Just arrived back from a 3 day trip to Prague with my school friends Clare, Muireann and Sharon (Babydoll) and oh what a place it is. I booked the flights about a month ago and Dublin to Prague was 80 euro return. We stayed in Jury's Inn (The only branch outside of Ireland and Britain). The staff here were very pleasant all the way through except for the ignoramous that we had on check out. But as the saying goes ''there's always one".
We hit the town on Wednesday night and drank all night in a pub called James Dean's. We were on the double vodkas and redbull for most of the night and they cost 400 czech crowns each. It was hard to keep converting back to euro. Really and truly I don't think any of us knew how much we were spending!! But who cares we were on holiday! :)
On the Thursday we took a little stroll around the beautiful shops which ultimately ended up with myself and Sharon getting a free hairdo from an enthuasiastic hairdresser in a shopping centre stall trying to sell us each a curler. We nearly bought the curlers but the european plug ended up being the deal breaker! After this I was dying for a drink and really fancied going to a proper Czech bar. We ended up finding a little gem of a bar called Prague Beer Museum. We hit the high stools and ordered everything from house beers to 'Long Islands' and 'Screaming Orgasm' cocktails. This sent us on our merry way and we had a quick meal before heading out for the night. Again we ended back at James Dean's. This place is a bit like the Prague 'Coppers'. The tunes were hoppin' the only thing we were missing was a wee bit of Westlife. :) We made our way to Bombay Cocktail Bar with a few newly acquired Russian, Belgium and Czech friends in tow. We made a quick visit to Harlay's across the road but at this stage it was 5.30 am and McDonalds was calling us.
On Friday it was tourist day. We all know about the famous statue 'The Child of Prague'. The statue the family of the bride leave out overnight in the hope for good dry weather on her wedding day. We hopped in to a taxi in a bid to find it. Very few taxi drivers in Prague speak English. We left it up to google maps to get us there. We went in to a church called St. Nicholas's however we actually didn't realise that the statue was in there until we got out and again googled it. Apparently it's only a small statue so if anyone could clarify this for us it would be great!! We headed on to the castle where we got the most wonderful view of the city and then onto have a strawberry dacquiri outside the famous clock in the old town. We then indulged in some beautiful street food that being huge chocolate crepes and washed it down with mulled wine. Christmas is fast approaching and it had that feel in the air. I love this time of year.
We all had heard about the ICE bar and decided we'd go for a look. This is literally a tiny bar that you can go in to for 20 minutes which is on a countdown clock. They charge you an entrance fee of 9 euro and you get one free drink. Everything is made of ice. Even the glasses. I didn't even get to finish my drink because the glass melted away!! They provide you with heavy shawls and gloves. Word of warning do not wear tights or leggings here as obviously it is freezing and I spent most of the time doing a little dance on the spot trying to keep myself warm!!!
I'm a big fan of fur so we visited a fur shop just off oldtown square. The guy working there was telling us all about the type of fur they had on sale in the shop. Everything from cat to kangaroo. Needless to say I didn't buy anything I'm more into faux fur. :) We went out for dinner in oldtown square and afterwards said we'd go into the Irish bar there in the square for one. The atmosphere wasn't great so we headed back to The Beer Museum and our favourite spot James Dean's to round it up. A lovely ending to a pleasant few days.
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| The detox started at Prague Airport Departures :) |
Prague in a nutshell: A beautiful historic city with lots to offer.
The downside!!: Watch the taxi drivers. Settle on a fixed rate before you get in the car. We got ripped off on a few occasions. Oh and if you can't stand cigarettes (like me) be mindful that there is no smoking ban and they smoke in all the bars and restaurants.
Perfect for!!: A 2-3 day city break. Ideal for a couple or anyone really looking to get away. Flight time is 2hrs 15 minutes from Dublin. Sure what more do ya want!!
RRM
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