A crisp, clear morning. And the perfect time to experience Karlův Most (Charles Bridge). Fittingly, I’d picked up from where I’d left off at Karlovy Lázně the night before. In all their splendour, the twin Catholic churches of St. Francis Of Assisi and St. Salvator effortlessly wiped away the cobwebs, a refreshing palate cleanser for what was to come, but […]
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Part 6: Billed as “The Largest night-club in central Europe”, Karlovy Lázně was an obvious end-point for the evening. U Vejvodů has been the ideal setup, but now I was stumbling through the darkened corridors of Prague’s old town towards it. Prague’s back-streets sprang into life as the darkness fell. The lifeless shuttered windows opening out, revealing
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Back at the Wenceslas Square / Na Příkopě crossroads was only one remaining direction, toward The Old Town Square. Four directions, all with contrasting characters. The in-your-face, still-raw modern history of Narodni, the regal splendour of Wenceslas Square, to the skin-deep chic of Na Příkopě. My remaining route was instantly odle worlde, homely even. I was
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Národní represents the very essence of Prague. After the window dressing of Wenceslas Square and Na Příkopě, Národní has no pretensions, no obvious purpose or audience, and it’s here that you begin to understand the real Prague, warts and all, unashamed and proud. Národní is Prague. Starting off in a very business-like manner, Národní seems grey and lacking
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Part 3. Exploring Na Příkopě. Prague at its most modern, most commercial, even most ‘western’. I came to a crossroads, a central paved hub, a focal point for the masses. Behind me, the beauty of Wenceslas Square, curving majestically up to the landmarks in the distance. To my left, a concentration of al-fresco cafes and restaurants to
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Part 2 of ‘Prague : The Musical City’. Impressions on Prague’s famous commercial and entertainment boulevard; Wenceslas Square. I stepped out from my hotel ‘Sonata’ and was abruptly met with the brazenness of a sex-shop in the cold light of day no less. Being resolutely more ‘British’ than ‘European’ I was instantly on the back-foot, turning
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Part One: My first impressions of arriving in Prague on a cold Christmas eve. I’d always believed I was hardened to the winter. The biting sea-fret of the North sea was home to me, and although for the moment I found myself in the cosy surroundings of a Brussels Airport bar, I was Ill prepared
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My latest travel blog is all about Prague, the beautiful capital city of the Czech Republic, a place steeped in history and culture, where music and art in all its forms thrive after years of apparent oppression. I loved it so much I had to return, twice. This’ll as ever be my own personal observations and
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