Photography in Prague

[Cathus]

Anyone been and can recommend some nice places to visit - am taking my wife there for the weekend and know nothing about the city.

[jet_kit]

Originally Posted by Cathus

Anyone been and can recommend some nice places to visit - am taking my wife there for the weekend and know nothing about the city.

Garry,

Lovely place - You'll adore it. Unfortunately when I visited I had my first and only Canon camera which packed up (without me knowing) after about 30 images.

Several places not to be missed:

Charles Bridge
Prague Castle (and Cathedral)
Martyrs Square
Astronomical Clock
The Town Hall (The Nazis pulled down the wall in a fit of pique before they were driven out!)
Wencelas Square (actually a road)
Just off Martyrs Square is a fairy-tale like cathedral which dominates the town centre, but I can't remember the name of it and I don't know where my guide book is

And you must have tea & cakes at the Municipal Building at the top of Wencelas Square, it's a throw back to the Cafe Society of the 30's.

The food is good (and cheap) and the beer sublime.

I envy you.

[Cathus]

Cheers Chris,


it's a surprise birthday treat for my wife (told her last night), it'll be my 3rd trip on a plane since we got married 25 years ago (don't do much foreign travel)

When I told her the first question she asked was "how many cameras are you taking?"

[mondmagu]

The Jewish quarter is worth a look also Garry.From recollection it is a warren of narrow old streets with loads of character.

Des

[OldBoy]

Originally Posted by Cathus

When I told her the first question she asked was "how many cameras are you taking?"

What she meant was, "Who is the trip for?"

Have a great time.

[jet_kit]

Originally Posted by mondmagu

The Jewish quarter is worth a look also Garry.From recollection it is a warren of narrow old streets with loads of character.

Des

You're right Des. I forgot about that. It's the site of the oldest surviving synagogue in Europe, burial place of Rabbi Levi, home of the mythical Golem. The Pinkus synagogue is now a memorial to the Holocaust.

Garry, Your days will be full with so much to photograph and all crammed together in a pretty small city. People are very friendly (especially when they discover you're British) and most of the younger generation speak very good English.

[Cathus]

thanks all, am off in two hours, taking a DSLR and an old film TLR

[MattUK]

Have a fantastic time! Can't wait to see the shots

[jet_kit]

Originally Posted by MattUK

Have a fantastic time! Can't wait to see the shots

Me too. Hopefully they'll be as good as the ones I missed