Our Almost 3 Days in Prague Itinerary: In Brief
If you’re visiting Prague and looking for a simple outline of 2 or 3 days in Prague, this is perfect for you. It will give you an idea as to what we were able to do on each day and the order in which we travelled. If you’re looking for a more detailed version of our 3 day Prague itinerary, read on!

Day 1 Arrival Day in Prague:

Explore Old Town Square and Charles Bridge

Visit Havelske trziste Market

Day 2:

Walking tour with Living Prague Tours including old town, Jewish quarter, lesser town and outside areas of Prague castle

Explore Nerudova U. and the symbols on the doors

Climb Mala Strana tower of Charles Bridge

Day 3:

Visit Old Town Square and Charles Bridge in early morning

Explore Prague Castle including St. Vitus Cathedral, St. Vitus tower, Old Royal Palace, St. George’s Basilica and Golden Lane

Visit Pinkas Synagogue

Wander the Old Jewish Cemetery

Detailed Version of our Wonderful but Short almost 3 Days in Prague

When we started to plan our trip to Czech Republic and Hungary, we figured that 10 days was the perfect amount of time. Little did we realize how truly special both locations are. The research started and we learned very quickly that 10 days would only touch the surface. A decision had to be made: how much time should we spend in each country and where should we stay.

The end result was almost 3 days in Prague, one night in Cesky Krumlov and 6 nights in Budapest. While I’m pleased with the amount of time we allotted to Budapest, we really did not have enough time in the Czech Republic. That said, we made the most of the time that we did have.

I’ll focus here on our stay in Prague but definitely check out my posts on our visit to Tabor, our day in Cesky Krumlov and our full day exploring Czech Republic by car en route to Budapest. (I’ll update with links as soon as the posts are published)

Day 1 of our 3 days in Prague — Arrival Day: Prague’s Old Town Square, Charles Bridge, and the Market

We took a red-eye from Ottawa to Frankfurt and had a connecting flight to Prague, arriving around 14:00.

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Just before take off from Ottawa airport. Bright skies await!

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Arrival on Saturday lunch time at Vaclav Havel airport in Prague

We had arranged with our apartment manager, Prague Stays, for a driver to pick us up at the airport and despite our flight arriving late, it worked our perfectly. We checked in quickly to our apartment at Rybna 9  (their main desk is open 24 hours a day I believe) and headed out to explore and with only 3 days in Prague, we had little time to waste. The best way to fight off jet lag is to stay outside until after dinner so that was our plan. But we were hungry so the first stop was a snack.

Our apartment was close to the Old Town Square. That was the perfect place to start our visit so we headed directly there, passing through the Ungelt along the way.

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Walking through the Ungelt

The Ungelt is located right behind the Tyn Church. The courtyard was the center of business for Prague in medieval times. Prague was at the geographic center of Europe so people travelled to Prague to sell furs, art, spices and cloth. There are only two entrances to the courtyard and, as our guide told us the next day, you couldn’t leave without a ticket indicating that you paid your taxes … ungelt is an old German word meaning customs.

As we were leaving the Ungelt courtyard heading toward Old Town Square, we came across a small kiosk selling trdelnik. These are sweet treats of pastry wrapped around a cone to cook.  I had heard they were delicious and figured it was a great place to get a snack. The lady didn’t speak any English and I had failed miserably trying to learn any Czech. She seemed astonished that I didn’t want ice cream or toppings … just the trdelnik . As it turns out, we purchased what tasted like a very dry ice cream cone despite its fascinating look. In winter, the trdelnik are cooked over an open fire and sold warm. I’ve heard they’re delicious but in summer, they are often sold at room temperature and filled with ice cream. We learned our lesson! We would later go in search of a more traditional trdelnik.

We finally made it to the Old Town Square. I had been hoping to see some of the folklore dancing as we were visiting during the Prague Folklore Festival but if any had occurred in the square, it was likely finished by this time of day.  The square was crowded in the mid afternoon but beautiful nonetheless.

