Prague – Czech Republic
This was one of our most unplanned trips I must say. So unplanned that I even did not know where we were going to stay, what we are going to see and how we are going to commute. I did not know anything till I actually experienced it. Having someone like Subhash who had made quite a lot of research on all this helped us. So this time it was Subhash, Swapna and Subhash’s parents who joined us. Different team this time hehehehhe.
We booked our flights only four days in advance in the non-peak season on wizz air. We booked our tickets on Sunday evening for a flight that departs Saturday morning. Still we got a very good price. It was only 60eur per person. Indeed we had planned for Prague September last year. Unfortunately wizz air proposed a different itinerary and we had to cancel it. Never mind this time it was a good experience too.
It was just a day visit on the weekend to Prague. We had to book our flights so that we get the cheapest possible deal. So we chose to depart on Saturday first flight and return by Sunday morning flight. We also booked our hotel for 6 of us in single room. This also worked out cheaper for us as it came upto 12euro/person/night. Perhaps that’s called planning :)
Wizz air leaves from the Charleroi airport and not the Brussels national airport. So we had to drive abt an hour to get to the airport. We woke up at 4am and started from home at 5 to get to the airport by 6:30 as we also had to pick up Subhash and his family. We reached the airport and circled the parking lot twice on the first floor. We then went down to lock parking and found a place luckily. Then we went in and got the visa check done. We cleared the security check and went to the gate to wait for over an hour. There is nothing much to do in Charleroi airport. We took hot chocolate to spend some time.
The flight was on time and we reached Prague also on time. Subhash had already researched on what would be the cheapest means to go around. With 100 CZK, you get a day pass valid for 24hrs from the time you first swipe in. That was enough for our whole trip. We bought that and we then took a bus to the city centre. From (Dejvicka) there we took a metro line A to muzeum and then a tram to the hotel where we stayed. I don’t remember the tram number or the stop name (may be 9) as I hardly participated in any planning. We got to the hotel and said we want to park off our luggage. As the hotel staff and the men were busy in that, I went into a shop opposite to the hotel and bought a big bottle of water to quench our thirst. None of us had anything for breakfast. We were ready for a brunch. Aunty was diabetic. She had her food pack ready with tablets in Swapna’s hand. As she had it and got ready, we parked our luggage and went to the stop again (with very less weight now) to go to Himalayas – the Indian restaurant that serves food at very low price. To us, it was low for the fact that we even could not get samosa for the buffet price.
It was still not 12 when we went there and the restaurant would only open at 12. So we went to the shopping mall which was within few yards. We did our first shopping there. I and Swapna bought same shirt as we like the colour and design. Then it was around 12:30. We went to the restaurant and this time he was open. That was a very small restaurant which in all probability encouraged take away. There were only 8 chairs and 4 tables in the restaurant. We ordered for 4 thali, a mango lassi for me, banana lassi for Srikanth, mango lassi again for uncle, Subhash and salt lassi for aunt. For vegetarian thali, the restaurant had served more vegetables than rice. For south Indians, this is not so happy go situation. But I was very happy for that. I always liked more vegetables than rice :) What was worth mentioning is the lassi. The lassi was made out of fresh fruit and not the flavor like how it is done everywhere in Europe. We could feel the fruit pulp in it. We were full and left with a heavy stomach feeling that we will not be able to walk. It was very hot weather out there. The temperature was around 36° C.
Prague is full of churches and museums. Neither of these are interesting to us. Hence our first plan was to go to the castle. So we took a tram 5 to the castle foothill. Then another tram think it was 22 to the castle entrance. Then after visiting the castle, we walked through the streets to see the goldsmith house along the golden lane with number 12 or 14. There are some important buildings through the stroll. Then there is a vineyard also as we descend. There are some viewpoints which give you a better picture of the valley. We came down and took a tram to the mini Eiffel tower – Petrin tower. Unfortunately there was some march going on to create awareness against AIDS and hence the tram was diverted to another part of the street. We got down elsewhere and got to see some other buildings the names of which are still unknown to me. We rested on the lawn for a while and then looked at the city map we had. We gotta know that we were close to the old town and astronomical clock. So we went there and took some pictures. Then we were in need of water and coffee. We were close to Charles Bridge. On our way from astronomical clock to Charles bridge we were passing by souvenir shops. We did some souvenir shopping too. Of course most women are glad to do some shopping. Then we bought some water and the men went in search of Mc.Donalds our favourite coffee spot following the direction board signs. They came back while we waited with some water. They could not find it and so we decided to walk across the Charles bridge. As we got out on the other side we saw the lesser town bridge tower. We could also find Mc.D. While Subhash went to get more water for us, we went to Mc D and got ourselves some coffee. All of us had some coffee/ice cream and walked to the other side to get to the tram stop. We now took the tram to the Petrin tower. We got down and took cable car to the top of the small hill on which the tower is built. We went up and saw the tower took some pictures to add to our memory, rested for a while, had some snacks with cola and water. It was a very very tiring day with hot temperature. Also because we had woken up quite early in the morning and a lot of walk through out tired us. It was almost 9pm then. So we decided to return to the same restaurant and have some food before we get to bed.
We then went to the hotel at around 11pm to hit the sack and finally get some rest. We woke up the next morning to get ready to leave and say ‘bye bye prague, see you again :)’
We reached Brussels on time and drove back home. Only when we were walking towards the parking place, we realized that we had parked in normal parking and not lock parking. Overall it was a very satisfying tour for us.
In this one-day journey, we came across some buildings which might have been of touristic importance. As I said before, Prague is full of museums and churches. So you will have to prioritize what you want to see and what is of interest to you in the days that you have reserved for the city. If you want to see all of them, I bet you need atleast a week.
We all did enjoy this trip to Prague. Hope you too will enjoy it.
