Praga Caput Regni

Here are a few Beer Tour quiz pictures! During a 4 hour tour we visit 3-4 different places that are somehow iconic to and/or capture the special ambiance of the city of and/or they are simply in the city. I wonder if you can recognize or name the places we visited on this tour? 😉 BTW having a meal at the beginning of the is necessary and advisable 😉😊 During the Beer Tour we also discuss and popular recepies that go well with a . My long time favorite cook book was created by my friend and it has a title: I am home alone and hungry. 😉 If you wish to have some during your stay in Prague, don't hesitate to ask for this kind of a tour! I am always ! 🙃🙂😉 M.

Hi! Foreign visitors sometimes ask me which places in to visit that are , yet you can enjoy the beauty of the city center of ... My longtime favorite is the area near the pedastrian bridge (see the last picture) which connects the with city districts and ... You can enjoy there lots of outdoor seatings, open air concerts, beer gardens...etc. And the views after the are just amazing!

Hi! Here are some of my favorite skylines of the city of Prague. The pictures were taken during one evening tour with the itinerary: New world- Royal gardens- Chotkovy park- Letna park - a pint of beer at the famous beer gardens with views 😉 Not all of the pictures made it to this collection but we had a great time infeed! Evening tours during the golden sun hour are fantastic! Don't hesitate to ask for them. M.

Hi! Did you know that in the city center of , just a few steps behind the castle, there is hidden this with a and on a display? It is actually a part of where my dear clients from Australia were staying recently. The last picture shows views of the local neighborhood called the ... You can enjoy these views if you climb a few steps from the hotel and/or if you join me on a 😉

Hi! During my I recommend foreign visitors to take for a and to enjoy the city of from a different perspective ... Here is my of river paddle cruise, at least in my generation this activity was/is popular for a date meeting 😉😊

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Hi! Before the Covid pandemic, that means before 2020, the picturesque Cesky Krumlov experienced overturism with large groups that hit this little town every day. At that time I suggested to foreign visitors to rather avoid this destination and/or to stay over a night to enjoy the town in the evening/morning when the groups are gone. I travel to regularly for winter and for (because it is close to Sumava National park) and I must admit, that the town is better now regarding the tourism. Actually, it was not crowded at all when I visited it on a day trip from Prague recently! I suggest to combine a visit to Cesky Krumlov with a stop at which is nearby. I love this trip destination indeed! Here are just a few snapshots to enjoy. M.

The tour around the and the in is popular among visitors. Part of the combo ticket could be a visit to where the current exhibition ispired by the work of is held. Don't miss it! It is trully a experience!

I was at the today around a lunch time and it was super busy with long lines of people waiting to see the Castle interiors. We were lucky and just walked around the Cathedral and left for more discoveries of the Lesser Town located under the Castle. You can however experience nearly empty areas in the Castle if you come either in the morning (before 9am) and/or in the afternoon (after 3pm or later). I took these pictures the other day. It could be so quiet sometimes that a walked around the without worries. The looked with a sky that was getting ready for a to come ...

A from to and is always a pleasure. It is not possible to take photos inside the famous anymore, but for me the highlights of this trip were different anyway. I love to climb steps to the galleries of Kutna Hora's for unique views and I enjoy the located in the attic of the cathedral in Sedlec, too. Studying the details of depicted on the amazing windows from different time periods is inspiring. I admire the shared stories from the dramatic life of family of who live in their castle, too. It's a 7 hours trip to the . Don't hesitate to contact me for mire details.

Hi! I just returned from my 18 days long holiday spent in the Greek island Corfu with my family. I am a slow traveller, so I spend it on 3 different locations only: First I stayed by the beach during a yoga retreat, then in the rural countryside and finally in the capital town Kerkyra. All three places were fantastic, I managed to switch off and recharge, read books, swim in the sea, sunbath, sing, sleep, discover off-the-beaten path places, meditate, watch sunsets every day, interact with locals, eat well, drink (wine) reasonably, breath freely... Well, I am back in Prague and ready to lead tours for you again. Here are only a few impressions from my holiday to let you know that I am alive and going to answer your emails within the next few days. Thank you for your patience! M.

