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The journey started in Prague

Getting to Prague city center via public transport was easy. We quickly checked in to our AirBnB place. In recent years, I've been lodging using AirBnB as I can have access to kitchen and washer with a price less than those offered by hotels. We stayed at the upper part area from Nadroni Museum. Besides the museum was an opera house. Even though these two places were near to where we stayed, we didn't drop by that places. Instead, we headed straight to the Old Town and across the Vltava river (the following day). I have to admit that for this trip, I didn't do much background check on the places nor make any proper plan of the itinerary visit. My bad. Well, further down from the museum was Wenceslas Square. After a few minutes walk along the street, we reached Old Town area. Needless to say, the must-see object in that area is the Prague Astronomical Clock. I got to know this place from my friend, not from last minute reading. Luckily he told me, otherwise I would become a dumb and uninformed traveller. Not far from there, we joined a walking tour. And that's where I had my first lesson of the city.

Walking down towards the museum

Wenceslas Square

Wenceslas Square

Astronomical Clock

Astronomical Clock
Photos were taken with iPhone 6s



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