Visit the Old Town Square by...
by SydneyGal
Visit the Old Town Square by night. One of my fondest memories was hanging out in the old town square by night, eating beef goulash and drinking red wine as the sun set. Fabulous! (left: Check out the photo which I took at sundown in the Old Town)
Try the Becherovka. It is an...
by rids
Try the Becherovka. It is an herbal liquer (kind of like Chartreuse, but better). You can buy it at most grocery stores, but if you get it at some tourist shops it will come with the metal box (a little more expensive). The box is good for travelling, and it can be used as a container for spaghetti. Therefore, you always have, in your kitchen, a reminder of your trip :)
Art is in the eye of the beholder
by zrim
This one, I cannot hope to explain. Four rusty guys. In an odd way they remind me of those blue guys who were in all those commercials a few years back. Except that I hated those blue guys--these rusty guys, I'm kind of fond of them. But I also feel sorry for them, they are bolted together. What if they start getting on each other's nerves?
You can find them on the Na Prikope by the casino.
Vysehrad Casemates
by M0B1US
Within the northern Cihelna Gate (Brick) gate is a discreet sign pointing to a doorway at the side, very easy to miss unless you are looking for it!
Inside you are greeted by a small exposition and history of the walled defences of Prague and Vysehrad in particular which costs around 10 crowns.
Again, if you don't know about what is hidden under the formidable ramparts of this great fortress, you could leave without realising that you have missed one of the star attractions here.
Every hour the attendant takes you on a guided tour of the casemates running under the walls from both directions of the Brick Gate. This tour costs 20 crowns - both of these costs are covered by the Prague Card
It is like entering another world as the lights are switched on to reveal a tunnel disappearing into the distance. There are over two kilometres of tunnels under Vysehrad and after what seems an age you come out into a large black space pierced by shafts of light from several small openings and you are aware of several dark shapes looming out of the inky blackness.
When the lights are turned on it is truly a revelation because the Gorlice Hall is a large hall of some 330 square metres with a 13 metre ceiling and is used as a repository for six original Charles Bridge statues placed here at regular intervals since 1992:
St. Bernard with Madonna (by M.V.Jäckel, 1709)
St. Augustine and St. Nicolas of Tolentino (by J. B. Kohl, 1708)
St. Adalbert (by F. M. Brokof, 1709)
St. Anne (by M. V. Jäckel, 1707)
St. Ludmila with small Wenceslas (by M.B.Braun, 1720 – 1724)
The Gorlice Hall is a wonderful space, especially when the first time you enter you feel like Indiana Jones stumbling upon some long lost tomb for the first time.
Definitely the highlight of my visit to Vysehrad!
Check out the link below, as for the last few years a theatre company has been playing 'The Tragicall History of Doctor Faustus' by Christopher Marlowe in this space.
Beautiful buildings
by ettenaj
We walked up to the park over looking the river and came across this fabulous building. It is a restuarant, the waiters are dressed with white shirts and bow ties, a nice place to sit and sip a cool drink and lierally watch the world float by..................