A Prague Escape

We hopped off to Prague last week for a few days of R & R, that stands for research and relaxation. Research, as we wanted to look for the origin of a 19th century painting we bought in Italy a few years ago. The antique dealer we bought if from said it came from an estate in Hungary. Upon further study, we saw the piece resembled the Nazarene era in central Europe and looked remarkably like the Madonnas done by Czech Artist, F. Tkadlik. Having been to Prague before, we did not venture up to the Castle area above the town. A truly, lovely area but as the wind and snow kept coming down, not the place to be for this trip. Instead we stayed in Old Town at the Cloister Inn, a three star hotel with good value for the money - convenient, with breakfast and a large tidy room with excellent facilities.

We bought a Prague Card and used the unlimited transit to get familiar with the Metro, bus and tram system to get around. We still found the maps given to us there wanting, and as usual we used our Eyewitness Guide to point us to the right modes of transit, sights and places to eat. As this was Easter week, there were several markets. The Easter market in the Old Town Square was very festive with yummy things to eat and some nice things to buy as well. We were quite taken with the hot Trdlo, a doughy desert rolled on hot pipes served with sugar. Puppets are quite the thing in Prague and we couldn't resist a handmade little girl holding a lollipop for our granddaughter. Should you be venturing to Prague in May, be sure to check out the 63rd music festival commencing on May 12th.

Find out more about our trip on The Savvy Traveler website...