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Notice the Tyn church behind the statue of Jan Hus

Prague was spared the aerial bombings that other major cities faced during World War II so its square has changed very little.

Our first stop was the Jan Hus Statue.

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Jan Hus is a symbol of the Czech people, having been burned at the stake for having stood up to the oppressing catholic  in the 1400s despite being a Catholic priest himself. To learn more about Jan Hus and why he is so important to the Czech people, check out our earlier post on the top things to do and see in Prague.

We were disappointed to learn that the astronomical clock for which Prague is known had been removed for repairs. There is an LED screen in front of where it should be and it is set to chime throughout the day so that visitors can have an idea what it would otherwise look like. Even though it wasn’t the real clock, it was fascinating to see. I’d love to return once the restoration has been finished.

We took our time exploring the square, noticing the Tyn Church and St. Nicholas Church.

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The majestic Tyn church. The entrance to the church can be found in a little passage to the right of the restaurant which is directly in front of the church.

I found it interesting that the Tyn Church had been catholic, then Hussite during the wars, and then catholic again and St. Nicholas church started as catholic and is now protestant. We later learned that Prague is not a deeply religious city and in the Czech Republic as a whole, 40% or more consider themselves atheist.

Having our fill of Old Town Square, we wandered to find Karlova U, the street leading to the Charles Bridge that we had heard so much about. In planning for our visit, I had learned not to actually shop on Karlova Street as it was a true tourist trap. While knowing that, we were unprepared for the crowds.

Karlova Street was shoulder to shoulder packed with tourists. It’s also full of twists and turns. We’re proof that its pretty easy to take the wrong street when trying to reach the bridge as we did it not just our first of 3 days in Prague, but every day of our visit at least once!

Eventually the end of Karlova opened up to see the Charles Bridge.

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Charles bridge has two towers. This one is found right at the end of Karlova U

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Charles Bridge

The Charles Bridge is in fact a pedestrian bridge but certainly wide enough to handle traffic. That said, the bridge was, as well, filled with people. We’ve travelled Europe often and I don’t ever remember seeing so many people in the main tourist areas of any other city. That said, we did arrive on a Saturday and the Charles Bridge and the view from the bridge are both stunning.

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View towards the island on the Vltava River. You can rent paddle boats if you’d like.

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You can also relax on the island!

We walked about half way across and decided to leave the rest of the bridge for another day. Instead, we decided to find our way to Havelské tržištĕ market. With only 3 days in Prague, we had to make the most of our time and keep plugging along.

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I had heard that on weekends there were local handicraft stalls that may make for nice souvenirs. We explored a little and meandered towards Na Prikopa. This busy street, when translated, means ‘on the moat’ and traces outside where the old city wall used to be. Today it’s one of the shopping areas in Prague and conveniently, leads past Powder Gate to Namesti Republiky. Our destination was dinner.

We had reservations at Kolkavna at Celnici 4, just past Namesti Republiky and were really hoping they would seat us early. Jet lag was really setting in. We noticed a few garnet stores along the way and despite being exhausted, made plans to return another day as we wanted to buy some earrings.

As we arrived at Namesti Republiky, we heard folk music drafting through the square. We had found one of the stages for the festival! There weren’t many people there and we couldn’t find the summer folklore market that I had read about but it was nice to see the dancers for a short time.

Kolkovna was wonderful and definitely made the list of our favourite restaurants in Prague. They had our table already reserved and were not concerned that we arrived early. Our server was charming, spoke good English and was ever so helpful with the menu.

We ordered a Camembert cheese appetizer. It was good but it wasn’t the fried cheese I had been told about so we’ll have to try again. All of our main meals were delicious! Sydney wasn’t hungry so just ordered a Caesar salad. It was different than home and she was tired so it wasn’t her favourite meal. Amazingly, the price of our meal including wine and pop was only 1800czk or $90 cad. Incredible! We were going to really like Prague!

With dinner done, we headed to Albert, a nearby grocery store, to buy breakfast foods for the following two days. The hardest barrier was language. Thank goodness for labels with pictures on the yogurt containers! Upon leaving the grocery, we indeed got lost again. Our two minute walk to our apartment turned into twenty but eventually we made it back for baths and journals. And the view!

