooms were pretty spartan, but clean and functional. There are two shower rooms and one bathroom. There's a kitchen as well, with tea and coffee for free. A washing machine and drier are also there, but you have to ask at reception to use them.
My room was facing the road and the surrounding bars - so there was quite a lot of noise at night. If you dose yourself up on Pilsner, then it's not too bad.
The hostel is about 10 minutes' walk away from the Charles Bridge - so you're pretty close to most things in the Old Town (and New Town).
No credit-cards, only cash.
The hostel-owner gave me a free city-map, and marked down some of the sights to see.
There's an internet centre in the hostel - guests are allowed to use one of the computers for free. Apparently there's wi-fi as well, but my iPhone decided to stop working on holiday, so can't verify that.
Bedrooms were pretty spartan, but clean and functional. There are two shower rooms and one bathroom. There's a kitchen as well, with tea and coffee for free. A washing machine and drier are also there, but you have to ask at reception to use them.
My room was facing the road and the surrounding bars - so there was quite a lot of noise at night. If you dose yourself up on Pilsner, then it's not too bad.
The hostel is about 10 minutes' walk away from the Charles Bridge - so you're pretty close to most things in the Old Town (and New Town).
No credit-cards, only cash.
Great food and beer
Had a really good meal here, along with a microbrewery beer. I had the Old Bohemian Platter - which was: roast pork, smoked neck of pork, grilled sausage, bread and potato dumplings and braised cabbage. You get two choices of beer: light or dark. The light beer was refreshing and tasty.
I was there during the early evening, so got a seat (sharing with a couple of Russian ladies) easily and was served promptly. The food turned up within ten minutes and was delicious. My guidebook said that it can get very busy, and you'll have to wait a long time to get served another beer - I obviously went at a quiet time.
You can see the menu here:
http://www.npivovar.cz/en/staly-jidelni-listek.php
I think the meal and beer came to 360K.
I was there during the early evening, so got a seat (sharing with a couple of Russian ladies) easily and was served promptly. The food turned up within ten minutes and was delicious. My guidebook said that it can get very busy, and you'll have to wait a long time to get served another beer - I obviously went at a quiet time.
You can see the menu here:
http://www.npivovar.cz/en/staly-jidelni-listek.php
I think the meal and beer came to 360K.
Very interesting insight
It's pretty easy to find, from the Charles Bridge - outside the museum you will also find two male (you'll see why) statues and a water feature!
It's 120K to get in, which is pretty reasonable.
I had some limited knowledge about Franz Kafka, so visiting the museum was an eye-opener. There's lots of information about his family, his dominating father, his work-life and his writing/drawing. There are some good exhibits about some of his works, like The Castle.
Shame I can't read German - as quite a lot of the written material is in German.
It's 120K to get in, which is pretty reasonable.
I had some limited knowledge about Franz Kafka, so visiting the museum was an eye-opener. There's lots of information about his family, his dominating father, his work-life and his writing/drawing. There are some good exhibits about some of his works, like The Castle.
Shame I can't read German - as quite a lot of the written material is in German.
