Prague

Painted in red in the past (due to the communist authorities), a multicolored city now, Prague is still a marvelous place to visit. I ‘ve been there for almost a week and I wish I could stay more.

Prague could be shortly described as a huge museum. Every single building of the center of the city carries some history. If someone could take a long journey through Middle ages, Renaissance, the 20th century and of course the present times he wouldn’t leave Prague out of his itinerary.

Huge castles, complicated coats of arms, churches and a river, Vltava, which scissors the city compose the view. Prague is a place where art lives and it fascinates everyone, even people who don’t care about music, architecture, sculpture or painting.

A city to live

I am really impressed by the public transport system of Prague. Countless trams can take you practically everywhere in minutes, there is an effective, though relatively old, metro, and a lot of buses which move silently through the city.

There are also huge pavements so people can walk and enjoy the sightseeing. Drivers respect walkers and tourists are treated even better. Czech people are polite and friendly. The love to help you and most of them can speak English.

Of course Czech people know the historical importance of their city. And they exploit it. It was great to see that they preserve their culture but it was not so good to feel you have to pay all the time in order to visit even the less important museum.

What I won’t forget

Actually, it is not easy to forget anything in this city. But if I had to keep 3-4 things forever in my mind that would be:

• The great Charles’ Bridge which leads to the amazing Astronomical Clock of the Old City.
• The national gallery of Prague which includes paintings of Picasso, Van Gogh, Delacroix among others.
• The design of certain buildings and the great typography found pretty everywhere.
• The Museum of Communism which depicts the history of the city during the last century.

Take a better look at Prague through my photos in Flickr.