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St. Vitus Cathedral at sunset

The view from our flat at night was beautiful! Overall, it was a great start to our visit!

Day 2 of our almost 3 days in Prague: A Guided Walking Tour of Prague, Charles Bridge and Garnet Shopping

After a rough night of hearing partiers in the street until 3am and construction jack hammering starting at 6am we awoke bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at 8:30. We had a wonderful breakfast of dried meats, cheese and bread in our apartment before heading out.

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We were all ready to meet our guide Jason from Living Prague Tours. With only 3 days in Prague, we figured a guide was definitely the way to see the city. It was a private tour so he met us just outside our apartment building. Considering how many times we got lost yesterday, this worked out great.

Jason first brought us to Old Town Square and pointed out many things that we hadn’t noticed the day before. He was also a wealth of information about Prague’s history and architecture.

Our next stop was the Jewish Quarter. Jason had pictures of how the streets looked prior to World War II and it was striking. He explained the history of the area and walked us all around the outside of the old Jewish Cemetery. It really is many feet above street level when you see it from the outside!

The architecture of the old town and Jewish quarter is really remarkable. You can see the renaissance and baroque buildings intermixed with buildings built during the communist times.

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Jason was wonderful in pointing out memorials and small things that most people would simply walk past without knowing their true meaning.

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Verni Zustaneme means ‘We shall remain faithful’.

Jason also pointed out the stumbling stones in front of some of the buildings. These small gold squares were placed in memory of those who were taken from the building and sent to Terezin or extermination camps by the Nazis. If you look closely you can see the name, date of birth, date they were taken, location where they were brought and their date of death. It’s so sad.

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We really wanted to explore the Jewish Quarter further and had purchased tickets in advance. We especially wanted to visit the Pinkas Synagogue but Jason noted that our print out wasn’t actually a ticket. We didn’t want to take time from our tour so we made plans to return on day 3 when we had more time to get the ticket situation fixed up.

Jason next brought us through passageways and small streets around the old town. If not for Jason we never would have found these little spots. They were so peaceful inside this bustling city.

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We explored the fascinating works of David Cherney and the small square Betlémské námesty (Bethlehem Square) where the motto of Jan Hus may be seen reflected on the exterior wall of the Bethlehem Chapel. (check them out in more detail in post on our top 15 things to see in Prague)

We found a perfect football/soccer store to return to buy souvenirs for the boys and then, totally exhausted, stopped for a nice lunch at nearby Café Platyz.

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After lunch we explored new town and Wenceslas Square, passing the National Theatre, en route to the Liberty Bridge where we crossed to Kampa Island.

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This memorial of the Velvet Revolution is found in an arcade between Wenceslas Square and the National Theatre. The outstretched hands represent the revolting Czech students of the revolution.

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National Theatre

The view from Liberty Bridge looking over the Vltava River to the Charles Bridge is beautiful.

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Charles Bridge and Old Town Tower on the Vltava River

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We watched the boaters for a bit and continued on to Kampa Island.

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You can rent boats on both sides of the Charles Bridge but you can’t pass the breakwater between the two so your choice of rental agencies will dictate where you can travel.

Kampa Island is a beautiful lush park. We found it so peaceful with children running and people having a picnic. It was a little piece of sanity in the middle of bustling Prague and so nice to see. If we had more than 3 days in Prague, I definitely would have liked to spend more time there.

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At the end of Kampa Island, towards the Charles Bridge, is the Lennon Wall.

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This was always a wall where people created art/graffiti but after the death of John Lennon, it became a cry for peace. I had read about it before our visit so brought colourful Sharpie markers with me that day. Caiden decided that he wanted to add to the wall.

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En route to the castle, we visited David Cerny’s peeing men actually entitled “Piss”. Jason told us that when the water was flowing, there was a number written nearby. People would text certain words or sayings and the men would write it in ‘pee’. For parents of boys, you have to know that this was one of the favourite things my boys saw all day!

