Prague

Pros: Plenty of things to see, do, and buy
Cons: None

At the urging of my friend Peter to return to Prague, we flew into Prague July 2000 for a 5 day visit. Prague is relatively a small city and great to explore on foot.

We started our walk through Old Town where we enjoyed an endless trail of...

Pros: Amazing architecture and historic sites
Cons: Increasingly expensive and touristy

Prague is one of the world's most beautiful, if enigmatic cities. Marked by its parallel histories of representing mankind at its best and worst, Prague captivates you one moment and leaves you shaking your head the next. On the one hand, it's ...

Pros: fun, cheap, lots of culture
Cons: nope

Prague was a city whose unique style, beauty all its own I'd heard about for a long time and it was because of this that I pushed hard to start my trip through Europe there. I'm so glad I did.
In my opinion (and with the ability to look back), it...

Pros: lively, historical, cheap
Cons: fast becoming westernized and commercial

Review Topic:  Overview

Prague is one of those places you may not have on your list of cities to visit when you travel to Europe, but by all means consider it! It's a city you will not likely soon forget. The main drag from the...

Pros: Tourists still relatively small in numbers...
Cons: ...but not for long.

Think of early twentieth century depictions of Paris from novels and films. Think of majestic gothic spires jutting upwards from the cityscape, with nary a rectangular rooftop to be seen. Imagine strolling along the banks of a timeless river, while the...

Pros: Architecture, History, Ambiance, Bohemian Glass
Cons: Pickpockets, Dishonest Taxi Drivers

We went to Prague in November when the weather was in the teens with snow flurries. This is one time to have Prague all to yourself!

The sights in Prague seem pristine and frozen in time compared to other major European cities, but there...

Pros: Diverse, ever-rewarding city.
Cons: Can be taxing - language barriers, finding your way around, etc.

Border control comes at dawn. The coach driver moves up the aisle and collects passports from his passengers. The sun burns low and cold through the coach windows, and people either try to resume their cramped sleep or peer out anxiously, eager to get...

Pros: More depth than many daytrippers give it credit for.
Cons: Tourist hell during the summer!

Border control came at dawn, after an uncomfortable night trying to sleep upright in a coach seat. Passport inspection is always a lengthy process, and while some passengers sleep through it, others peer impatiently out of the windows, waiting for signs...

Pros: Too beautiful to be real; I felt like I was inside a storybook.
Cons: They speak Czech there.

"Wanna take a brief hiatus from your oh-so-grounded world and join me in a fairy tale land?" wrote Melanie, one of my closest friends since way back in junior high school. She was responding to an email I had written to her just the day before after an...

Pros: Unbelievably beautiful. Obscenely cheap. Any questions?
Cons: Not 100% credit card friendly

Review Topic:  Overview

Until last month, I emphatically believed that Paris would always be my favorite city in the world. I have always had a special affection for it. I’ve always loved the French language and I studied many of...

Pros: Amazing architecture, great views from the hills overlooking the city, the Charles Bridge is Great for Shopping
Cons: Muggy/drizzly weather, Black Light Theater, Stay close to the city!

I travelled to Prague, Salzburg, Vienna and Venice last April (from the 13th to the 24th) and Prague was by far my most favorite of the four cities. Despite it's extremely messy political situations which were humorously mocked by our tour guide, I...

Pros: Cheap, Beautiful, Fun
Cons: Somewhat Difficult to Communicate

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

I have visited Prague twice since 1997, most recently the summer of 2000. The weather was absolutely beautiful during the day with a slight chill apparent at night. During the day there...

Pros: beautiful, cheap, friendly, and attractive
Cons: tourists, McDonalds, and throngs of drunken American students out for sex and cheap highs

When I was in Prague last, all I could say was that there were four things that made me never want to leave. First, it is beautiful...among the most beautiful cities in Europe. Second, it is cheap. Third, contrary to popular opinion, I found it very...

Pros: cheap food, crossbow exhibit, museums
Cons: old apartments

During the late spring of 1998, I ventured forth to a new land filled with Pilsner Urquel (Czech beer) and dumplings to your heart's delight. At that time the beer cost approximately 25 cents per bottle in the markets and the dumplings (it's a lot of...

Pros: History/architecture/culture/beer
Cons: food

Recently returned from a 6 day Trip to Prague,Czech Republic and surroundings. Though I was not expecting much due to my ignorance, I was pleasantly surprised by the beauty of the city, its old-town architecture and its history. Its an extremely easy...