Prague--the new Spring Break destination.
In the third week of May, we were surrounded by tourists, cold rainy weather, discourteous nationals and sausage. There are souvenir shops on every corner and tourists by the thousands. Not quite what I was expecting. I've traveled many eastern European countries and heard wonderful comments about Prague along the way, but this was a big disappointment. Sites are great, but consider going earlier or later in the year if you don't want to be annoyed by tourists or considered a nuisance by nationals.
- Insider tip:We were in Prague at the beginning and the end of our trip, seeing several other countries in the middle. When we came back to Prague, the train stopped at a different station than the one where we departed Prague. So, we had to take the underground from Prague-Holesovice to Prague-Hlavni Narodni. Not a big deal (18 crowns, a little more than 1USD), but it was frustrating when we didn't recognize the train station.