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Everyone I knew who had been to Europe always mentioned Prague, and encouraged me to go there. I only knew a little bit about its history and not much else, and admittedly I wasn't too impressed. From what I had seen on television, I thought Prague was nothing more than an old, pigeon-infested European city.
Early in 2003, a friend of mine in Germany who I was going to visit in the summer thought we should also look at some place to go in Europe outside of Germany. He had been to Prague before, and brought it up. I agreed to ago, not really expecting it to be all it was cracked up to be.
In August 2003, I finally got the chance to experience Prague for myself--and my views of "eastern Europe" have been reformed.
My visit to Prague coincided with the one year anniversary of the Flood of 2002, when the Moldau burst from its seams and spilled into adjacent buildings and streets. (The high water mark for the 2002 flood is on the building on the right in the photo.)
The flood left Prague temporarily bruised and battered, but still in business. Even though some of the scars from the disaster were still present (plaster removed from the sides of buildings), and even though it was one year later, Prague's recovery is a shining example of the characteristics of a resilient city.
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A personal lush green, royal discovery
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We stumbled onto the Czech Royal Gardens by mistake, but boy what a beautiful mistake! It was really surprising. We got... more travel advice
Prague TV Tower (Tower Praha)
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Coming from an area as flat as Louisiana, I love aerial views, and I try to get them wherever and whenever I... more travel advice
On the way to the top . . .
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The design of the Petrin Tower is such that it is possible to take in breathtaking views of Prague while ascending or... more travel advice
More from the top of Prague 2
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Petrin Tower, high on a hill in the western portion of Prague, offers excellent views of the city. more travel advice
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Comments (15)
Hi, your Prague pictures are great. That's one city I'd like to visit someday.
Praque water tours :-) very nice pics . . . it is so close to Berlin . . . but my last visit was 1980 . . . but i guess i have to visit it soon when i see your pics
Lovely pictures Mike. Praque is on my list of must see cities.
You're right,Pragues is the place,if not to be..its the place to go !!
Hi Mike , welcome back from Spain/Portugal ,this Prague page is very good you wrote honestly about what you experienced in Prague ,and it looks wonderful there .Lori & I will go there as soon as we can. Great page Mike.
What a fantastic introduction with honest information and personal perspective. I would love the Czech Royal Gardens! Were warnings were credible and informational. Your writing entices the reader as do your photographs. Thanks so much.
very interesting presentation, the Checks might be not agree with the name Moldau, it is called Vltava in native speech
Amazing picture of the Royal Gardens - it's a part of the city my tour missed last year. Guess we'll have to go again!
very good page, lots of great photos. I love Prague, its amazing
Looks like it's no worse for wear after the floods. OH MY GOODNESS!! My cab rides in Prague were CRAZY!!
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