Charles Bridge ornamentation
by mrclay2000
Some of the statuary on the Charles Bridge is entertaining in itself. If you stop a moment a realize that little details are worlds of their own, your trip and your album derive more from your close attention. While most of the figures are Biblical, there are scenes of Turks in battle, and a separate column just south and off the bridge devoted to Roland and his golden sword (almost beneath the Judith Towers).
Dogs in Prague (I&V)
by Zvrlj
Prague is very pet-friendly city. Favourite pets of Prague citizens are dogs and it is very easy to notice that.
There is kind of "dog toilet" in our tip-photo – it is in one of public parks and it is something we have not seen in any other city but in Prague.
We made this tip initiated by VT member Mitch Draper (mdraper) forum posting.
Flip flops
by biggeorge
The communal showers in a lot of places are a bit manky so a pair of flip-flops are a good idea. Some of your fellow travellers have walked across Eastern Europe in one pair of trainers before wandering into the shower! APS films pretty expensive so go to Boots before you go.
Sculptures on the houses
by bugulma
Both you can find many narrow streets and you can enjoy sculptures on the houses. I saw so many amazing figures. For example, on the picture you see the eagle that is on the gate of Thun-Hohenstein Palace (Italian Embassy nowadays).
Dancing Building
by sandysmith
Keep walking down the embankment past the National Theatre and soon you will come to this strange architecturally designed building, renowned as the "Ginger and Fred Ginger" building after the two dancers Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
The building is owned by a Dutch company, offices were built in 1996 by Frank Gehry. There is also a restaurant here you can enjoy