Hi! The building of the former (nowdays it is called ) which keeps of is one of my favorite places to visit. There is kept an of local from the 20thcentury. The exhibition is called and it shows both official representants of approved artists and the unofficial ones, too. So in one room you can see a painting of and more as well as my favorite sculpture creator who was not allowed to exhibit during the time of the ... It's up to the viewers to make their own preferences...

Hi! As I mentined already earlier in my posts, the best time to visit the area is during the just before a ... There are only a few people at the castle, the views are fantastic with the special light and you can enjoy the castle grounds fully for yourself... The so-called could be also called and/or because they cover all of those above described topics and activities ...

Prague by night keeps it's charm. I lead evening tours upon a request, so don't hesitate to ask me for one 😉

Today marks 100th anniversary since the famous writer of a passed away due to in 1924... Here is a selection of pictures of Kafka's memorial created by and located near the Spanish synagogue in ... I speak about Kafka's work regularly during my tours ... Also the word would descibe well this memorial I think. If you would like to know more come to Prague to meet me on a around the former ! M.

Hi! I recommend to to visit the area of for later in the afternoon and/or in the evening to avoid crowds. If you are lucky you can experience a including a little rainbow 😊 Also the is often empty without any people, so you can enjoy this place for yourself 😉
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Yesterday's evening walk through the city was truly magic! Many wonderful cloud's formations and the colors! Come to to see yourself 🙂

Hi! I've been busy recently leading one tour after the other in a row, so I didn't have time to update you with pictures from my favorite places... When I have a day off, I like to go to ... Those pictures are taken at around a midday. There were no people and you could hear music from during the exchange of guards ceremony that is held there regularly...

Hi! A visit to the is a must, especially if you are around the area of the in ... The entrance to the is a little hidden, but once you find it you can enjoy a walk accompanied by local ... 😉 The of the palace which serves nowdays as a seat of the is open during weekends free of charge. I go through the gardens with regularly and/or if time permits during my . If you like this place, don't hesitate to ask me for directions!

Hi! The palace near the in is a place known for the famous statue of the done by the ... I recommend to go to a local laid cinema to see movies with there... Recently a visited this wonderful historic place to see a documentary depicting the last years of life of our late president ... I also like to visit the local cafe (last picture) and admire the modern glazing windows ... Don't miss this place during your visit to Prague!

The summer weather is back in ! The best to enjoy over the city is the at park in my opinion .... I spent some quality time there yesterday 😉 I wonder if you can name the church in the which spires are depicted on pictures? M.

Hi! I like to take foreign visitors to on to see the city from a different perspective and to enjoy the time away from crowds ... Here are a few pictures of my favorite of the situated under the castle ... They were taken during one tour a few weeks ago. Nowdays all trees are already green and I am hoping temperatures will go up again!

Hi! I am working on my new flyers that will be handed to a few hotels in that I cooperate with to offer visitors booking of ... I am also working on updating my website to give it a new look and to focus on the popular tours as well as to take visitors away from the busy to discover some local, historic neigborhoods as Vysehrad, Zizkov, Karlin, Letna and/or Troja. Day trips from Prague will be also extended for trips to enjoy natural wonders of the especially in the region of ... !

If only statues could talk, I wonder what they would be saying... in

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depicted on my pictures show a neighborhood of the located on the in ...Also mind that there are no people on the pictures as they were taken during the lockdowns ...The current situation in is much much much more busier. Would you like to join me for a ? I will show you the famous historic sights from a unique perspective 😉

A visit to the terace of the so-called in is a nice experience. I've been there many times myself and I like to go there with that join my , too. We have been experiencing quite a few summer days in the recently. I changed a winter coat for a summer dress over one week time. Quite incredible!

