10/20/2019 0 Comments PragueCurrencyCZK, Czech Koruna, Kč LanguageCzech fun factsYou can tell if a restaurant is a tourist trap by looking at beer prices: if beer is more expensive than water, it is a trap and you should find somewhere more local to eat One of the most popular souvenirs for study abroad students to purchase here is the “Praha Drinking Team” merch Prague is one of the cheaper Central European cities to travel to: get a lot of bang for your buck, especially when it comes to food transportationMetro, trams and busses are very accessible and easy to navigate Another place with pretty reliable Uber, nice to get around because the city is bigger than you think Where to stayAnywhere near Old Town Square is a good, central location for exploring the city Be prepared to Uber to/ from the airport as it is not centrally located what to doThe free walking tours are SO useful here to learn about the history and see the different areas (Jewish Quarter, Old Town, etc.) Explore Old Town Square Visit St. Vitus Cathedral Go to the Farmer’s Market on Saturday - upon the river embankment just underneath the fortress of Vysehrad Take a cruise on the Vltava River what to seeJohn Lennon wall (even though John Lennon never went to Prague…) It is free to go into the Prague Castle, and it has great views of the city (go early enough to see the changing of the guard) Jewish Quarter: there are five synagogues and the Old Jewish Cemetery that you can access with the same ticket. Very worth it to read the information at each Charles Bridge Astronomical Clock: go at the top of the hour to watch it strike what to eat and whereLots of bread, and LOTS of potatoes...Goulash is always a safe order option Mlejnice: fantastic pivni guláš (beer goulash) in a bread bowl Fresh trdelník (doughy cone that you can fill with icecream, fudge, etc.) from any of the local shops...go when the cones are spinning to make sure you get a fresh one U Fleku: good classic czech food- get beef with cream (it sounds so weird) but it is SO good Try a Koleno (Pork Knee) which is a popular Czech dish what to drink and whereU-prince hotel rooftop: go for drinks, it’s beautiful and not insanely priced drinks
Usudu: cool bar where people pregame (you will see half of CU Boulder here) Lucerna Music Bar: layout of a club, with a huge dance floor and 70s/80s/90s music videos playing on a screen upfront. Very fun vibes and must-go-to place during your time here Bar crawl through the local tour guide service is a good way to see lots of unique bars if you are only there for the weekend - ends at the 5 story club which has a different genre of music playing on each floor, plus an ice bar Parukarka club: underground nuclear bunker built by the Communist party in 1950, that was recently converted to a club
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