Prague puppets II

Prague, famous for its wooden toys and puppetry shows, among other more

mundane things like beer and Bohemian glass. This display, including some Disney

characters that even I think I recognise, was in a line of street traders just outside

the exit gates of the Jewish Cemetery, waiting to get those who need cheering up!

For these sorts of toys, the famous Golden Lane in the Castle precincts is a good

venue, as is the Christmas Fair in the Old Town Square.

Prague is small enough to 'get round it' in a day, if you have to, but a week would be

a better bet if you want to explore it properly - there is a lot to see if you're a history

buff, but perhaps not so much if you're into fashion and haute cuisine (Central

European menus still tend to rely heavily on stodgy meat dishes and very rich

puddings). If you can find it (we only did by accident), the puddings in the Cafe

Schweik are to die for. I'm not sure if there was any connection with Jaroslav Hasek,

the 1920's author of 'The Good Soldier Sveyk', but it's possible: you can certainly still

get a drink in the cafe that Kafka frequented nearer the town centre.

Prague, famous for its wooden toys and puppetry shows, among other more mundane things

like beer and Bohemian glass. This display, including some Disney characters that even I think I

recognise, was in a line of street traders just outside the exit gates of the Jewish Cemetery,

waiting to get those who need cheering up! For these sorts of toys, the famous Golden Lane in

the Castle precincts is a good venue, as is the Christmas Fair in the Old Town Square.

Prague is small enough to 'get round it' in a day, if you have to, but a week would be a better

bet if you want to explore it properly - there is a lot to see if you're a history buff, but perhaps

not so much if you're into fashion and haute cuisine (Central European menus still tend to rely

heavily on stodgy meat dishes and very rich puddings). If you can find it (we only did by

accident), the puddings in the Cafe Schweik are to die for. I'm not sure if there was any

connection with Jaroslav Hasek, the 1920's author of 'The Good Soldier Sveyk', but it's possible:

you can certainly still get a drink in the cafe that Kafka frequented nearer the town centre.