My General Impressions of Prague

Arrived at 6am in Prague on a night train, to see mobs of policemen paroling the station. The contrast was strikingly different from Budapest. We were staying in a relatively sleazy part of Prague but as a city, Prague was small and compact. Easily covered by foot, we half dragged ourselves around town.


Prague is separated as two towns, the New Town and the Old Town. The new town looks like a wider, greener Orchard Road. The Old Town is where all the beautiful architecture is.


The city felt like one giant walking postcard. I did not realise how true that was, until the next day, when I went up to Prague Castle. The biggest castle in the world. It felt like Disneyland for adults.




But Prague in general, is really a tourist town. The Old Town that i was referring to is overpriced, filled with tourists and souvenir shops. The attractions are priced almost out of the sky. In order for me to visit the Jewish Museum, even at a discounted student rate & not covering all of its sites, it was a close to a steep S$16. The Prague Castle, except for its free and magnificent cathedral, the rest was junk. Literally.


But look at this photo, who cares if it is or if it is not a tourist town. Breathtaking.