PRAGUE - DAY 1

As promised, here is the first part of my travel report from my recent visit to Prague.

Many of my friends have been to Prague and they said that it was a lovely place to visit so I finally managed to travel to Czech Republic's capital too.

Luckily, Jet2 offers direct flights from Edinburgh to Prague. We left Edinburgh on a Thursday morning (7:30am) and  returned on Sunday evening around 8:30pm. Just enough time for a city break in Europe.

Once we arrived in Prague, we took bus no. 119 to the nearest underground station called DEJVICE from where we got a connection to Nam. Miru, a metro station 10 minutes from where we stayed.

It was lunch time when we checked into our hotel and we decided to find a local restaurant for lunch which turned out to be the best pizza I ever tasted in my whole life! It was simply amazing! Staff was extremely friendly and the prices were fair. The restaurant is called MATYLDA and has its own website which you can check out for further information. It is located just a couple of blocks from the Nam. Miru metro station.

Also, check out the photo I took inside the Matylda restaurant (facebook album under Prague - part 1).

After lunch, we decided to walk into the old town. As we had only approximately a couple of hours of daylight left, we did not bother to visit the castle that day. Instead, we just wandered about and took photographs of the stunning architecture of Prague's buildings.

Even the city's large post office was located in an unusual building with lovely wall paintings. Luckily I managed to take some photographs before the security guard told me off :-)

Again, we decided to have dinner locally, to experience the real Prague and to be amongst the locals. It was pleasant and we did not have any reasons to complain. It was a rather cosy place with only locals. John and I just got something small as we felt like we were eating all day long :-)

This restaurant was also in the Prague 2 district and is called 'Restaurace U Moznych'. A chicken salad costs CZK 147 and a pint of beer CZK 39, which is around GBP 1.40 (roughly), as per 28 January 2011.

I have taken a lot of photos which you can access via facebook by clicking on the link below.

Day 2 of my report will go live shortly so watch this space!

--> Photos of Prague (day 1)

Update on Prague

Dear all,

Just a quick info to let you know that my report about Prague is scheduled to go live this weekend so watch this space!

Thanks for your patience.

City trip

My husband and I are going on a short trip to Prague later in the week for 4 days and I am very excited about it.

Many of my friends have been to Prague and they say it is a romantic city with lots of culture and history.

So watch this space......

Yours,
Gordana

EDINBURGH HOGMANAY 2011 - New Year's eve

Happy New Year everyone!

John and I went into Edinburgh for New Year's Eve. We watched the fireworks from Castle Street which is, in my opinion a good place to see them. Of course, we did not have the best view but it was not too crowded and we thought it was still lovely.

If you want more action, you can buy tickets for the party on Princes Street. Every year there are concerts on 31st December and this Hogmanay it was Biffy Clyro who entertained guests at  the West Princes Street Gardens. There is also a street ceilidh taking place on New Year's Eve which will keep you warm while waiting for the midnight gun that's being fired from the Edinburgh Castle. 

For information on what's going on during the four day Hogmanay event click here.  

--> More photos of Hogmanay 2010/2011

EDINBURGH HOGMANAY 2011 - Torchlight Procession

This year's Hogmanay was a great success in my opinion. The weather was kind to us and the 4 day event offers something for everyone.

Together with some Swiss friends who are currently visiting, we joined the Torchlight Procession on the 30th December. This is the opening event for the Edinburgh Hogmanay where people can purchase a torch at the parliament square, from where the procession starts. The event is free of charge and the money that was raised by the sale of torches will be donated to Barnardo's Scotland as well as the Radio Forth's Cash for Kids.

An estimated 25,000 people attended this event and the atmosphere was great.

The 'Son et Lumiere & Firework' draws the finale where, traditionally, a Viking long ship is set on fire. This spectacle has been accompanied by pipes and drums (traditional and contemporary). The firework display marked the closure of this event and was as breath taking as I expected.

--> Photos of the Torchlight Procession