Best birthday weekend ever in PRAGUE! Checked out a new city, new country with friends and my love, Jeremy. We spent the weekend, 2 nights in Prague. Found an air bed and breakfast right in Old town district, walking distance to everything. As we drove into the city on Friday you could feel the excitement in the car. Such a different feel from Germany, the city was alive with lots of activity. As we drove in, the trams are very dangerous and apparently do not stop for other cars and/ or pedestrians. There are parts of the streets that you share the road with the trams. We luckily made it to the apartment location, meet the person to get our keys then headed back to the parking garage. We did not need the car until Sunday!
We quickly settled in and headed out to enjoy the sunshine. We stumbled across an Ice Bar, which none of us have ever experienced so we decided to check it out. Small entrance fee gets you in for about 30 minutes plus includes one drink. Prior to entering the bar you put on a silver parka and black gloves. The entire room was made of ice and was a cold 8 C. We each had a drink and of course took many pictures. There were palm trees, frozen fruit in the ice, a shark sculpture ready to eat the entire ship, surf board with a ice wave,. We ordered our drinks, grapefruit for the girls and a beer for Jeremy. The drinks were served in an ice cube, carved out in the middle. Amazing, but yes definitely needed gloves for this drink! Happy for the experience, but we for sure were counting down at the end as our toes and hands were freezing. Would be great break from the heat in the summer. Check it out- http://www.icepubprague.cz/en/
We then walked towards Charles Bridge and went up the tower on the west end of the bridge. The sun had set by this time but we experienced incredible panoramic views of the city. The night was still, clear, and perfect to capture the natural beauty that the city holds. After climbing the stairs back to the Charles Bridge we walked around the corner to have dinner at Lokal. Excellent food and we were told the freshest Pilsner Urquell on tap, unfiltered local beer, only 38 Czk! Reservations are definitely needed, especially for dinner, but we waited while we had a glass of beer and luckily a table opened up. Call ahead for reservations and address- Dlouha 33, Prague 1, (+420) 222 316 265. Enjoy! After dinner we continued our walk to Old town square with the 600 year old Astronomical clock tower (Prague Orloj) dating back to 1410 and the oldest one still in operation, a show on the top of the hour every hour. Short but sweet, worth seeing. Also, in the square the Gothic Church of Our Lady before Tyn, dating back to the 14th Century. Despite the dark and late hour the square was filled with tourists and locals setting up the Easter Market. We heard live music and went to have a drink and dessert at Hotel U Prince. Excellent panoramic views of the city from their rooftop terrace. Next time we plan to eat on the terrace, over the winter they do have the terrace open but it is covered. The three man jazz band was excellent plus the cocktails and apple dessert with cinnamon ice-cream was delicious. We will be back here.
Saturday started with a delicious breakfast near Old Town square, Bottega, Italian inspired with delicious fresh fruit and unique chia yogurt parfait, plus excellent service. The Eggs Benedict was perfect. We found our breakfast spots for both Saturday and Sunday, Cafe Savoy, from this amazing, detailed blog- http://www.tasteofprague.com/pragueblog/best-breakfast-spots-in-prague
I highly recommend the free walking tour of Old Town, New Town, Jewish Quarters. http://www.neweuropetours.eu/ 3.5 hour walking tour which was very historical, entertaining, and informative. Great details and insights on the city of Prague from a local, insider. Our tour guide studied in Prague.
Dinner reservations at Las Adelitas at 1700 for 7 when we meet up with friends and celebrated my birthday with excellent Mexican food and margaritas! Highly suggest checking it out, address- Male Namesti 13, Prague 1- Old Town. www.lasadelitas.cz Pub crawl after dinner, stopping at the Easter market and a couple pubs with amazing live music- Irish pub near Old Town.
Sunday at Cafe Savoy did not disappoint, they are known for their teas and I have never seen such a wide variety of teas. I had a lavender tea, I love lavender! The french toast with fresh fruit was delicious.
After breakfast we left Prague headed for PILSEN. Beer spa reservations at noon! Loved every minute of this experience, huge wooden baths filled with beer and minerals plus a never ending tap right next to your own tub. So relaxing and great company! The doors do open between the baths if you wish to chat with one another. Reservations needed. http://pilsenbeerspa.cz/index.php/en/beer-spa After relaxing in beer we figured we would be informed about the beer, a 100 minute tour in English at the Pilsen Urquell brwery at 1445. Very informative and we had dinner after the tour in the Brewery, large variety menu with all excellent dishes. http://www.prazdrojvisit.cz/en/tours/
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