Prague Tourist Trap Tips by sandysmith

Prague at the moment is relatively inexpensive but I expect this will change once the Euro is in place here shortly.

Another thing I noticed in the Prague Post on the airplane on the way home is that restaurant prices will most likely rise in May 2004 due to a new restaurant tax - something like 19% I think was mentioned. With that I'm glad I've been now!

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At Least Do This: A nice touch in the restaurants when you get the bill is that often a leaflet about the restaurant is included for you to keep - very handy when you come to build those restaurant tips!

Ok this is a well known tourist photo stop in Hadcrany - tucked away in the northeast corner. Come late morning this place will be heaving with tourists as they explore the former homes of alchemists, castle archers, paupers, pedlars and poets which are now souvenir and craft shops.

Some of the cottages were actually built as late as the 18th century - some 200 years later than others. Most famous of course is the blue cottage (No.22) where Franz Kafka came at night to work in his sister's cottage - he wrote 6 of his best short stories here.

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At Least Do This: Go early in the morning or late afternoon to miss the crowds and coach parties. Even better, before 1st April its free!

Of all the statues on the Charles Bridge there willl also be a cluster of tourists around the one in the middle . This is a bronze of St John Nepomuk. You willl notice part of the bronze is rubbed shiny clean by th myriad of hands rubbing it for supposed good fortune.

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Alternative: Its woth remembering that these statues ae copies anyway - 6 originals can be seen in the dungeon casemates of Vysehrad.

A 3 day card for Prague's main attraction can be bought but you really will be a tourist if you manage to see all these, mainly museums and galleries in 3 days. You really don't need to pay the extra fee to have transport pass for this time either. Prague is so compact and single journeys are ridiculously cheap anyway. Note too it doesn't include all the things that tourists would want to do anyway - for example the astronomical clock tower and town hall vist or Jewish quarter attractions.

Cost in 2004 was 490CZK plus an extra 200 CZK with transport - remmber single journeys are only 12CZK!

Check the website to see what the card DOES cover first.

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