Various Tips
by klj&a
Soda is normally served without ice. If you want ice, it will be provided in a separate glass.
When shopping, prices on items already include taxes.
Tip-10%. You can pay for meals on credit card, but tips must be paid with currency.
We were told by local that tap is fine to drink. We didn’t have any issues.
very beautiful cathedral
by LisaPinUp
Unfortunately, but fair enough, you cannot take pictures in St. Vitus' cathedral. It's a huge place with extremely nice glass paintings in the windows and everything you could expect from an old place like that.
If I remember correctly, there was no charge for it. I'm not sure. But there were huge amounts of people going there at the same time! It's probably the easiest to get up to the castle area where this cathedral is also located, when you go thru the old town area and up the long stairs near where the Kafka's place was.
TOUCH THE GOLDEN DOG
by LoriPori
It is a local custom to stop at the statue of St. John Nepomuk located on the Charles Bridge. We saw all these people lining up in front of the statue to TOUCH THE GOLDEN DOG. A panel located beneath the statue depicts a soldier and his dog and for some strange reason if you rub it and make a wish, your wish will come true. OK I'm game. I rubbed it. My wish for it to stop raining didn't come true. I think it's just a ploy from the city public works department to keep the statues clean as this was the only clean spot on the whole statue. Duh!
~ Biking Around Prague ~
by Heavens-Mirror
Biking is the best and most effective way to see this fantastic city of Prague. You can ride through the streets in the town centre, along the Charles Bridge and Vltava River.
You can either go on a guided tour or rent the bikes yourself at only 55 Czech Korunas per hour and go off and do your own thing around the city.
INDIVIDUAL BIKE RENTAL PRICES
includes Bike Lock, Helmet
& Insurance.
10 Hours - 550 Kc
8 Hours - 500 Kc
6 Hours - 460 Kc
4 Hours - 360 Kc
Multiday rentals
2 Days - 1000 Kc
3 Days - 1350 Kc
4 Days - 1680 Kc
6 Days - 2280 Kc
8 Days - 2720 Kc
Tandem Bike ( 2 person bike )
1 Hour - 100 Kc
10 Hours - 600 Kc Free helmet and also bike locks are given to everyone so you can lock up your bikes when you want to go shopping in the shops or go to a bar for a drink. They also include insurance in the price.
Botanical Gardens
by Imbi
A large set of greenhouses and gardens where students in beards and woolly jumpers occasionally cast a glance the way of one of the millions of cacti or the half dozen other tropical plants. You can also wander around the grounds and a multitude of paths leading nowhere; the best sort.
Address is Praha 7, Nádvorní 134