General: Czech Republic

People talk about the Czech Republic, when they really mean Prague. Prague is like most major cities in Europe, its big, beautiful, and has its own certain cultures to attract tourists, it is however, too commercial for my liking (read my other reviews about what I do, and where I go) I favour the other side of the coin, and my journey\'s reflect that. Flying to the Czech Republic is easy, and many do it using it at as a lilly pad to hop to another ...
...world, is by road. Entering at the German border from Annaberg Buchholz, south ish of Germany, I crossed over to Bozi dar, the same entry point Adolf Hitler used. The border is as sureal as it gets, on the one side are the German Polizei with their new Police cars, surrounded by oppulence and large old cold war observation points, the check points are concrete and air conditioned and they just wave you through, as you go through 200 meters of no ...

gt5952 15.10.2007 · Read full review
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Ok, first of all, please accept my apologies for the delay of this review, (Christmas review in March???) Any way, I would like to take this opportunity to explain a little (that I learned) about the Czech Christmas and then how this played a part in my Festive Celebrations.... If you asked an English child what, or more importantly, who they associated with Christmas, I think we would all agree the answer is more than likely to be Santa Claus, ...
...answer will not only be very different, it will also be the one you would expect to hear about the festive season. Jesus Christ or Baby Jesus. (Czech Pronunciation to be added) In Czech it is believed that Baby Jesus will deliver the presents under a Christmas tree and then the children of the family will distribute these presents. (Not too dis-similar to English so far....) The chain of events leading upto this and the Christmas meal, however, ...

Pugz1 10.03.2007 · Read full review
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PLEASE NOTE: Part of this review previously appeared under Czech Trails. Space there did not permit the full op & this section has been extracted and completed. For those who have not read that opinion, it covers the walking aspects of the holiday. Here we look at the towns and villages we encountered. PRAGUE: Prague is too big a concept for this review. Just know that everything you’ve heard is probably true. We loved it. LIBEREC: Day One ...
...of Prague to Harrachov. This is where small companies and (very) small groups come into their own, because options become available which are more difficult to accommodate on tight schedules and with large numbers of preferences. We were offered a diversion to Liberec. This was at (modest) extra cost, but did include lunch. As we knew as much about Liberec as we did Harrachov (where we’d otherwise have a free half-day): why not? If I tell you ...

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Two days after we get back from Prague, and it's +2C in Ipswich. The previous week we were walking around in -10C in Kutna Hora, and it barely touched us. This island cold soaks through your bones, and you want to be back in that picturesque snowscape again. This is post-holiday blues, of course. Last time I was in the Czech Republic, I was on a mission to get the girl. This time I was purely on a mission to have a great time, so I carted my mate ...
...too sure - after all, the Czech Republic would hardly feature in most people's top ten destinations for pubbing and clubbing. Well, those people have no idea what they are missing... Most people will mention the prices, and how ridiculously cheap it all is. Out in the villages, you might pay around 20p a pint. People also moan that Prague is becoming more commercialised and expensive - and they're right. Those fiendish prices on beer have jumped ...

Plissken 06.02.2001 · Read full review
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First off all I am gonna letting you know that I am a native German speaker, so don't wonder when I am doing a lot of mistakes. Last July I spent 10 days in Czeck Republik, mainly in Prague with my school, so now I am talling you about it... In Prague I kept a diary, which I typed in, as I arrived at home. It has now around 32 pages (text part 12 pages), so I hope you understand that. So now I am going to do a brief summary of what I did and felt ...
...you the german original version with fotos, postcards etc. on a cd-rom, so please feel free to ask me. On Thursday, 3 July we started our bus trip to Prague at 6 a.m., luckily I got, after sitting nearly 2 hours upstairs in our bigplan bus a seat downstairs, which was on a 4-people-desk. Next to us was another 4-people-desk, we played cards together on nearly all rides. It was real fun sitting there, as Yvonne and Zoi (I shared my room with them) ...

Branne 05.10.2003 · Read full review
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I can't understand how I am the first person to recommend the Czech Republic as a travel destination to people. Those of you who have not been don't know what you are missing out on, and those of you who have been should be encouraging others. It's true that Prague has become incredibly touristy, and quite 'Westernised' in its prices and appearance (countless McDonalds and Dunkin' Donuts), but it is still a magnificant city. The huge buildings and ...
...But there's so much more to the Czech Republic than just Prague anyway. Once you get further south in the country and head to Czesky Krumlov, you'll see the beautiful countryside, and get to appreciate the national dishes at decent prices. In the Winter, there are great ski resorts. Spindlerov Mlyn in the north is a great location, very popular with locals and German and Dutch tourists, and cheap to boot. A whole week skiing there (including ski ...

Itssteps 05.02.2001 · Read full review
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I've been to a few places in czech republic namely prague, pardubice, Hradec kralove, Brno, Olomouc. Prague is like almost all major cities in europe with a blend of people of different religion and culture. Transport system is excellent surprisingly ive never encountered any delays within the country itself except during this one winter where they didnt expect the snow so early. All flights were cancelled and delays on train lines. I found prague ...
...in a country where there are no electronic shops!! If you are into drinkin beer then this is definetly the place to be!!Dont forget to have a shot of the famous absinthe!! Nightlife is quitevarried.Its useful to have a chat with people who have been there before. Radnost is decent for hip hop and RNB music, Duplex is quite impressive with a few floors playing different kinds of music ranging from techno to garage. Lolz and for those who are planning ...

sansilver 30.07.2008 · Read full review
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