After spending Christmas in Paris, it was time for us to go back to Prague. This city is truly magical, but even more so in the winter. The Christmas market in the Old Town Square is the best one I've been to in Europe. You can't beat the atmosphere! The food is delicious, the street performers are great, there's a petting zoo with cute animals, a huge Christmas tree, and the surrounding historic buildings of the square are beautiful.
This time around we went to some new places. One that was recommended to us was called U Fleku - a traditional Czech pub. It was great! You eat at tables right next to other guests and a man goes around and plays the accordion. The main draw is the meat dishes and beer of course. I ordered a traditional Czech meal which was beef with cranberry sauce, lemon, and cream, served with bread dumplings. This place is popular so if you get in right away you're lucky! We also went to another pub called U Medvidku which was even more popular with a very long line, but the service was very disappointing and I don't think I'd return there again. Our friends that visited before said it was worse than the last time they visited!
We also hit up my favourite restaurant Mlejnice which has cheap, delicious Czech food in a cozy setting, and the famous and very old Cafe Louvre for brunch. The only problem with Czech food is that it's very rich! You have to walk around a lot to burn all the calories you're eating.
No trip to Prague would be complete without a visit to the Charles Bridge, where we got engaged several years ago. This year it seemed that Prague was extra busy, and the bridge along with the Christmas market were packed. I don't remember our last Christmas visits to Prague being so heavily crowded... I guess everyone has realized that this city is the place to be during the Christmas season!
From the Charles Bridge, we returned to some great places like the John Lennon wall (one of my faves, it's so colourful!) and took a hike up to Strahov Monastery for some great views of the city and to check out the opulent monastery library again. This time we stopped at a small pub next to the monastery to try some blueberry beer which was brewed there. It was pretty good!
Something else we did that was new for John and I was attend a hockey game in Prague. We went to O2 Arena by metro to catch a game - HC Sparta Praha vs. another local team called Mountfield Praha. Tickets were very cheap, less than $10 I think, and it was a lot of fun! The fans were actually really intense and always cheering and singing songs. The Spartans won to the crowd's excitement!
Before leaving Prague we went to St. Jilji Church where we got married in 2014. What a beautiful place! I know that we'll be back yet again some day... :)
This time around we went to some new places. One that was recommended to us was called U Fleku - a traditional Czech pub. It was great! You eat at tables right next to other guests and a man goes around and plays the accordion. The main draw is the meat dishes and beer of course. I ordered a traditional Czech meal which was beef with cranberry sauce, lemon, and cream, served with bread dumplings. This place is popular so if you get in right away you're lucky! We also went to another pub called U Medvidku which was even more popular with a very long line, but the service was very disappointing and I don't think I'd return there again. Our friends that visited before said it was worse than the last time they visited!
We also hit up my favourite restaurant Mlejnice which has cheap, delicious Czech food in a cozy setting, and the famous and very old Cafe Louvre for brunch. The only problem with Czech food is that it's very rich! You have to walk around a lot to burn all the calories you're eating.
No trip to Prague would be complete without a visit to the Charles Bridge, where we got engaged several years ago. This year it seemed that Prague was extra busy, and the bridge along with the Christmas market were packed. I don't remember our last Christmas visits to Prague being so heavily crowded... I guess everyone has realized that this city is the place to be during the Christmas season!
From the Charles Bridge, we returned to some great places like the John Lennon wall (one of my faves, it's so colourful!) and took a hike up to Strahov Monastery for some great views of the city and to check out the opulent monastery library again. This time we stopped at a small pub next to the monastery to try some blueberry beer which was brewed there. It was pretty good!
Something else we did that was new for John and I was attend a hockey game in Prague. We went to O2 Arena by metro to catch a game - HC Sparta Praha vs. another local team called Mountfield Praha. Tickets were very cheap, less than $10 I think, and it was a lot of fun! The fans were actually really intense and always cheering and singing songs. The Spartans won to the crowd's excitement!
Before leaving Prague we went to St. Jilji Church where we got married in 2014. What a beautiful place! I know that we'll be back yet again some day... :)
Well, all we can say is WOW!!!!! You certainly made up for lost time with all of the beautiful pics and incredible commentary<3
ReplyDeleteThanks! :)
DeletePrague comes alive every time you write about it and share the photographs! I wish I could see it some day!
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful city, I'll go there with you! :)
Delete