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In Prague, you can get your fill of apple strudel at any sidewalk cafe. However, (especially if you’re in the Czech Republic long-term) no one will blame you for craving a giant soft-baked...
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The Loreto looks like the Baroque period threw up all over Hradcany
and invited some monks to live in it, leaving it one of the most
remarkable structures in what is a remarkable...
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Clown and Bard is a rare treat, offering free breakfast in what turns
into a bar at night, a friendly staff, 24-hour access, and a single
room (with shared bathroom) for $25.62 USD...
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A perfect blend of Czech and Irish musicians...where have we heard that before? Right...Sunday night when Markéta Irglová and Glen Hansard earned their Oscars performing "Falling Slowly" from Once. And since that song hasn't gotten any downtime on our iPods, we were thrilled to hear of the...
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The commonly asked question in Prague (especially from Americans) is something along the lines of: “What the hell is up with all the puppets?”
Prague’s more touristy areas have...
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Stop in the adjacent cafe after enjoying what is one of the best free art experiences in the city. Its roster includes Yoko Ono and Christo, and the lobby exhibitions are free—as is the entire...
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A former flour mill, the Kampa Museum is the highlight of Kampa Park. From the museum, bankside views of the Vltava are far less crowded than they are from the Charles Bridge. Plenty of trees offer...
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Prague is an opera-loving city. Mozart, an Austrian by birth, claimed Prague as his second home--you'll even see a children's book here about the Maestro in Prague named for a famous quote of his,...
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The icon of Zizkov is the Zizkov Tower. The tower was once erected to
block out foreign signals during Prague's days under the Iron Curtain.
Now it is a tower that broadcasts reality...
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Prague is a great place to find some out-there art in unexpected
places. An example: the St. Wenceslas statue in Wenceslas Square. It's
a popular meeting place in the center of town...
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One of the best things composer Bedrich Smetana did for Prague,
besides writing Ma Vlast, was composing the opera Dalibor. Based on
one of the Czech Republic's most famous prisoners,...
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Of the many fun facts about Prague Castle, one that I just recently
learned was that the new guard's uniforms (made after Prague became
capitalist and therefore touristy) were...
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Prague is nothing if not a haven for finding curiosities, oddities,
and other freaks of nature within a museum. The Miniatures Museum is
proof positive of this. Given that it's open...
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Make Zizkov's Jewish Cemetery the first stop for a day on your
itinerary as it's only open from 9 AM to 1 PM Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The irregular hours and the admission fee of 20...
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While the waistcoat pocket-sized museum doesn't have the space or
artifacts to compete with the Dvorak House or the Mozart Museum at
Bertramka, there is nothing more Czech than...
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Bedrich Smetana is everywhere in Prague. We most recently flew to the
City of a Thousand Spires from London, and as our tiny Czech Airlines
airbus touched down, they began to play on the airplane's sound system
Smetana's "Tales From the Bohemian Woods." Along with Mozart...
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If you're looking to fulfill a fantasy of living in the grand manner
of a fin-de-siecle dandy, the Museum of Decorative Arts is the place
to do so. This museum's extraordinary...
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Going to Bertramka is a bit like going to a city in and of itself. A
subway ride with a transfer to a tram and then a walk up a hill, the
estate that Mozart called his second home...
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