Beautiful Prague

I'm catching up on my blogging: Here are my impressions from a long weekend in Prague in August of 2007. To state it bluntly, Prague is everything it's cranked up to be :)

People come to Prague for the history, the architecture, the beer. And these are all good reasons to make the journey. The Old town was my favorite. The narrow streets are basically unchanged for centuries. Whenever you come around a corner, there's a fascinating facade, an ancient church, a hole-in-the-wall restaurants. Granted you can find a more affordable meal elsewhere and many of the shops are tourist traps. So what -- just walk past them and marvel in the beauty and charm of the Old Town.

Another thing to enjoy in Prague is the food. There are plenty of excellent restaurants and compared to prices in Western Europe, they are still quite affordable. We had both dinner and lunch at the strangely named Cowboy Restaurant. This excellent restaurant inhabits several buildings that climb the hill beneath Prague's ancient castle. The view is great and so is the food. I was especially impressed by the tuna tartare.

If you drink beer, make sure to sample the Czeck variety. You get good beer all over town, but why not try a micro brewery? U Medvidku and Klasterny Pivovar are both in or close to the Old Town.