Let's close out November with another city-focused travel post. Today: our 2010 visit to Prague.
I look above the computer and see a professional picture of Charles Bridge, one of the most iconic in the world. Prague is quite popular with tourists- it's the 8th-most visited European city (source here) and tops in the former Soviet bloc. It's easy to see why- it's a beautiful city, dominated by the castle, Charles Bridge, and town center. In addition to the 'standard' joys of Medieval European architecture and culture, I really enjoyed the Communism museum- an unsympathetic look back at the country's years under Communist rule. The Jewish areas, like in Krakow, were humbling reminders of a people long oppressed. The observant traveler may even find a Zombie bar in the area, and we got to park in a super-cool double-decker parking mechanism, where the bottom cars disappeared underground to access the upper levels. The food was good, the people were nice . . . one wonders what this city (and nation) could be if not constrained by decades of Communist rule.
I look above the computer and see a professional picture of Charles Bridge, one of the most iconic in the world. Prague is quite popular with tourists- it's the 8th-most visited European city (source here) and tops in the former Soviet bloc. It's easy to see why- it's a beautiful city, dominated by the castle, Charles Bridge, and town center. In addition to the 'standard' joys of Medieval European architecture and culture, I really enjoyed the Communism museum- an unsympathetic look back at the country's years under Communist rule. The Jewish areas, like in Krakow, were humbling reminders of a people long oppressed. The observant traveler may even find a Zombie bar in the area, and we got to park in a super-cool double-decker parking mechanism, where the bottom cars disappeared underground to access the upper levels. The food was good, the people were nice . . . one wonders what this city (and nation) could be if not constrained by decades of Communist rule.
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