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David Cerny’s “Piss”

Jason next brought us up the castle stairs so we could explore the exterior of the castle. I have to say, even after walking up many church towers during our visit to Central Europe, this was one of the hardest climbs I did. I seriously thought I was going to pass out by the time I reached the top. We knew we’d be returning tomorrow but I decided there and then that it would be my last time doing those stairs. There had to be a better way!

Once on top, we entered the grounds through a quick security check and set out to explore. The view from the exterior wall is amazing. Sydney especially was a loved the orange roof tops.

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We strolled along the exterior, stopping occasionally for the view.

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Strolling outside the castle walls

In the distance, Petrin Tower is visible. It looks like a miniature Eiffel Tower!

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Petrin tower

We had planned to visit Petrin Tower and Petrin Hill on day 3 but with only 3 days in Prague, our plans changed. I don’t regret the change because I wouldn’t have missed our visit to the Pinkas Synagogue for anything but I would like to return to visit Petrin Hill.

Before we knew it, we entered a large expansive square and in front of us was the exceptional St. Vitus Cathedral. It’s so large and the square is so small that its very hard to get a full photo of it. There were people lying on the ground to get that perfect picture (but not me! … I should have though!)

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We knew we’d visit on our 3rd day in Prague so to avoid the lines, we went directly to purchase tickets. They’re good for 48 hours but you can only enter each sight once. We chose Circuit B but other options are available and you can check them out on the official website for Prague Castle.

We left the castle grounds via the main exit which was perfect because it allowed us to learn exactly where we would enter tomorrow morning. For some reason I was concerned as I had heard it could be very busy. We said our goodbyes to Jason around 15:30. It had been a long day but he was just amazing.

We decided to wander back towards the Charles Bridge via Nerudova U. In the past, houses didn’t have numbers. People would find a particular house or pub using symbols that were on the buildings. Nerudova U is amazing because most of the buildings, along with a number, still have their symbol. We wandered down the steep street stopping at each house looking for the symbols that I had listed in our plans. It was fun and a nice way to learn more about the area. Check out our top 15 things to do in Prague for a list of some that you can look for too! Here’s one!

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As we approached the Charles Bridge we decided to climb the tower on the Mala Strana side. You can climb both sides and I had read that the best views were from the Old Town tower but planned to do both anyway.

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There were several levels on the way up where we took a break and a few pictures.

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The walk up was more than a little rustic. Watch your head!

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First level of the tower. Time for a break!

Once at the top there were great little placards that explained what you could see from that location.

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The view was beautiful and I really liked that we could see the Charles Bridge and into the Old Town.

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The Mala Strana side of the Charles Bridge was much less busy than the Old Town side. There were a few very good artists there and I’m kicking myself for not picking up one of their pieces of artwork. It’s the first visit to Europe where we haven’t returned with a painting or sketch for our home. It’s one of my favourite souvenirs from each trip but we didn’t realize at the time that we wouldn’t return to the bridge. Time was really short with only 3 days in Prague.

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The Mala Strana side of Prague’s Charles Bridge

As you cross the bridge and get closer to Old Town, the artists are more caricature artists and sellers of art rather than actual artists doing the work themselves.

Jet lag was really kicking in by late afternoon so John and CJ opted to return to the apartment for a break while Sydney, Lucas and I shopped for garnets. There are so many locations so we stopped into a few and asked some questions with plans to actually purchase on our 3rd day in Prague.

En route we also returned to the AC Sparta store and picked up a soccer jersey for CJ and a scarf for Lucas. After all our visits to Europe, everyone kind of has a niche for souvenirs now. CJ always gets a flag and a soccer jersey, Lucas always gets a soccer scarf and a miniature building/bridge of a famous landmark and Sydney always gets a flag, a miniature landmark and a mini snow globe. I lean towards a painting or drawing and a Christmas ornament.

