Prague City Break

Brenda Murray-Flynn 04 November 2010
My Husband and I went on a weekend break for 3 nights to Prague and we flew direct from Dublin.

From the minute we arrived we were keen to explore this fabulous city. Our hotel, The Caesers Palace was based about five minutes walk from the famous Charles Bridge, so we were very close to the majority of the sights and you can walk to nearly all the attractions. Flat shoes are highly recommended as some of the back streets are cobblestone!

Over the three days we visited Prague Castle which has beautiful architecture and is full of character. We also saw Charles Bridge which is said to be Pragues most popular sightseeing destination and has breath taking views of the fully lit Castle in the evening. The Old town is a must with its markets in the evenings sprinkled with vendors selling their local fare and some cooking enormous portions of culinary delights.

You have to visit the Astronomical clock in the square on the hour, preferably in the evening time it is an amazing sensation everyone standing in the square and as the clock strikes the hour cameras flash non-stop it's like the paparazzi and the square itself is lit up like a Christmas tree!

Other places of interest were Wenceslas square, The Infant Jesus of Prague and St. Nicholas Cathedral, they have music and operas running throughout the day which were worth a visit.

When we were going back to the airport we decided to venture on the local train from the city centre to the bus station and then connected with the bus to the airport…all for only two euro each!

Prague is a beautiful city and we will definitely be returning to explore it some more.