while waiting for commencement of my new job, i decided to go for a short trip, sort of last minute but managed to grab cheap return tickets to prague. the journey took 2 hours from london luton airport.
it was a low budget trip so i picked a hostel and stayed there for 3 nights, it wasn't exciting but really can't complaint for the price i paid for. anyway it was a good experience as i get to meet some interesting people from all over the world.
winter isn't really a right season to visit prague as most of the gardens are dead, but i heard it's beautiful when snowing.. i didn't have the luck to experience the first snow in my life.. instead of experiencing the stormy weather for the last two days.. several were killed in europe.. on the third night i suppose to join a ghost trail tour (prague is the most haunted city in europe!) but cancelled it coz i almost got blew away on the street.
compared to london and paris, accommodation, food and public transport in prague are quite cheap.. but one thing that annoyed me a lot is that they really wanna squeeze every single cent from tourists. almost all museums, churches and even cementery have admission fees.. as most of it are under funded (czech is not as rich as UK and france) so it needs support from tourists.
in prague castle itself, there are a few museums, galleries, a sv vitus church, and golden lane (a shopping place), all charging between 50 to 300czk (100 koruny = GBP2.50 = RM17 = 3.60 euros).. you have to pay 50czk to golden lane before you can start shopping.. wtf.. i paid 300czk (rm50+) to visit the jewish cementery + 30czk to take photos! and the dirty toilets in the city are collecting 10czk, hey, klcc VIP toilets only charging RM2!
apart from that, attractions in prague are generally 'ok' but not brilliant.. let the photos do the talking..
prague streets
an antique at shop pstrossova st
a bar near narodni trida with funny name
there are plenty of chinese restaurace in prague, chinese are really capable to grow their roots in every corner of the world.
"when hitler's armies invaded czechoslovakia in 1939, hitler himself came to the castle on hradcany hill, had a pilsner beer and from the second floor gazed down at his magnificent conquest..." - the local favourite brand of beer
stall at prague castle
others than the bohemian glass, crystal and jewelries, puppets are the most seen items in the shops.
there are quite a lot of young beggars on the street begging in their own style..
she fell down after i took the shot.
to be continued in part II...
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