Travel Guide | Prague
Thoughts from a first time traveler.
Prague has been on the list for sometime, I think it might be on a lost of people’s list. It is well known to be one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, and whoever said that first is not wrong. The old town is simply beautiful, and the people are just every so friendly.
We spent 4 nights in Prague in mid April and here are my thoughts:
Convenience
Getting from the airport to the old town is very simple. There is a bus stop outside of the arrivals terminal with a ticket machine giving you the option to purchase 24h,48h and 72h transport ticket- this is essentially a golden ticket that allows you to travel on any public transport from the time you ticket is validated for the required amount of time you purchased. And it’s so cheap! 2x 72h tickets cost 12 GBP.
From the bus you can head to one of the major train stations and jump on the A,B or C train lines and that’s it.
Took about 30 min from the terminal to the final train station in the old town.
Walkable
Prague is a very walkable city. You do have the option to catch buses or trams but it’s such a pretty city I highly recommend exploring on foot.
You can easily spend hours meandering around the narrow streets, soaking in the beautiful architecture. We easily accumulated 20,000 or so steps a day.
The majority of the city has cobblestone pavement, so where some comfy shoes.
Photography
From a photography point of view, Prague is very photogenic. Unfortunately, we were only blessed with one decent day of sunshine. But even in the dull boring light, the city is still quite beautiful to shoot. I travel with carry on only, so my kit was small and light using the Sony a7IV with a 35mm lens and a 1/8 pro mist filter.
Where to stay
We stayed on the west side of the Charles Bridge which is away from the main tourist area (think astronomical tower) and I can’t recommend this area enough. Hotel Bishop was literally 2 minute walk from the bridge, it was quieter and yet there was an abundance of restaurants and bars at our doorstop. Just a 10 minute walk from the train station as well.
We stayed 4 nights which, if you’re just sticking to the city, was probably 1 night too many. On the third day we’d exhausted all the sights of the city and caught a train to a random town in Germany.