After a break at the apartment, we were ready to head out for dinner. Our reservation that evening was at Lod Pivovar, a moored brewery boat on the Vltava River. It was only 10 minutes from our flat so the location was perfect. We had hoped to eat on top but learned once there that the menu was more pub fare than the wonderful food that lead to the reservation so we returned downstairs to the main level of the boat with a table looking out towards St. Vitus Cathedral. It was such a unique location and the food was absolutely fantastic. We’d return again in a heartbeat.

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On the top floor of Lod Pivovar before we moved downstairs

After dinner, we walked a casual 20 minutes along the boardwalk of the Vltava River towards the Charles Bridge.

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The view of Charles Bridge while walking along the Vltava promenade

The plan was to explore the Old Town bridge tower and riverside at night as Naplavka, a stretch of pavement next to the banks towards Palackého Most (Palacky Bridge), has live music on summer nights but we were just too tired. It was day 2 of 3 days in Prague and there was still much to do tomorrow.

Day 3: A wonderful return to Prague Castle and a too short visit to Prague’s Jewish Quarter

I still can’t believe this was our 3rd and final day in Prague. There are so many things we didn’t get a chance to do. My advice: at a bare minimum spend 3 full days, not including your arrival day. Even better, spend more than 3 days in Prague.

Our plan for today was to wake early, like really early, and be at the Charles Bridge by 7:30 so we could enjoy the bridge in crowd-free early morning hours and then head to St. Vitus Cathedral for opening at 9am. But, we’re travelling with kids. Plans don’t always go ahead as they should. We finally left the apartment at 8:30.

We marched quickly towards the bridge. At least that’s where we thought we were going. Lucas was guiding us with Google Maps but there was a lag and before we knew it, we were way in the other direction. We finally made it back to Old Town Square and headed down Karlova U towards the bridge. Both the square and Karlova were peaceful and relatively empty despite our late start. Hmmm, perhaps having a late start wouldn’t be so bad …

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Old Town Square at 8:45am. Peaceful and oh so beautiful. What a difference the time of day makes!

And then we took another wrong turn (see a trend here??). Eventually we made it to Karlov Möst, the Charles Bridge. I so wanted to have the bridge to ourselves but we didn’t get there until 9am so that didn’t happen. That said, it wasn’t as bad as I expected it would be at that time.

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Charles Bridge in the morning

We were able to walk without having people run into us and we even saw five brides, yes five! It seems to e a ‘thing’ that Asian brides do. They were beautiful.

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We even got that perfect family pic!

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We wandered up Nerudova U. I figured that while it would definitely be uphill, it would be easier than those castle stairs we climbed yesterday! We had hoped to seek out a few designs on the buildings that we hadn’t been able to find yesterday but by the time we arrived at that hill, all I could do was gasp for air. It was a lot longer and steeper than it appeared going down yesterday.

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Walking up Nerodova U. Brutal! But still better than walking up the castle stairs!

Finally, we arrived at Prague Castle. And only an hour later than planned! There was no line at security and since we had our tickets, we could walk right in (after exploring the beautiful square of course!)

Our first stop was St. Vitus Cathedral. It was very pretty but not near as ornate as others we’ve seen. We made a point of seeing the Mucha stained glass and Wenceslas’ tomb.

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Mucha’s stained glass tells the story of King Wenceslas

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St. Vitus interior

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Beautiful alter

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King Wenceslas tomb – to the right you can find the home of the crown jewels, locked with seven locks where keys are held by 7 important Czech leaders

When we finished, we headed to the tower. As luck would have it, it was 9:57 and the tower was scheduled to open at 10:00. We were let in on time and then tackled the over 250 stairs. I was so happy every time someone in front of me stopped as it gave me a break. Aside from the steepness of the stairs, they inclined in a spiral like a cork screw. Incredibly dizzying! But wow! The view from the top was incredible!

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After the tower we headed to the old chapel and St. George’s Basilica. St. George’s was interesting because it was so old and had a wooden ceiling.

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Beautiful interior of St. Georges Chapel

Once we finished there and spent an incredible amount to buy bottled water we headed to Golden Lane which originally housed those that worked at the castle. It’s now mostly little shops that are too tiny to visit with the crowds but upstairs, all along the top of the houses, is an armor museum and about half way through, the boys got to shoot a crossbow. They loved it so I’d definitely put that on a to-do list if you’re visiting with children.

