Dr House, I went to quite a good Mexican restaurant near the castle when I was there. Quite a small place, had a large tequila selection though (me and my old man spent a small fortune there in an afternoon). Maybe you know the place, might appeal to some?
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Thanks very much Dr House, these places look good, will add them to my list of places to go
Also is there really lows of -16C at the moment?
Its so so so cold, I just walked back from the hospital, its FREEZING at -13 now but its going to be -21 this weekend.
I can't think of a place like that near the castle, strange because I have been to most the mexican restaurants.
I love this city so much, but going to have to move back to the uk soon
Brits have wrecked a lovely city i had a great time in the 'Elf' youth hostel, in a room with 5 girls he he, enjoyed it apart from when i went out in the evening and saw about 4 stag parties from Britain, walking round like they owned the place, flocking to the Irish bar... nubs!
cheap flights = cheap people
i had a great time in the 'Elf' youth hostel, in a room with 5 girls he he, enjoyed it apart from when i went out in the evening and saw about 4 stag parties from Britain, walking round like they owned the place, flocking to the Irish bar... nubs! cheap flights = cheap people
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[TW]Fox;21171078 said:
Its really not that bad anymore. The flights, hotels, food and drinks are all quite expensive now.
You only get 27 to 30 CZK to the GBP compared to 55 a few years ago so overall its not a cheap holiday destination anymore.
Food is also not bad in here
http://www.noirestaurant.cz/en/
If you want to spend a little more and take your partner to a nicer restaurant you can't go wrong with the Zatisi restaurants.
http://www.vzatisi.cz/en/vzatisi/
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i really did enjoy myself, and there is still plenty to do, you hear the brits coming a mile off, and they all head for the English and Irish bars....
best time to go is in the week, if you want a bit more quiet and less stags
Swap you some cheap flights there in exchange for some cheap flights to San Diego or New York not fussy
We were there beginning of this month! Stayed central, next to the coyote bar... And we had next to no sleep! Bunch of Brits stumbling about drunkenly shouting out haaaaarrrrryy, followed by builders wheeling scaffolding (at like... 4 in the morning) followed by the bin men and well.. We were shattered! Nice place to walk about for a day or two... Food at the hotel rott was TO DIE FOR! Go go go!, their bohemian soup and veal main was beyond lush! Sounds plush but price wise about £20 for both plus vino!
Also spent a few bucks and went to a Brazilian restaurant Just opposite (abiente brazilieno or there abouts name!) and that was tremendous! Awesome awesome food, we were stuffed beyond belief! Approximately £25 a head including drinks but it was all you can eat, with such a massive array of meats brought out and carved! Amazing!
Went to an absinthe bar over the Charles bridge and up an almighty hill...really lovely people, super friendly and an interesting place to chill out and play some s*** head cards
A number of decent jazz bars over the river too although cannot for the life of me remember their names!
You will probably be old repeatedly over there but just in case... Do not get a random taxi fom the side of the road. There's a big problem apparently over there where taxi drivers will con you mega amounts of moolah if you just grab a random one (according to various sources, mafia type related poopness going on!) If you can book a taxi from the air port to your accommodation and return in advance! You won't regret it
Don't be out off by people's stern faces, typically European but under it all super nice
Another tip too... Be careful when in restaurants and they serve up bread to your tables. A lot of places will charge you for this bread so if you're not wanting it ask them to take it away straight away!
If you do fancy a tour about too but aren't feeling the whole trekking around and can't be fagged to read pamphlets/be horded about with other people, they do 3/4 hour segway tours for about a tenner a head. My bro went on one before Christmas and said it was kinda fun whiz zing about on them around the town with a tour guide who was very down to earth and chatty/helpful! Also recommended loads of places and hidey holes to visit that tourists don't usually end up at.
We didn't do any museums other than the museum of sex which was funny but sooooo so wee! If you've not been exposed to much rudey rude stuff in your time other than the odd toy and what... There's some eye openers! I personally liked the music that was played over the ye olde pr0n films! Laughed so
It's a very pretty city and stupidly clean too! Not something I'd do again... I've seen most of the sights there now and beyond that you can only really shop (in either puppet / absinthe tourist stores or just your regular shops like Zara and top shop etc)..... Which isn't really my kinda thing plus, you can't really take your motorbike there! Too cobbled and apparently you need a certain tyre on your vehicle to legally drive around the inner parts of Prague!
Ooh... One last thing... We did miss out on the church of bones ... Canny recall the name but it's about an hours trip on the metro outta town and the interior of the church is constructed from human skeletons! Pretty darn awesome if you ask me! We were sad to miss it but due o an hours sleep picked the mid afternoon snooze over it so we were sane enough for evening fun
Wear warm clothes (scarf and hats = must!) and comfy shoes (all roads are cobbled!)
