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Hi all

Im off to Prague in a few weeks and I wanted a little advice on a number of things:

1. What currency should I take? I understand they dont use officially Euros, so I will need local currency (Koruna). I guess I should take Euros too, but will US dollars also be useful?

2. Can anyone recommend a guide book (which hopefully would include some basic czech phrases)?

3. Any other tips for visitng Prague?

Thanks in advance. :)



Edit: I mean Czech Republic
 
I work with 2 Czechs and we have been teaching each other the essential swear words and insults in our respective languages, as you do :lol: so could give you a handful of phrases to get you in trouble with the locals....:coat:

All joking aside the two I work with are the friendliest blokes you could wish to meet, so I'm sure your have a great time there, i'll ask on monday if they can recomend anything and will report back
 
I used Koruna last year, but Euros are OK, I got my Koruna from the post office if that helps, no commission.

As far as guides I got Hachette's 'A great weekend in Prague' which was a very good book, got it from Waterstones.

Didn't come across anything un-toward or 'Dogey' all people we dealt with were very friendly.

Beers cheap and GOOD, foods good, they do all the usual fast food. TGI, Mcdonalds, Burger King, Pizza Hut, KFC so if you didn't fancy local cuisine your covered. Had a fantastic meal at the Italian at the Corintia Towers Hotel near VYSEHRAD area.

If you fancy it you've got the red light bit.

Loads to see and do.
 
1, We took czech money and brought some back as it was so cheap. Started off going to ordinary looking restaurants but then went to smart ones and it was still cheap.

2, No as my wife does guide books. English is fine at most places.

3, Very comfy shoes as you will walk miles - even if you buy a tram rover ticket. Take the cable railway up to the castle.. it is easier to walk down than walk up. Take a river cruise - you get a different view of stuff. You can get too many photos of the castle (you can see it from everywhere :) )

It felt a very safe place - even walking late at night down quiet roads. Amazing detail in everything there. Mozaic pavements everywhere....etc etc.

We went off season and it was busy. This time of year the bridge must be a nightmare to cross.
 
Thinking about it now I'm not so sure we did bring money back. May have spent the remainder in the airport due to rules about taking money out..course i could be imagining it as I have the memory of a goldfish for some things :)

I do remember the first restaurant was £18 for 3 courses and wine for 2 of us.. though it was a small backstreet place.
 
I just remember Prague was so very beautiful, holds some wierd memories for me though, the John Lennon wall makes a good shot...the bridge is so gorgeous....the whole place looks like a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale set :)
 
Joe T said:
3. Any other tips for visitng Prague?
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Hi Joe, Avoid Eating and Drinking in old town square, It's expensive (near London prices) and it's where you'll get pestered by the Drug and Strip club pedallers.

Eat in Czech Restaurants (U Suteru on Palackeho is a good place to start). I hope your not vegetarian, You'll have a very hard time finding anything to eat, One of my friends ended up eating a Cheese board as a main course.

As for Places to visit, I'd agree with everyone above, but include the Jewish Cemetery in the list.

It's a great City to practice those B&W photo techniques.

Dave
 
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