Prague Off The Beaten Path Tips by Dabs

Upside down horse

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Hlavni Nadrazi (Main Train Station)

I had read that the main station in Prague was an art nouveau beauty but when we left from there to go to Kutna Hora, I was scratching my head as it was just about as ugly of a train station as you'll ever see. When we returned I noticed that there was another train station behind the functioning train station so we returned there a couple of days later to check it out.

It's in obvious need of some major repairs but the art nouveau interior is beautiful and there are some interesting architectural details on the outside as well. I wouldn't recommend going over there late at night as it's a bit isolated, in broad daylight we were treated to a man relieving himself on the stairs between the two stations, yuck! Guess he didn't want to pay to pee at the station.

Post office

If you're going to mail off postcards to all of your VT friends, the post office that is just off Wenceslas Square is notable for 2 reasons. 1st is the opening hours, open for 22 hours a day, closed just from 12am-2am although I can't fathom a reason why anyone would need to buy stamps at 3 am (Frommers says it's open 24 hours a day but I'm pretty sure the sign said it closed for a couple of hours). The other is the amazing decor, although some of the post offices in Chicago have WPA era murals in them, my local post office has a functional, gray, drab interior and that's AFTER a recent renovation.

If you have to buy stamps, you need to take a number at the entrance, the overhead sign will tell you when it is your turn, you can have seat on one of the benches while you wait although if you do go at 3 am I suspect you'll have immediate service

The main post office is located at Jindrisská 14