Prowling in Prague

Well, I thought I should separate my Berlin epilogue and about Prague. As many people have mentioned, Prague is a very beautiful city and it is indeed a very beautiful and showy one (at least the parts that I have seen). The train arrived at about 2.27pm in Prague and it was quite an adventure going from the main railway station (Nádraží Holešovice) to the city as there is little information for tourists at the terminal. I have been warned that taxis in Prague are dodgy so I should take the Metro to the city. With enough street knowledge and watching other travellers, at the end I found out that you could buy the ticket for 20Kč at a nearby kiosk selling magazines and cigarettes, etc. With the ticket, you can transfer to another Metro within 20 minutes, unlike a cheaper ticket at 14Kč that doesn’t allow any transfer.

The hotel that I pick is at Malá Strana, across the Vltava River and away from the tourist hustle and bustle in the Old Town. Initially I wanted to get a hotel in the Old Town, but the prices are beyond my reach – I’m happy with my choice though (if I can find out how to open my room when I get back to the hotel! I closed the door to my room and tried to open it again with my key but it wouldn’t open! I didn’t want to waste a whole afternoon stressing about it so I just went anyway) :P.

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