The Czech Republic westernized about as fast as any of the former Warsaw Pact countries, which wasn’t surprising considering its location — bordered mostly to the west by Bavaria and the south by Austria. Czech had a long and prosperous…
Prague, Czech Republic
This travelogue is built in five posts — an introduction page and four posts covering different regions of the city. Use the links below or the map provided to navigate to the different posts. Prague, Czech Republic — Malá Strana | Hradčany…
Prague, Czech Republic — Part 4 (Nové Město)
Prague, Czech Republic — Malá Strana | Hradčany | Staré Město | Nové Město The three other chapters in this series focused on Prague’s main tourist attractions at or near the Vltava River — the Prague Castle, the Charles Bridge, etc. Those with only a day or so…
Prague, Czech Republic — Part 3 (Staré Město)
Prague, Czech Republic — Malá Strana | Hradčany | Staré Město | Nové Město In a city densely packed with eye candy over a wide area, it was hard to pick favorite spots. I chose the Hradcany (Castle District) as my fave, but the Old City — the Staré Město…
Prague, Czech Republic — Part 2 (Hradčany: The Great Castle District)
Prague, Czech Republic — Malá Strana | Hradčany | Staré Město | Nové Město Without question, the Prague Castle district was always the first thing whenever I reached downtown Prague and looked over the Vltava river. The first photograph shows this scene from approximately the Prague Opera…
Prague, Czech Republic — Part 1 (Malá Strana)
Prague, Czech Republic — Malá Strana | Hradčany | Staré Město | Nové Město This chapter of the Prague travelogue series covers the so-called Lesser Quarter, the west bank of the Vltava River south of the Hradčany Castle District, from the Charles Bridge to the old city…
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Karlovy Vary had to be one of the prettiest cities I had ever seen — for three reasons. The first was the almost complete makeover the city has been given since 1989. The paint almost smelled as fresh as the…