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Hi! Here are my two favorite places where I like to come for a drink. The first picture is taken at the and I am drinking which is a perfect drink to warm up during a cold weather. On the second picture I am enjoying quiet moments in with a book by and coffee while waiting for an afternoon to start. I take foreign visitors to both places fairly regularly and to many other places in , too. Come and see yourself! 😊 M.

Spring has arrived to for sure! Here is one of my favorite views of the city. The picture is taken from where locals come and enjoy the views as if they were in a cinema and watched the buzz of the town on a big screen 😉

Hi! I would like to share with you an updated photo gallery which focus on the Jewish writer Franz Kafka and his life and work in Prague. The photo gallery includes pictures from the Kafka Museum as well as pictures of Kafka's Memorials that you can find in Prague, Kafka's grave situated in the New Jewish cemetery in Prague, and/or culture events inspired by Kafka's books (F.e. ballet performance "The Trial" which is held in the Estate's Theater in Prague during the season 2019/2020). For more information about the unique performance, please visit the website of the National Theater: https://www.narodni-divadlo.cz/en/programme

I am sure you have heart of the writer Franz Kafka already, haven't you? Kafka's books belong on a list of a compulsory high school readings but as we say in the Czech Republic: "Everyone knows gossips from Kafka's life but no one reads his books (unfortunately)". To be honest, when I read Kafka's famous novel Metamorphosis as a teenage student, I didn't understand it. Kafka seemed as a hopeless, week and a depressing person to me. I read his books again later at the age of an adulthood (when I studied to become a professional tour guide in Prague :-) and I realized that Kafka is great! I would say his books are kind of fun (absurd and grotesque fun) and he uses a subtle irony and humor that I haven't noticed before. I think that Kafka's work matures like wine. The more life experience you have, the better you will understand his writings I think. That is to say: don't be scared of Kafka! Open his short novel Metamorphosis to get started and I promise that it may be a surprisingly enjoyable experience for you!

Obviously I am Kafka's great fan and I lead tours to Kafka's Museum in Prague, to the New Jewish cemetery where you can find Kafka's grave and generally speaking I lead Literary and Movie specialized tours upon a visitor's request, too. I also visit culture performances based on Kafka's books. Recently I have thoroughly enjoyed a ballet performance held in the Estate's Theater in Prague based on Kafka's novel The Trial. It was a thrilling and amazing 1,5 hours performance and couldn't say enough great things about it. The music, the scene, the dance movements! It is really hard to describe it, so I highly recommend to come and see it yourself!

And if you are still hesitating about Kafka's work and you are not sure what he wrote about, here is a short encyclopedic summary:

Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924) was a German writing Bohemian novelist and short-story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of the 20th century literature. His work, which fuses elements of realism and the fantastic, typically features isolated protagonists facing bizarre and surrealistic predicaments and incomprehensible socio-bureaucratic powers, and has been interpreted as exploring themes of alienation, existential anxiety, guilt and absurdity (with a pinch of humor!). His best known works include "Die Verwandlung" (The Metamorphosis), "Der Process" (The Trial), "Das Schloss" (The Castle). The term Kafkaesque as entered the English language to describe situations like those found in his writing.


During the tours around the Jewish quarter in Prague I speak about Franz Kafka regularly, so you can be sure that will not miss that topic anyway :-)

For more information, don't hesitate to contact me on my email: [email protected]

Marketa
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The inspiration is clear! The looking could be found at which is a former place in district transformed into a multifunctional hub with farmers shops, food bistros, exhibitions, modern theater scene...etc I like this residential area of quite a lot. I visit regularly which offer fantastic dance performances and/or gallery of contemporary art. I would recommend both places to foreign visitors to discover if they want to experience an authentic scene just a stone throw away from the city center 😉 You are welcome 😊 M.

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