Enjoy
Also spent a few bucks and went to a Brazilian restaurant Just opposite (abiente brazilieno or there abouts name!) and that was tremendous! Awesome awesome food, we were stuffed beyond belief! Approximately £25 a head including drinks but it was all you can eat, with such a massive array of meats brought out and carved! Amazing!
Went to an absinthe bar over the Charles bridge and up an almighty hill...really lovely people, super friendly and an interesting place to chill out and play some s*** head cards
A number of decent jazz bars over the river too although cannot for the life of me remember their names!
You will probably be old repeatedly over there but just in case... Do not get a random taxi fom the side of the road. There's a big problem apparently over there where taxi drivers will con you mega amounts of moolah if you just grab a random one (according to various sources, mafia type related poopness going on!) If you can book a taxi from the air port to your accommodation and return in advance! You won't regret it
Don't be out off by people's stern faces, typically European but under it all super nice
Another tip too... Be careful when in restaurants and they serve up bread to your tables. A lot of places will charge you for this bread so if you're not wanting it ask them to take it away straight away!
If you do fancy a tour about too but aren't feeling the whole trekking around and can't be fagged to read pamphlets/be horded about with other people, they do 3/4 hour segway tours for about a tenner a head. My bro went on one before Christmas and said it was kinda fun whiz zing about on them around the town with a tour guide who was very down to earth and chatty/helpful! Also recommended loads of places and hidey holes to visit that tourists don't usually end up at.
We didn't do any museums other than the museum of sex which was funny but sooooo so wee! If you've not been exposed to much rudey rude stuff in your time other than the odd toy and what... There's some eye openers! I personally liked the music that was played over the ye olde pr0n films! Laughed so
It's a very pretty city and stupidly clean too! Not something I'd do again... I've seen most of the sights there now and beyond that you can only really shop (in either puppet / absinthe tourist stores or just your regular shops like Zara and top shop etc)..... Which isn't really my kinda thing
plus, you can't really take your motorbike there! Too cobbled and apparently you need a certain tyre on your vehicle to legally drive around the inner parts of Prague!Ooh... One last thing... We did miss out on the church of bones ... Canny recall the name but it's about an hours trip on the metro outta town and the interior of the church is constructed from human skeletons! Pretty darn awesome if you ask me! We were sad to miss it but due o an hours sleep picked the mid afternoon snooze over it so we were sane enough for evening fun
Wear warm clothes (scarf and hats = must!) and comfy shoes (all roads are cobbled!)
Enjoy
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I have just read this thread, Im am going there in 10 days. Very exxcited now.
Im going to try and get the missus to take me the coyote bar for my birthday.
I will update this when i return (16th Feb) to let you know.
Im going to try and get the missus to take me the coyote bar for my birthday.
I will update this when i return (16th Feb) to let you know.
I'm going from a Monday to Friday
you're have a cracking time, its fun, it was just the sat night i "heard" the sound of an drunken British army, cheap ******
I used to live near this mexican http://www.cantinadospinkos.ic.cz/english/
Not next to the castle but not that far a walk. Not in an area with tourist things though.
I came back from prague recently and it wasnt brits that was the problem, it was spanish and italians with their tacky fashion and ignorant manners...
It has been a while since I have been but some of this may still provide useful / a warning.
Prague Metro is easy to use and get around on. If someone shows you a big ring (on their finger
) whilst you are in the metro then they are most likely ticket inspectors and the ring is the identifier. Just show your ticket and your good to go.
We stayed outside of central Prague and it was fairly quiet. As long as the Metro is close it should be pretty easy to get in and out of the central area without having to worry about trying to sleep with all the drunken noise.
Karlovy Lazne was great with a central wire frame elevator with spiral stairs winding around it. Multiple floors with different themes. Reminded me of a Uni student club. Lots of very attractive girls, like there are around most of Prague. Remember plenty of eye contact.
Remember to get the name and address of your hotel from the receptionist if you are out for the night and may not be so clear headed on your return. We went out in a group and got 'a bit drunk'. One friend decided to go back to the hotel so we put him in a street cab (pretty dangerous by all accounts) and showed the cab driver the hotel key card so he had the hotel name. When we met up with him the following day, it turns out there are two hotels with the same name being part of the same chain and he got dropped off at the other one. Turns out what with the decoration being the same it was only just before knocking on the door to 'his room' he suddenly had a "Hang on this isn't my office" moment and had to go down to reception and explain himself with very drunken English. As soon as she managed to stop laughing, the lady phoned him a cab which took him to the other hotel.
If you are looking to err, experience the more naughty side and see a show etc then do your research and know how to get there. After seeing off our friend, a couple of us decided to go see a 'show' and got in a cab. The driver kept telling us to try this other place instead of the well known club we had researched before going to Prague (Cab drivers get door money for dropping of clients/tourists) but finally relented and said he would take us to where we wanted to go. Needless to say we ended up outside central Prague in the 'special district' in front of a house of negotiable affection (looked just like any other house on a very quiet street but seemed to have a regular flow of patrons) and were ordered out of the taxi which then sped away. This area was quite deserted and we had to more or less jump out in front of an empty taxi passing by to get it to stop so we could get back to central Prague.