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Golden Lane

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We left the castle grounds and went in search of a Christmas shop I had read about.

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Unfortunately, it was all hand painted blown glass so it wasn’t what I was looking for. The ornaments were beautiful though so if you’re interested, check out  the Prague Christmas Shop at Zámecké schody 188/6, 1.

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Gorgeous view walking down from Castle area

Our plans for this afternoon included a visit to Petrin Hill and the Dancing House but when we couldn’t enter any locations in the Jewish Quarter yesterday, our plans very quickly changed. We had only 3 days in Prague so we had to narrow down our must-see locations.

I had read about a great little restaurant, Krzma, in the Jewish Quarter so since that was our destination, we held off getting lunch in Mala Strana and went directly there. It didn’t disappoint. The food was delicious and the cappuccino was awesome.

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We then needed to figure out what to do with the Jewish Museum print out I had from when I purchased the tickets at home. Jason warned me yesterday that what I had printed was not a ticket. And if you purchase online, the print out was mandatory. We headed directly to Maisel Synagogue. They were unable to help but sent us instead down the road to their ticket office inside the tourist information building. We were sent to a small office in the back and a wonderful gentleman helped. I showed him the email received as it was supposed to contain a link to tickets. Once he confirmed that the proper link had not been sent, he did everything in his power to help us. Unable to contact the correct people, he finally printed free tickets for us until they could work it out. It seems that this occurs occasionally so if you book your tickets online, and you don’t have a link emailed to you that provides actual tickets with a bar code, please reach out to them before arrival.

Tickets in hand, we headed directly to the Pinkas Synagogue. We had talked to the children about Terezin and there was a display of pictures drawn by the children there that we wanted to see. The Synagogue as a whole is so moving. We had no idea what to expect but this was, by far, the best sight that we visited in Prague. I only wish we had more time to visit the other synagogues.

The entire main floor of the Pinkas Synagogue had the names of 77000 Czech Jews that were killed by the Nazis. We even found someone with our own last name. It was so insightful and incredible to see all those names.

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We then headed upstairs to see the paintings of the children of Terezin transit camp. The Nazis rounded up many people and sent them to Terezin prior to sending them to an extermination camp such as Auschwitz. Each picture included the child’s name, the date he or she was sent to Terezin and the date of their death. A few stated “survived”. There were so many children lost. So much hope. Their teacher hid the pictures in a suitcase under one of the bunks in Terezin prior to herself being sent to Auschwitz near the end of the war.

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We then visited a moving outdoor exhibit which explained what happened to the Jewish people when they were taken from their homes. It is truly incredible that such a thing could happen less than 75 years ago. It’s so important that locations such as this exist as a reminder.

Upon leaving the Pinkas Synagogue, we explored the old Jewish cemetery. It’s only accessible from inside the synagogue and the path trails through the cemetery with an exit at the Klausen Synagogue. There are over 12000 headstones in the cemetery but over 100,000 people actually buried there. Check out my post on the top 15 sights in Prague for more details on this. The kids found it fascinating.

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image of the kids walking through Old Jewish Cemetery with many head stones

After leaving the Jewish Quarter, John returned to the apartment and the rest of us went in search of souvenirs. We had visited several Turnov garnet locations and returned to our favourite to purchase some earrings. It happened to be in Old Town Square even though you’d think that wouldn’t be the best location to shop.

After that we went about finding flags, magnets and a snow globe. It really is surprising how few souvenir shops there are in Prague considering the number of tourists that are there. We found much more of a selection and range of quality in Budapest than in Prague.

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Chasing bubbles in Old Town Square. Still my little boy!

While doing our shopping, for the second day in a row we ran into men carrying large snakes around their necks. CJ was not impressed and actually refused to go down one of the streets. He had seen them on the bridge yesterday and walked around them but he was having nothing of that today. We spent the rest of our afternoon ensuring that the guys with snakes were not on our route.