This was one of our most unplanned trips I must say. So unplanned that I even did not know where we were going to stay, what we are going to see and how we are going to commute. I did not know anything till I actually experienced it. Having someone like Subhash who had made quite a lot of research on all this helped us. So this time it was Subhash, Swapna and Subhash’s parents who joined us. Different team this time hehehehhe.
We booked our flights only four days in advance in the non-peak season on wizz air. We booked our tickets on Sunday evening for a flight that departs Saturday morning. Still we got a very good price. It was only 60eur per person. Indeed we had planned for Prague September last year. Unfortunately wizz air proposed a different itinerary and we had to cancel it. Never mind this time it was a good experience too.
It was just a day visit on the weekend to Prague. We had to book our flights so that we get the cheapest possible deal. So we chose to depart on Saturday first flight and return by Sunday morning flight. We also booked our hotel for 6 of us in single room. This also worked out cheaper for us as it came upto 12euro/person/night. Perhaps that’s called planning :)
Wizz air leaves from the Charleroi airport and not the Brussels national airport. So we had to drive abt an hour to get to the airport. We woke up at 4am and started from home at 5 to get to the airport by 6:30 as we also had to pick up Subhash and his family. We reached the airport and circled the parking lot twice on the first floor. We then went down to lock parking and found a place luckily. Then we went in and got the visa check done. We cleared the security check and went to the gate to wait for over an hour. There is nothing much to do in Charleroi airport. We took hot chocolate to spend some time.
The flight was on time and we reached Prague also on time. Subhash had already researched on what would be the cheapest means to go around. With 100 CZK, you get a day pass valid for 24hrs from the time you first swipe in. That was enough for our whole trip. We bought that and we then took a bus to the city centre. From (Dejvicka) there we took a metro line A to muzeum and then a tram to the hotel where we stayed. I don’t remember the tram number or the stop name (may be 9) as I hardly participated in any planning. We got to the hotel and said we want to park off our luggage. As the hotel staff and the men were busy in that, I went into a shop opposite to the hotel and bought a big bottle of water to quench our thirst. None of us had anything for breakfast. We were ready for a brunch. Aunty was diabetic. She had her food pack ready with tablets in Swapna’s hand. As she had it and got ready, we parked our luggage and went to the stop again (with very less weight now) to go to Himalayas – the Indian restaurant that serves food at very low price. To us, it was low for the fact that we even could not get samosa for the buffet price.
It was still not 12 when we went there and the restaurant would only open at 12. So we went to the shopping mall which was within few yards. We did our first shopping there. I and Swapna bought same shirt as we like the colour and design. Then it was around 12:30. We went to the restaurant and this time he was open. That was a very small restaurant which in all probability encouraged take away. There were only 8 chairs and 4 tables in the restaurant. We ordered for 4 thali, a mango lassi for me, banana lassi for Srikanth, mango lassi again for uncle, Subhash and salt lassi for aunt. For vegetarian thali, the restaurant had served more vegetables than rice. For south Indians, this is not so happy go situation. But I was very happy for that. I always liked more vegetables than rice :) What was worth mentioning is the lassi. The lassi was made out of fresh fruit and not the flavor like how it is done everywhere in Europe. We could feel the fruit pulp in it. We were full and left with a heavy stomach feeling that we will not be able to walk. It was very hot weather out there. The temperature was around 36° C.
Prague is full of churches and museums. Neither of these are interesting to us. Hence our first plan was to go to the castle. So we took a tram 5 to the castle foothill. Then another tram think it was 22 to the castle entrance. Then after visiting the castle, we walked through the streets to see the goldsmith house along the golden lane with number 12 or 14. There are some important buildings through the stroll. Then there is a vineyard also as we descend. There are some viewpoints which give you a better picture of the valley. We came down and took a tram to the mini Eiffel tower – Petrin tower. Unfortunately there was some march going on to create awareness against AIDS and hence the tram was diverted to another part of the street. We got down elsewhere and got to see some other buildings the names of which are still unknown to me. We rested on the lawn for a while and then looked at the city map we had. We gotta know that we were close to the old town and astronomical clock. So we went there and took some pictures. Then we were in need of water and coffee. We were close to Charles Bridge. On our way from astronomical clock to Charles bridge we were passing by souvenir shops. We did some souvenir shopping too. Of course most women are glad to do some shopping. Then we bought some water and the men went in search of Mc.Donalds our favourite coffee spot following the direction board signs. They came back while we waited with some water. They could not find it and so we decided to walk across the Charles bridge. As we got out on the other side we saw the lesser town bridge tower. We could also find Mc.D. While Subhash went to get more water for us, we went to Mc D and got ourselves some coffee. All of us had some coffee/ice cream and walked to the other side to get to the tram stop. We now took the tram to the Petrin tower. We got down and took cable car to the top of the small hill on which the tower is built. We went up and saw the tower took some pictures to add to our memory, rested for a while, had some snacks with cola and water. It was a very very tiring day with hot temperature. Also because we had woken up quite early in the morning and a lot of walk through out tired us. It was almost 9pm then. So we decided to return to the same restaurant and have some food before we get to bed.
We then went to the hotel at around 11pm to hit the sack and finally get some rest. We woke up the next morning to get ready to leave and say ‘bye bye prague, see you again :)’
We reached Brussels on time and drove back home. Only when we were walking towards the parking place, we realized that we had parked in normal parking and not lock parking. Overall it was a very satisfying tour for us.
In this one-day journey, we came across some buildings which might have been of touristic importance. As I said before, Prague is full of museums and churches. So you will have to prioritize what you want to see and what is of interest to you in the days that you have reserved for the city. If you want to see all of them, I bet you need atleast a week.
We all did enjoy this trip to Prague. Hope you too will enjoy it.
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