Travelling around outside of Prague is also pretty good.
When I was travelling back and forth quite a bit CSA (Czech airlines) was pretty good and there was also a coach from London taking 22 hours and stops every 3 hours. Nightmare if you have long legs but can be fun and a good way to meet people.
Prague can be great and a lot of the Czech Republic was pretty much unspoilt when I used to go there (pretty much ex Soviet meets Eastern Europe as you may expect but very much had its own charm). Remember though that most don't speak English outside of the tourist areas like Prague. A friend and I had an interesting experience trying to get pool table tokens using improvised mime at a bar as they didn't speak English. We ended up 10 minutes later with two more beers and very confused bar staff. Using props like the pool cue and the white ball didn't seem to help at all. My ex-wife is Czech and we got married in a castle there. Lovely country, nice people. A bit of respect, a smattering of very basic Czech and a smile should see most people having a great time. Oh and plenty of beautiful girls.
RB
Prague Metro is easy to use and get around on. If someone shows you a big ring (on their finger
) whilst you are in the metro then they are most likely ticket inspectors and the ring is the identifier. Just show your ticket and your good to go.We stayed outside of central Prague and it was fairly quiet. As long as the Metro is close it should be pretty easy to get in and out of the central area without having to worry about trying to sleep with all the drunken noise.
Karlovy Lazne was great with a central wire frame elevator with spiral stairs winding around it. Multiple floors with different themes. Reminded me of a Uni student club. Lots of very attractive girls, like there are around most of Prague. Remember plenty of eye contact
.Remember to get the name and address of your hotel from the receptionist if you are out for the night and may not be so clear headed on your return. We went out in a group and got 'a bit drunk'. One friend decided to go back to the hotel so we put him in a street cab (pretty dangerous by all accounts) and showed the cab driver the hotel key card so he had the hotel name. When we met up with him the following day, it turns out there are two hotels with the same name being part of the same chain and he got dropped off at the other one. Turns out what with the decoration being the same it was only just before knocking on the door to 'his room' he suddenly had a "Hang on this isn't my office" moment and had to go down to reception and explain himself with very drunken English. As soon as she managed to stop laughing, the lady phoned him a cab which took him to the other hotel.
If you are looking to err, experience the more naughty side and see a show etc then do your research and know how to get there. After seeing off our friend, a couple of us decided to go see a 'show' and got in a cab. The driver kept telling us to try this other place instead of the well known club we had researched before going to Prague (Cab drivers get door money for dropping of clients/tourists) but finally relented and said he would take us to where we wanted to go. Needless to say we ended up outside central Prague in the 'special district' in front of a house of negotiable affection (looked just like any other house on a very quiet street but seemed to have a regular flow of patrons) and were ordered out of the taxi which then sped away. This area was quite deserted and we had to more or less jump out in front of an empty taxi passing by to get it to stop so we could get back to central Prague.
Travelling around outside of Prague is also pretty good.
When I was travelling back and forth quite a bit CSA (Czech airlines) was pretty good and there was also a coach from London taking 22 hours and stops every 3 hours. Nightmare if you have long legs but can be fun and a good way to meet people.
Prague can be great and a lot of the Czech Republic was pretty much unspoilt when I used to go there (pretty much ex Soviet meets Eastern Europe as you may expect but very much had its own charm). Remember though that most don't speak English outside of the tourist areas like Prague. A friend and I had an interesting experience trying to get pool table tokens using improvised mime at a bar as they didn't speak English. We ended up 10 minutes later with two more beers and very confused bar staff. Using props like the pool cue and the white ball didn't seem to help at all. My ex-wife is Czech and we got married in a castle there. Lovely country, nice people. A bit of respect, a smattering of very basic Czech and a smile should see most people having a great time. Oh and plenty of beautiful girls.
RB
I'm looking at taking the girl friend there soon the only thing that is annoying me is the flights... As I'm in Cardiff its either an indirect flight form Cardiff or stupid O'clock flights from Bristol!
(I don't mind leaving early in the morning, but I don't like the idea of landing in prague at 9/10 at night! just wastes a day really).
(I don't mind leaving early in the morning, but I don't like the idea of landing in prague at 9/10 at night! just wastes a day really).
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We went for our Honeymoon just over 4 years ago and thought Prague was magnificent. Such a clean city (except for the rampant graffiti), astoundingly easy to get around, extremely friendly people (except perhaps waiters in some restaurants, which is weird -- they like to make a point of service not being included in the bill...), the museum of torture was right up my street, and Zoo Praha is brill.
Hoping to go back for our anniversary either this year or the next. Will learn a little more Czech and avoid the tourist traps as much as possible.
Hoping to go back for our anniversary either this year or the next. Will learn a little more Czech and avoid the tourist traps as much as possible.