We returned to the apartment to relax (and pack).

John and CJ on balcony

The kids wrote in their journals and we went to a nearby restaurant for dinner. We had reservations for 7pm and the restaurant was very full.

Lokal is recommended by many on travel forums but it was also recommended to us twice by locals while in Prague. The restaurant was definitely well priced. The food was alright but we enjoyed our meals at Kolkovna and Krzma more. Perhaps it was the atmosphere. I’m glad we visited though and I would recommend it.

We opted not to have dessert but returned to the square in search of proper trdelnik. We chose to wander down Karlova U to a little stand we had seen earlier. They seemed to be cooked on the spot so we figured at least they’d be fresh.

They were very good about Sydney’s allergy and indicated that everything was safe but they were unsure about the chocolate so she had one without. The rest of us had a trdelnik lined with chocolate sauce and filled with ice cream. It was amazing! Messy but absolutely delicious! I’m so glad we tried another as it definitely makes it onto our favourite foods in Czech Republic and our list of best treats in Europe. Yum!

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My overall thoughts on Prague are mixed. The city itself is beautiful and the food is delicious. With only 3 days in Prague, we didn’t have enough time to see everything we wanted to see but we were there long enough to get a taste of this beautiful city.

It would have been nice to visit more of the synagogues and Petrin Hill and perhaps rent a paddle boat on the Vltava River.

The downfall to Prague is the excessive number of tourists. I know that I was one of them but the tourist areas, for us, weren’t enjoyable due to the immense crowd of people. We loved our 3 days in Prague and I’m glad we visited but I’m not sure we’d return in the near future.

Our next stop, the beautiful medieval towns of Tabor and Cesky Krumlov. (I’ll insert links once their up so check back 🙂 )

For more information on all the sights we visited, check out our top 15 sights to visit in Prague.

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Joanne

Hi! I'm Joanne. I'm a Canadian mom of three wonderful kids who love hockey, swimming, cheerleading and, of course, travel.

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Jane Tera · July 31, 2021 at 7:49 am

Prague is in my Top 3 list od cities

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Christin B · June 21, 2019 at 4:18 am

I enjoyed my 5 days in Prague very much. Defo on the list of the best cities in Europe.

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    Joanne · June 21, 2019 at 9:56 am

    Ours too!! Five days is the perfect time. We loved our 3 days but it was very rushed.

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Sumit · June 11, 2019 at 10:44 pm

Amazing, love the activities you have done in 3 days. Superb 🙂

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Sandy N Vyjay · October 19, 2018 at 3:18 am

Prague is so beautiful and has such a vintage and old world charm. This is a place that has been on our radar for some time.. We have been planning an East European trip that starts with Prague and then covers Bratislava, Budapest, and Vienna. Hope our plans materialize soon. Your itinerary for Prague is really along the lines that we have been thinking about. So will take a leaf or two from your itinerary.

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Michael Hodgson · October 18, 2018 at 11:00 am

St. Vitus Cathedral at sunset — THAT was the view from your hotel? Outstanding! The brass bricks you pointed out memorializing Jewish dead at the hands of the Nazis are known as Stolperstein, or “stumbling stones,” and are the work of a singular Berlin-based artist, Guenther Demnig. It began as an art project in Berlin in the mid 90s. As you can see, his work has mushroomed! They are powerful reminders!

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Yukti · October 18, 2018 at 4:39 am

You have covered all the attractions that too with kids in Prague. Prague has many attractions and requires a lot of walking then it may be tiresome sometimes with children, but you have managed very well. I missed the Graffiti art part in Prague and hopefully do it when I visit it next time.

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Juliette · October 16, 2018 at 4:39 pm

Sounds like a very comprehensive visit in a short stay in Prague! I would love to visit. That’s great you could stay somewhere so close to the Old Town. The architecture of the city would be incredible view up close and personal. I think the Jewish Quarter would be fascinating to explore. Beautiful and achingly painful as well.

