We took the train from Berlin to Prague on September 20th. Closing out the Chausseestrasse apartment, getting to the Hauptbahnhof, even finding our platform and train were smooth and easy. Then it turned out the Czech train service switched cars in such a way that the new car did not have the seats we had reserved. Long story short is that we did the almost 4 hour ride in "middle" seats. Middle seats on a European train at least are not the misery they are on American airplanes. From Prague's central station we merely walked 11 minutes to our new apartment on Dlouha street, in Stare Mesto, the Old Town, a few blocks from a) the river, b) the Municipal House, c) the Palladium shopping center and Paris street, d) Old Town Square, e) Wenceslas Square, and f) not much further to anything else of interest. We may take the tram up to St. Vitas cathedral and Hradcany Castle when we get around to them, but pretty much everything else will be on foot. We're here mostly to luxuriate in the abundant art nouveau and art deco architecture that is everywhere in Old Town, New Town, the Josefov, etc. After three days' more or less random wandering, our necks already are sore from gawking up. Anyhow, we're here for three weeks, quite happy with our situation, leisurely touring one of the great European cities. Our third visit to Prague over the years.
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Pretty countryside, especially past Dresden; here looking up
at some of the crags above the Elbe, a route we'd driven in previous
visits |
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| Exiting the Prague central station; art nouveau, anyone? |
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| So there we are, in Stare Mesto, center of the map |
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Our building, the facade anyway, Palac Dlouha,
fifth floor |
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Looking up (down?) Revolution street, just beyond the curve is the
Palladium, a huge shopping center; go straight and in another block
you're at the gorgeous Municipal House, much Mucha and music
(Smetana Hall) |
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| Looking up Dlouha street |
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| Approaching our apartment |
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| Another over-sized studio; $87/night; living area |
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| Kitchen, dining area |
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Behind all the cabinet doors lurk the microwave, fridge, dishwasher,
and anything else one could want (except an oven) |
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Blogging station
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Sleeping area, screened off by a wall at the bottom and a bookcase
on the side |
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| Bath |
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| Shower |
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We've arrived just in time! The beer and sausages are getting pretty
boring... |
1 comment:
Great to be in Prague! We had reserved first class seats on a train from Vienna to Munich and when we got to the station, the car we were assigned to was not on the train. When we asked about it, we were told, "Short train today, long train another day!" We just got on and found a seat and went on our way. Somehow our train rides always turn out to be adventures! Also, about the oven...we had rented an apartment in Paris advertised to have an oven...yep, no oven. The owner's response was, "So sue me for false advertising!" Oh, well! Enjoy Prague!
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