Things to do and see in Prague...

Also there's a great bar called the Cavern or Tavern or something. If you go to the old square (which you will at some point) find the old style clock which people congregate around and follow the road its on out of the square, on your first or second left about 500 yards up the road there's a bar downstairs which is entirely oldstyle stone with candles everywhere, one of the best bars I've been to.

Another bar which was great, though too hot in summer (not sure how it'll be this time of year), was the Marquis De Sade. It's a small refurbished theatre, with a massive high ceiling and really cool decor, nice barstaff and good music. The only problem is I have no idea where it is, but apparently it's quite a well known pub so ask around I guess.

Food is such an easy decision there I found, loads of nice restaurants, very good value. Try not to go to Italians every night though, the Czech food is nice if you get it in a decent restaurant. Alot of the nice food is in the Jewish quarter but it's difficult to go too far wrong.

drink: pilsner urquell, budvar mmmm.

Very jealous now.

It's a good bit more expensive in Prague itself but still cheap.

Cahfe Velryba (the whale iirc) was good as well, just off the road that runs along the river near the bridge

This is all great stuff, cheers ;0)

and wander around a lot, and eat dumplings. and Devil's Toast, if you can find it.

now I want to go to Prague.

Gambrinus dark is another good beer to look for.

Baaderist, U Vystreleniho Oka is on the outer edge of Zizkov, towards Karlin, a short bus ride or twenty minute walk from Florenc Station.

On a vaguely related theme, I notice that Wetherspoon pubs are now selling bottled Velkopopovicky Kozel at reasonable prices.

and, google as i might, i still haven't found any info on the punk club. i know it's not of help to anybody, but i almost like it better that way.

Top place, Prague.

Don't be afraid to use the subway instead of walking everywhere - it's relatively clean and very cheap. The modern art museum is excellent; it's quite spacious, and nearly all male visitors are dressed like Dieter from the Saturday Night Live skit Sprockets (i.e. black turtleneck, black trousers). Oh yes, be sure to visit the Charles Bridge at night.

Only a week to go!

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yes i always wondered abt that "defenestration" thing!! also, did they OPEN the window first, or was it more like a john woo movie?
-- mark s (mar...), April 17th, 2003.

Visa? I'm only going for a week!

Any further suggestions for places to see, things to do, dumplings to experience?

The 'rzsh' sound (spelt r with a tiny v, known as a hacek, above it) is claimed to be unique to Czech. Lauren is right that many people mispronounce the r hacek sound; legend has it that even Vaclav Havel and other such Czech lumiaries can't say it properly. It's the reason why Dvorak's name is not pronounced with a simple r. To do the r hacek, make a French j sound, then kind of make a rolled r at the same time!

My fave word from a 'surely nobody can really pronounce that' point of view is the Czech for watercress, which is rericha, with haceks on both r's followed by a full-scale, throat-clearing ch sound, as in chutzpa or loch. Yikes!

There's a really good brewpub off Wenceslas Square where the mash tuns are right in the middle of the pub! It's amazing! The food's not bad, either.

Accommodation-wise, I really recomment Hotel Pyramida. It's a hotel. And guess what?

There's a really good brewpub off Wenceslas Square where the mash tuns are right in the middle of the pub! It's amazing! The food's not bad, either.

Accommodation-wise, I really recommend Hotel Pyramida. It's a hotel. And guess what?

i'm here now. whatshould i do?

you can go up the tv tower??? i love that hting!

who has partied in cesky krumlov?

yeah there's a 70's bar in the TV tower that could be worh checking out

Go party in Ostrava instead

i had REALLY good food at staromacek 1 (on stupartska street)

food at U Golema is delicious. It's in the Jewish Quarter. They've got all sorts of black box theater, too (Prague, not the restaurant). I never checked it out, but was intrigued.

anyone have suggestions for places to exchange £££ in Prague? preferably ones that won't be a total ripoff? or is it better/easier to just get money from a bank machine?

god - I still miss that place so much

Any updated recommendations for cafes / bars / restaurants?

I haven't been in several years.

Assuming you already know the center quite well,some good tips in NYT last week in the up-and-coming area of Vrsovice

gonna be in prague in late jan if anyone has any must see/do stuff

My info is all more than a decade out now, I lived there for a few years 2002-2005, but Zizkov was where it was at, and I doubt that has changed particularly. If so I'd advise staying around there, eating at restaurace u houdků, going to local bars (Blind Eye is almost certainly gone, Akropolis is surely still there), only venturing into the centre to do the tour / go to the castle (Kafka's The Castle is a good read BTW). Don't venture near the sports clubs / strip bars on the roads of Wenceslas Square as that's the dickhead stag party epicentre. Drink beer / becharovka / local (unlabeled) slivovice, not fucking absinthe and get yourself a transport pass as soon as you arrive.

Reading this thread was a bit of a bittersweet nostalgia thingy, I really miss the place, but can't go back to the past, can you?

Amen

ah I'm going to be in Prague for a few days next week! hopefully some of what's upthread is still relevant

I AM GOING TO PRAGUE by myself for two days

any up to date info? amendments of the above?

i plan on spending:

- one day seeing things related to the 30 years war (400th anniv of defenestration)
- another day seeing things related to the prague spring (50th anniv)
- night-time ...?????
- profit!!

Not directly related to your interests but Prague probably has the lowest ratio of visitors to major artworks of any significant National Gallery I’ve been to. It’s odd to think that, to avoid the crowds, go and see the Klimts and Picassos, but it’s true in my experience.

i have plans to see this:
https://www.dox.cz/en/exhibitions/joska-skalnik-we-dont-have-to-dance

looks like the national gallery has a lot of locations. honestly i have seen enough egon schiele to last me a lifetime. looks like a lot of other really good stuff tho

anybody else for any else?

Ah we are in Prague.