My Travels

Three times a day, tourists gather at Marienplatz in front of the Rathaus Glockenspiel, patiently awaiting for the bells to chime and the figurines of the famous Munich Glockenspiel to tell stories from Munich’s history. It’s best to bring along a…
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The English Garden (Englischer Garten) is a large public park in the center of Munich. There are various points of interest including a Chinese Pagoda, a Japanese teahouse, a Greek style temple – the Monopteros, lakes and even artificial streams…
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The history of the Klementinum, a massive complex of historic buildings goes back to the 11th century and the Chapel of St Clement. Nearby was a Dominican monastery which was later taken over by the Jesuits in the 16th century….
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If you cross the Manes Bridge (Manesuv most) towards the Lesser Town, on the left you can walk down to the river banks where there is always a large group of swans and other seabirds gathering to be fed by…
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I love this bridge and went there every day during my 7 days in Prague at different times to take photos, listen to street musicians and watch the swans fly past. Climb to the top of Charles Bridge Tower and…
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I love this band that plays every day at the Old Town Square, rain, snow or sunshine. The Bridge Band was founded by Jan Křtitel Novák who is also the lead singer, and started playing at Charles Bridge in 1989….
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One of my favourite look out points in Prague is at Letna Park (Letenske Sady).  It’s quite a hike up to the top but it is worth the climb.  The park is frequented by joggers and locals walking their dogs…
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If you want to see something different, you must visit the town of Kuta Hora and it’s suburb of Sedlec where the main attraction is the Sedlec Ossuary, one of 12 World Heritage sites in the Czech Republic. The Sedlec Ossuary…
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