Prague: Czech Republic

Having saved a few pounds by not spending up large, we have just returned from a magical five nights in Prague (Praha). Cold for us Kiwis and only one day of sunshine but what a great city to visit. So much history; and so much Catholic history. We booked on-line with EasyJet with accommodation included (£561) and thoroughly enjoyed the near endless walking from Harmony Hotel (on Na Porici) to the Old Town Square, to St Wenceslas Square, to the Charles Bridge, to a plethora of Cathedrals, to the Powder Gate,and to climax our stay, an 8 hour walking day along the Royal Route to the Old Prague Castle,(Prazsky Hrad)and St Vitus' Cathedral above the Lesser Town (Mala Strana. With a 1.2m population (and thousands of tourists even in the off season)there were always people around, even at night, on our way home from dinner (which never cost more than 800 koruna, or about £20 for both of us including three courses - and wonderful BEER!)Three day trips - the tour of the city to become oriented, to Terezin (early WW2 Transit Camp for Jews on their way to the death camps of Poland) and to Kutna Hora (Once a silver mining town, a Royal Mint) a UNESCO protected town and the beautiful St Barbara Cathedral. The ossary was a bit crass - so many unearthed human bones from a crypt containing dead from the Plague along with some Hussite soldiers from the Middle Ages - and turned into a museum of bone (eg bone chandelier) exhibits. Would we ever come back to Prague? You bet! (but unlikely given how big our world is, but you just never know.)