"Prague" a Prague Travel Page by slabeaume

When my daughter said she wanted to go to school here for her 2nd semester 4th year of architecture school, I was both leary and excited. It was a bad time for an American to be in Europe (with the Iraq war just beginning). But the experiences she gained were well worth the anxieties I had. At the end of her semester, I flew in to meet her and go on a 2 week trip through Europe by Eurail. First, though, she showed me around Prague for a couple days.

By Europe standards, Prague is inexpensive. So it is becoming a very popular tourist area lately, especially amongst student age people. Because Prague escaped the ravages of war for so many centuries, it is the ideal place to go to see architecture heritage. While I was there, there was even a free Prague Symphony performance in the city square. Fantastic culture and history in the same place! I also loved being there at the end of June---it smelled wonderful! The city had lots of flowering trees which made the whole city smell great!

Under the Communists, Prague was the showplace of the Warsaw Pact. Although it went through many really tough economic times, since the 1989 Velvet Revolution it has begun to prosper and transform into one of the most beautiful cities in Europe.