Statue on Charles Bridge at Night

Days 3 & 4

  Friday we got an early start with Krysti Brice, our guide for a walking tour (Old Town) and expat who has lived in Prague for about 20 years - and she's originally from Macon, Georgia!  Krysti met us at our apartment building to begin the tour.  After about three hours of walking and learning so much about this old part of the city, we had lunch at a Krysti-recommended restaurant - delicious!

  The weather is beautiful here, about 58 to 60 degrees during the day -  perfect for sightseeing.  Prague is a great city for walking and there are tram lines less than a block from the apartment.  People are friendly, and a lot of tourists in this area of town.  

   Saturday, we headed over to Prague Castle to see the complex including St. Vitus Cathedral and part of the grounds and gardens.  After lunch at an outdoor garden cafe, we continued our exploring including a visit to the Tesco grocery store (big).  The food is is very good, and the dumplings, too.

  Home again and time to plan for another day!

    

Day 2 - Friends joining us!

   Our friends joined us in Prague on Thursday morning - now it's time to get moving!

      Old Town Square near our apartment.

   Old Town Square - beautiful buildings all around but not too many people early in the day 😊

   Astronomical clock installed in the early 1400s, and after WWII damage, was reconstructed.  The clock strikes on the hour from 8:00 to 21:00 with lots of movement...

 

   So many beautiful buildings - far too many pictures  to post!

   The weather has been great here, mostly sunshine, some clouds, and temperatures in the 50s and 60s - perfect for sightseeing 💥. There are a lot of tourists (and big groups) here - more than I expected at this time of the year.

    Planning for another day's sightseeing.

Prague - Day 1

   Good trip on Air France (thanks Delta!) - and after a short layover in Paris, we arrived in Prague.  Our very nice apartment (home for the next week) was ready and waiting for us in Praha 1.

   Taken from our apartment balcony, of buildings across the street.

   

    View around the corner toward the Intercontinental Hotel and tram stop.

   One of the trams in our neighborhood - we are in a quiet, good neighborhood.  Even the trams are really quiet. 

   We rested up for a while and later walked around Old Town (Stare Mesto) Prague.  We had dinner near the apartment and waited for our friends to join us.

   The apartment is on the 3rd floor - in a wonderful old restored building - high ceilings with beautiful plater detail, fresh paint, and Ikea supplied!

     Kitchen and dining room 

  

    Entrance hall - plus 3 bedrooms, 2 bath rooms, living room, and kitchen-dining room - lots of room for us!

Ready to Go!

   Departure from Atlanta:  Tuesday, 5:50 pm 

   Arrival in Prague:  Wednesday, 11:30 am

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