Czech Republic - Prague

i can understand why prague is easily most people's fav city in east europe. undeniably, its really very picturesque. BUT BUT, i think austria is still my fav for its very clean streets, very efficient public transport and the fact that it uses euros! yes! for czech is still using crown and i can say it has a very lousy exchange rate. the same piece of H&M clothing can be easily 30-40% higher in czech as compared to austria/berlin. hence, prague is not cheap simply bcos of its crazy currency rate.

oh well, having said so, i did enjoyed my stay there still.

we visited the St Vitus cathedral which has the most beautiful stained glasses i've ever seen. a very nice gothic cathedral. we also visited St george church next to it which is very plain and old but one cant expect too much for its a romanesque church. which means - very old. the palace there is nothing much.

st vitus cathedral

beautiful stained glass!

we walked to the city centre by cutting through the Golden Lane - which is actually where the soldiers used to stay in the older times. now its just a quaint narrow street lined with tourists shops.

@ golden lane

we walked a good 30-45 mins before reaching old town square but the walk was very fine since its always nice to walk down a cobbled street, no? and before long, we were at St charles bridge and the old town square just on the other side. :)

on st charles bridge

streets of prague

old town square is what prague is in essence. the astronomical clock is what everyone wants to see there. but to be honest, im kinda disappointed when i see the real thing. no doubt its exquisite and very complicated in mechanism, its just not as big as i imagined! ha.

and then hubbi and me proceeded to the new town square where all the shopping IS. but we didnt get much cos the exchange is really too atrocious. but i still managed to get myself a skirt and a top.

a market place situated between old town sq and new town

went back to old town square to meet up with our group before our dinner cruise along danube river. there is this cathedral there which interior is like completely brand new. very weird to see this. gotten used to the musky smell of old cathedrals and this took me by surprise. ha.
u tell me, new anot??

dinner cruise along danube river is really so-so, if you ask me. the dinner aint very nice and the scenery cant compared to that of budapest for danube river is nothing but a narrow stream here.

on board

still, prague offers some nice scenery. my fav will be st charles bridge which gives you some beautiful view and very nice vendors along it.