Anyone been, any recommendations, especially welcomed from Prague Addick as there is a rather large group of us there next weekend to protest against the board by boycotting the first game. Oh and two addicks having their stag dos but that is not important. We are arriving Friday morning, well the pathfinders are the lightweights should be there for closing, and want to know a good place for sky sports news to keep up with all of neon deons goals. Any ideas? Staying very central apparently, just a few hundred yards from wencleslas square.
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For the evenings stag drinking then a lot of the bars off of the Old Town should cater for your needs!
For ssn there are a few "Irish" bars about as with every European city, they will have it on in there, I remember watching Delia's finest moment at a bar in Prague.
Great city though and plenty of places for drinking
Well, the easy question is where to get your footie TV. Try this one
http://www.sportbar.cz/
The street its in is off Wenceslas Square, and is pretty much devoted to Brits. Several bars like this one all with multiple TV screens. Sure Off_It, its a bit ugly, but I saw the 4-0 Hammering of the Hammers there, so I'm not knocking it.
Let me know what else you want to know. Most weekenders do get sucked into the British/Irish bars, and then to the 'gentlemen's clubs'. But again, its easy to knock it. Czech pubs bars and clubs have a different style to British, you have to get used to them, and you've only got a weekend. I can tell you where to go if you want really decent beer (and pay 30% of what you will pay at the sport bars) where to go for decent food, and for smart bars with tasty women, but if you are a big gang of blokes they might not suit you. If you're on a stag night there's no point in pretending you're there for the culture. But it would be a shame if you spent all your money in the British/Irish places. Give me a few clues and I'll sort it out for you.
Can't be of too much help for non-touristy places to go though, as I live outside of Prague and don't know the city very well.
It's been a long time since I've been called a "lightweight"
Quite possibly had the worst toilets in Prague back in 2000 though.
Jesus, you must have been pissed!
I heard he helped chase a rubber bouncy ball all around a club....
Oh no.... wait.....
;-)
Like the sign on the doors of this ahem gentlemens club - no cameras, no guns !!!
There was also a decent bar/club right on the river but not sure exactly where. It has an outside area that overlooks a weir type thingy.
But more importantly, can you keep your hands in your pockets?!
any updated tips since this thread was last in use of things to do?
It's snowing, BTW
Hotel Roma is in a nice part of town, albeit the street is busy. Within walking distance you have two pubs which serve Pilsner Urquell from the tank along with good food. One is called Malostranska Beseda (my favorite overall) and the other is Olympia. The thing to remember is that in Czech pubs you generally are expected to sit down. Both have very limited bar space. So you might want to get the hotel to reserve you a table. I know it doesn't sound quite right for a "pub" but Czechs don't roam from pub to pub. Also 5 minutes from your hotel is a great little Sardininan restaurant called Ichnusa.
If you like live jazz, then Jazz Dock is a must visit, again close to your hotel, on the river. But again, get the hotel to book. They have this annoying thing of two session, one that finishes at 10, and then the second which runs til early morning.
Your hotel is walking distance to all the main sites.
Let me know if you have more questions.
never been any can't wait for the break (mainly it's 2 nights with no kids)
Although the cabs have a bad reputation, things have improved. AAA taxi are excellent. The problem is that at the airport it is hard to tell the difference between AAA and 111 (who are rip off merchants), as the two companies line up their cabs together in one line. Just insist on AAA. They have an office inside the airport terminal, although 111 is right next to them. All restaurants and most pubs and clubs will call you a radio taxi, and if you ask for AAA they will call them. Most of the other radio taxis are fine now. In the street, only get into one if it has AAA or ProfiTaxi on the side.
The football is still on the winter break, btw, but I am sure your missus isnt shedding a tear
Essential humourous reading for the resident and semi-resident English speaking fraternity back then.
Anyone remember it?
Had a bloody brilliant meal, but it was the only one we had that one might class as expensive.
Did you live here for a while in those days? If so it would be surprising if we didn't meet the same people. I never heard of another resident Charlton fan out here until a guy called Sean Hoban arrived around 97.
Jimmy.
Yes, Kampa Park, it's been a top restaurant here since 94. But nowadays very expensive by Prague standards. There is a lot more competition for a swanky meal here now.
Hello, Prague.
The first time was back in 92 - I was travelling the old iron curtain countries and was passing through Prague and Budapest on my way to Romania (Romania was bandit country back then, dangerous territory for a backpacker - which I only found out when I got there!).
But you know how it is, you always meet good people when you're travelling - and so I stayed in Prague for 6 weeks that first time, and most of the next summer and longish periods in the following couple of years.
Stayed with friends, earned a bit of money teaching conversational English to local businessmen, and some bar work.
But then, it was dirt cheap to be there and feed myself - pivo only 20p a litre.
Even had my arm twisted to go to the Opera House - what a fabulous building!
Loads of art, music, parties and having a good time.
Those were the days!