Bear and Marmot in Germany and the Czech Republic
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Down the hill from the castle is the old city... to get to the new (14th century) city, you can cross the Charles Bridge, along with all the other tourists... Speaking of tourists, a little trick a lot of Prague attractions pull is double-pricing: one price, written with numbers, as in "200Kc", and another, with the price spelled out in Czech, such as "twentyfive crowns". The Jewish Cemetery in the Prague Ghetto had the biggest discrepancy: around $12 US to get in by the numbers, and $2 US if you could read Czech. |
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The Astronomical Clock in the square is a curious device. It's also a great place to get your pocket picked. More on pricing in Prague: it's incredibly cheap. We were warned to watch the math on the restaurant bills, but we never saw anything that didn't add up. Maybe it's because we don't look like American tourists all that much (though we obviously are tourists...). Prices are very very cheap. We had lunch a couple of times at a brewery called "U Flecku", meaning the two bears, and downed some very yummy very dark beer--they only brew the one beer there, and they don't sell it anywhere else. And they've been doing it since the 1400-somethings. The second time we were in U Flecku, we had another embarrassing vacation moment: two couples in their late fifties came in, saw the dark beer, and asked very loudly "Do you have any light beer? We don't like the dark beer". We just kinda hid in our corner and spoke German the rest of the meal. God forbid they should strike up a conversation with us. Eww! Oh, by the way, the beer was expensive for Prague, about $1.10 US for half a liter, and the food (Prague ham, cabbage, dumplings) ran about $3 a person. Ouch! |
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At night, the square is lit up beautifully. You can get all the ice cream you can eat! |
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