Non UK I’m off to Prague.

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Over the Christmas period I’m going there for three days as from Boxing Day and wondered if anyone can tell me places that are a must to photograph as I have never been there before.

Thank you.
 
The old market square is a must with the astronomical clock.

Charles bridge (beware of beggars at night - although chuck them some money and they make a great subject) and Wenceslas square.

There's also a secondhand camera shop which is an Alladin's cave of all things photographic (I bought my Manfrotto 190 tripod and head there for £68 including ball head).

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Jan Pazdera
Vodičkova 30,
Prague 1


Enjoy your stay.

Here's one I took on Charles Bridge, I'm sure you can do better, this was a while ago.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/SMysdU]Beggar on the Bridge by Terence Rees, on Flickr[/URL]
 
There's plenty to see that you'll discover as you walk around. Worth walking from the main town across the river to the castle & back by a different bridge, go up the clock tower, charles bridge etc.
 
Went last year for a week fantastic city the old Jewish quarter is worth a wander around and the museums if the weather is unpleasant make and visit worth while. For great views over the city here is a great place

https://www.pragueexperience.com/places.asp?PlaceID=604

This guy on you tube is ace I watched a lot of his videos before I went and gave me some great tips about the city

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM9_KZNJw8qGuEHJf4lcfIiGwpiRtcKAm

PS Dudak beer was my favourite of all the beers I tried in my week long stay
 
Just been again, can you see this map?

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@50.0...m1!4b1!4m2!6m1!1s1AlY3acRUbzFTnrY4vRTqj4cvnCU

Can highly recommend the Cloister Inn hotel, good staff, ok rooms, great location, good breakfast :D

So Spend a day on the other side of the river, walk up to the castle, take the stairs. On the way down, you can walk under the charles bridge to the p***ing staues, passing the smallest lane in europe. It's one person wide with traffic lights and is usually full of tourists. Walk back the other way to the John Lennon wall, again a tourist spot, but carry on over the little bridge with padlocks on, lovers bridge, and the little cafe there is really good - the one by the watermill.

Walk along the park to Museum kampa, free stuff to see outside, but they've also an exhibition in the park of when Prague flooded recently. There's also the Cerney Baby statues at the end.
Not on the map - walk along to the next bridge (good spot to take photos of Prague) and turn right towards the funicular railway up to Petrin tower. There's part of the wall there, more statues/monuments and steps. On the road before you cross is an amazing junk/antique shop.
Do go up the railway (angry, dismissive women staff - proper eastern communist welcome :D ) to the Petrin tower, worth walking up for the view and you see the football stadium (tatty). Walk down, and you'll pass the cave house. Weird house, paintings
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/magic-cave

Back over the bridge and the cafe on the corner does great coffee and cakes. On a sunday there's a market there.

Other strange places to go -
Cafe Orient, around the corner go upstairs, lightbulb shaped staircase.
The public library, has an infinite book tower, but the inside is pretty cool also for architecture.
Main railway staion. Modern concourse underneath but the old entrance upstairs is amazing.
By the Municipal House is a large shopping mall, with a really good food court upstairs and clean, free toilets.
Suspended sigmund Freud - I walked past this several times before I saw it

Eating places - Restarant Konvict, by the Cloister Inn is the best burger place in Prague, I think it's 6th best eating place in Prague (out of nearly 5000) on tripadvisor. Basically stay out the tourist areas and the food is brilliant and cheap. Do try the soups.

Enjoy - it's a brilliant place

I've photos at home I'll stick some up but not until tomorrow - working late today.
 
According to my wife:

Charles Bridge, Prague Castle (extensive) and surrounding area, Anatomical Clock, Theresienstadt/Terezin (concentration camp about an hour from Prague by bus), boat trips on river. Lots of stunning architecture. She was with my daughter, and they didn't make any real plans, just walked a lot and thoroughly enjoyed the city.
 
According to my wife:

Charles Bridge, Prague Castle (extensive) and surrounding area, Anatomical Clock, Theresienstadt/Terezin (concentration camp about an hour from Prague by bus), boat trips on river. Lots of stunning architecture. She was with my daughter, and they didn't make any real plans, just walked a lot and thoroughly enjoyed the city.

Astronomical clock. ;)
 
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