Prague General Tips by littlesam1

Favorite Thing: Old Town Square is almost always crowded. Tourists flock to see the Astronomical clock chime on the hour. There are many restaurants and lots of activitiy. So it easily becomes over crowded and unpleasant during the peak hours of the day. But as you can tell from my photo here it is not always jammed with tourists. I took this picture around 9:30 in the morning from the Old Town Tower. So to avoid the crowds visit the square earlier in the day or later in the evening.

Fondest Memory: One of my fondest memories is seeing this great church in the evening with all of the lights shining on it. It takes on an almost fairy tale like appearance in the evenings.

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Favorite Thing: There is much written about the Charles Bridge. There are articles about the various statues on the bridge. There are stories about this history of the bridge itself. And then there is the tourist whimscial information. Notice the two guys in hats. They are touching the statue in the picture. According to legend you are to touch this statue for good luch when crossing the bridge. The statue has a very worn area that is very shiney from all of the hands that touch it daily. Once more they guys in hats fall victim to being just typical tourists.


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Favorite Thing: Tourists, tourists, and more tourists. That is what you see on the Charles Bridge. Also you will see street peddlers lining the bridge with their artwork. I went down early one morning before the crowds arrived. The bridge is very beautiful in the morning. There was a mist in the air and the statues along the bridge seem to come to live from within the mist. I watched as the vendors came to set up their tables for day. And finally the tourists started to arrive. But I had already had my moment with the Charles Bridge. So now it was time to leave the tourists to the vendors and move on.


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Favorite Thing: This is one of my favorite photographs I took from the Charles Bridge. It was not of the bridge or the tourists or the vendors. It is a shot just off of the bridge with a lone sculpture overlooking the water front. Its almost as if the statue has turned its back to the crowds to ignore them and just enjoy the view of the river. Thats my best Charles Bridge tip for you. Turn your back from the crowds and the vendors. Forget the tourists rubbing the statues for good luck. And just look out on the river and let yourself escape to another time and another place.


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