10/3/09

Misc CZ notes

A CZcrown is approx C$0.064 so about 15 to C$1.00

Typical costs:

- public WC: 10Kc
- basic ride on tram or metro: 18Kc
- 0.5L draft beer: 27kc
- litre of gasoline: 27kc
- Prague castle tour entrance: 250kc
- submarine-type sandwich on Old Town Square outdoor café 240kc
- good quality tasty meal in pub with house wine/beer: 220kc
- cheapest seat for evening concert in a world-class hall: 800kc

Here's what the money looks like. It'll disappear with the adoption of the euro in a couple of years

- a much anticipated aspect of visiting Prague was for the Charles Bridge. Unfortunately for all current visitors, half of the bridge's top surface is under construction and closed off


The Charles Bridge (from Old Town side)

- the public WCs we used were clean and always had paper or electrical hand dryers

- the weather has generally cool and overcast. A slight sprinkle late Thursday was all the rain we had


Historic Wenceslas Square from about halfway up (actually more of a boulevard than a square - so often the gathering place for Czech expressions of freedom


St. Wenceslas (a duke or prince, not really ever a king) in front of the National Museum

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