Curiosities of Prague, part III !!

Posted in Europe, Food and Wine, France

I go to the old East and now up and coming area for visitors with plenty to see and do, I found me again pictures not in my blog and they should me think, Do read my other posts on it, Therefore, here is some spots in the Czech Republic and Prague in particular, Let me tell you about the curiosities of Prague, part III !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.

In Prague ,most of the markets run from March to November. In the winter season, only some of the marketplaces are open, with a limited offering. The one in Namiski square was very animated when I was there, and I love these markets anywhere ! 

SAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURES
Jan Hus, religious reformer immolated for his opinions at the Council of Constance, in 1196, The central figure of Master Hus is surrounded by a group of statues symbolizing « the fighters of God » inaugurated in 1915, was the opposite of the Catholic symbol represented by the column Baroque Marian church which was located in the center of the square The memorial is an imposing rock, can’t missed it.

SAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURES

The Štorch’s House  is located on the Old Town Square . The building was built in Renaissance style decorated with frescoes and portraits from the end of the 19C representing Saint Venceslas on a horse, The current Štorch’s house was built in 1896-1897 for publisher Alexander Štorch in Gothic style. The frescoes depict Jan Amos Komenský, the writing monk, the coat of arms of the Czech Kingdom, the coat of arms of the capital city of Prague, a stork as Storch’s emblem and others. Above the entrance is a statue of the Madonna, around the bay window are statues of the evangelists. The house burned down during the Prague Uprising in 1945 and was restored in 1948. Further modifications took place in 1972, 1986-1987 and 1993.

SAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURES

The EkoExpress little train departs from the Old Town square every half an hour between the Jan Hus statue and Cartier jewellers , The tour is almost 10 km long and it takes you around Prague’s most stunning historical monuments. It runs daily from March to November .The official Eko Express little train : https://www.ekoexpres.cz/en/

SAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURES

The Prague Airport Shuttle between Prague-Ruzyne Airport and the center of Prague by V Celnici Street operates daily from 7h30 to 19h every 30 minutes. Travelers can board in front of the arrival halls: Terminal 1, exit F and Terminal 2, exit E. The Prague airport shuttle is provided by the CEDAZ company using comfortable air-conditioned buses with seats for everyone. Indeed a very nice ride. The official Cedaz: https://cedaz.czechtrade.us/prague-airport-shuttle

SAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURES

The Nadrazi train station has a wonderful stop for tramways line C , The tramway network has 135 km of tracks and 22 lines daytime and 9 lines nighttime, The tramway line 91 is a touristic tram that works during weekends and holidays between 12h and 17h from March to November,

SAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURES

The D1 motorway is the main highway of the Czech Republic. Currently it connects the two biggest Czech cities, Prague and Brno;  It is 366 km (227.4 mi) long

prague D1 road arriving prague oct16

The wonderfully nice Benzina Stop Café 2.0 is the biggest network of service stations in the Czech Republic. We stopped here somewhere on the D1 highway,

prague benzina rest stop on D1 road oct16

The VIVA service stations is along the D1 expressway as well going out from Prague The coffee comes from the renowned traditional roaster Gimoka in Italy, near Lake Como, where they have been roasting coffee with enthusiasm and passion for more than 30 years. This is a nice rest stop and glad we did stop here after a long car drive from the Czech Republic to Slovakia,

prague Viva rest stop resto room nabidka kavy oct16

The official Prague tourist office : https://www.prague.eu/en

The unofficial Prague tourist information site : https://www.praguecitytourism.cz/en

The Czech Republic tourist office on Prague:  https://www.visitczechia.com/en-US/Destinations/Prague

There you go folks, beautiful Prague, especially in district 1 with plenty of m onuments to see and wonderful roads into the countryside, A wonderful city to walk and see the beautiful architecture and history, Again, hope you enjoy this post on the curiosities of Prague, part III as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

Unknown's avatar

Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

Leave a comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.