Prague Sports & Outdoors

As always, have snow will sled. We had the chance to do some sledding when we were walking through Petrin park. Some kids were nice enough to leave their sled sitting out where "kids at heart" could take a whirl. I opted not to partake but Chuck did a great job navigating the course. Hey, it had to be documented somehow!

At the end of a long corridor seemingly going nowhere along the upper floor of the castle walls is a mediaeval fairground style target game with a difference!

Instead of using a gun to shoot at targets, for 50 crowns you get an authentic looking crossbow to fire crossbow bolts on a 50ft firing range at a target approximately 2ft by 3ft - which is in fact quite difficult!

In my five shots I managed to hit the target paper twice, though not in the bullseye.

Of course, I was tempted to poke a couple of holes in the bullseye - but I wouldn't do that... ;-)

Not bad fun, especially if you can get a little competition going!

Equipment: One Crossbow and 5 quarrels/bolts and a target to shoot at and keep as a souvenir!

From April 24th till Mai 9th 2004, Prague will host the Icehockey World Championship. If you are interessted in Hockey, Prague would be the perfect place to enjoy.... Icehockey, Beer and Woman....?

Equipment: You need a ticket. That's it.

there are quite a few places to see the "big" game - Caffrey's, Legends, JJ Murphys are just a few that I really like.
Legends has a ton of screens with multiple games going on. in old town / ungelt
caffrey's will normally have just one game on, and gets filled fast. in old town.
JJ's is smaller, but great. normally one game on at a time.
all have great food. a little more on the pricey side - touristy prices, but still good.

Equipment: gear - an empty stomach for beer and food!

Prague currently has 3 clubs playing in the Czech top league (Gambrinus League). Sparta Prague (www.sparta.cz) who are frequently the Czech qualifiers for the Champions League; Slavia Prague (www.slavia.cz) as the local rival for Sparta and Viktoria Zizkov (www.fkviktoriazizkov.cz) a famous working class club.
Matches of the Czech national team are often played in the Sparta Stadium (Toyota Arena) which is a compact 20,000 all-seater stadium.

It is a summer bobsleigh track. Great fun for everybody (not dangerous).
Suitable for children above 8 years.
Price: 40 CZK adults, 30 CZK children
Running time: daily 10 am to 10 pm.
The website is in Czech, but comprehensible (more photos).

Equipment: No special equipment.

If you're travelling to Prague in a group, travel to Hotel Diplomat (nearest stop Dejvica on the green line) for some go-karting. It's reasonably priced and it's large enough to show off your Schumacher skills.

From around October to April, there are 2 local hockey (I think both professional) teams, Sparta Praha (Jagr and Hasek have played for them) and Slavia Praha.

Go to the arena to check it out. (Tourist centres, hotels and hostels can point it out for you) We payed only 50kc (which is less than $2US) to watch Slavia Praha. The hockey is exciting and the atmosphere is amazing. The crowd, mostly standing room only, are always yelling, chanting, and playing music. It was a great experience!