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Lara · October 15, 2018 at 2:56 pm

Prague has been on my list for a long time and I appreciate the list of everything you did and tips on where to eat. The guided walking tour would be one of the first things on my list too, as you learn so much about what you are seeing, and many things often are overlooked if you go on your own. I’d be bummed out too with all the tourists, as I’m more of an off-the-beaten-path traveler, but with cities that comes with the territory.

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Susanne · October 15, 2018 at 2:18 am

Prague is a beautiful city. I have been there twice and discover great places again and again. You should definitely go to the TV tower. From there you have a graniose view over the city. It is a pity that the city is so full by now. On my first visit in 1992 it was really nice and quiet.

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Heather · October 14, 2018 at 5:00 pm

I haven’t been to Prague. It looks beautiful, but sad it know it’s oversaturated with tourists. I love reading short, but sweet itineraries like this because a lot of times you want to see a place, but you don’t have a lot of time. This is perfect. Your apartment was in the perfect location so you could just walk everywhere! I never even thought about town squares in Europe being so altered by the WW2 bombings, so it’s neat and fortunate that Prague’s is unchanged. I love the view at St Vitus at sunset, so pretty and the inside of it is too! I share a love for bridges too so I would have to see the Charles Bridge for sure! And the um, Piss statues are quite interesting…

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Carol Colborn · October 14, 2018 at 3:59 am

What a good way to spend 2.5 days in Prague. We see how much more you can discover besides the Old Town Square and the prominent landmark like Charles Bridge.

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Danik · October 13, 2018 at 10:59 am

And I thought I did a lot in a day in Prague but looks like you done ten times than me in 3 days! 😀 Hope to be back in the city soon, its been a long time, and I dont want to rush it 😀

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Alma · October 12, 2018 at 1:43 am

What a great experience for all of you. One I’m sure everyone will cherish. Would still love to go to Prague.

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    Joanne · October 12, 2018 at 6:20 pm

    Hi Alma. The children are of an age now that I’m sure they’ll remember it as they get older. Perhaps not every bit but that’s why they write journals as they travel 🙂

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Anita · October 8, 2018 at 2:33 pm

You have seen a lot during 3 days in awesome Prague. Thanks for a detailed itinerary and beautiful pictures. By the way, you can find these small memorial gold squares also on the streets in towns of Germany.

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    Joanne · October 12, 2018 at 6:20 pm

    Hi Anita. I had read that they can be found throughout Europe but I’ve never seen them anywhere other than Prague and Budapest. Then again, I may have but I didn’t know what I was looking at. It’s something to seek out on future trips.

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Suzanne Jones · October 7, 2018 at 5:58 pm

So much to see and do in Prague. I’ve been once but didn’t squeeze this much into our trip. I’d like to go back and explore the Jewish quarter, the market and get up early and see Charles Bridge at dawn.

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    Joanne · October 12, 2018 at 6:19 pm

    Hi Suzanne. If you can get to the Charles Bridge early it would definitely be worth the early rise.

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Karen · October 7, 2018 at 2:51 am

Very jealous about 6 days in Budapest, somewhere we would love to return to and Prague looks lovely too. One for next year we hope. Thanks for your itinerary.

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    Joanne · October 12, 2018 at 6:18 pm

    Hi Karen. They are so close together that it would be easy to return to Budapest and visit Prague in the same trip. Hopefully you’ll get a chance next year 🙂

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Bree · October 6, 2018 at 10:45 pm

Wow you packed so much into those 3 days. I will certainly go back to your post when I visit Prague.

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    Joanne · October 12, 2018 at 6:17 pm

    Hi Bree. It was an action packed few days lol. I hope you get a chance to visit soon. It seems there are more and more visitors every year.

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Julie · October 6, 2018 at 10:11 pm

What a great itinerary for a few days in Prague. Looks like a beautiful city. The Jewish quarter would have been interesting.

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    Joanne · October 12, 2018 at 6:16 pm

    Hi Julie. It is definitely beautiful. We really loved the Jewish Quarter but really didn’t have enough time to see everything we would have loved to see.

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