I am going to Prague for 6 days soon.

Where do people recommend for day trips out with good beer and a bit of
tourist sightseeing. Ideally a max. of 1 hr train journey if possible.

I have been to Pilsen already.
Is Cesky Budjovic (home of Budweis) too far for a day trip? Anything
nearer to Prague?

Thanks
Bruce

On 16 Jun 2005 00:56:13 -0700, bruce_phipps@my-deja.com wrote:


>I am going to Prague for 6 days soon.
>
>Where do people recommend for day trips out with good beer and a bit of
>tourist sightseeing. Ideally a max. of 1 hr train journey if possible.
>
>I have been to Pilsen already.
>Is Cesky Budjovic (home of Budweis) too far for a day trip? Anything
>nearer to Prague?


For a sight-seeing day trip, don't miss Kutna Hora for the cathedral:
http://www.kutnahora.cz/index.php?lns=2 and ossuary:
http://www.kostnice.cz/  I didn't do any beer there though.

For times Praha - Ceske Budejovice try: 
http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en
(seems to be about 2.5 hr)

The train journey Tabor - Bechyne was rather nice. The pub we did in
the main square was full of bits of old jet fighter plane(!).

Karlovy Vary might be a bit far for a day, but could be worth checking
times for. 
-- 
Arthur Figgis                Surrey, UK

> For a sight-seeing day trip, don't miss Kutna Hora for the cathedral:
>


Thanks, Arthur. Kutna Hora is only a 1hr train trip. The cathedral
looks impressive.
Beer is probably cheaper there than in the big city.

Bruce

On 17 Jun 2005 00:52:09 -0700, bruce_phipps@my-deja.com wrote:


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>
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>> For a sight-seeing day trip, don't miss Kutna Hora for the cathedral:
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>
>Thanks, Arthur. Kutna Hora is only a 1hr train trip. The cathedral
>looks impressive.


Don't miss the bones! They are walking distance from the station. 

It's best to get the bus from the station to the cathedral, though it
is walkable - we walked back, via the ossuary. A taxi would probably
be pretty cheap.


>Beer is probably cheaper there than in the big city.


We found that Praha was to the Czech Republic what London is to
Britain (not surprisingly, really!), in that the capital was
significantly more expensive than elsewhere. Some of the pubs and
resturants in touristy bits of Praha were getting on for "western"
prices, but those are probably the ones to avoid anyway (and why on
earth would anyone go all that way to drink in an "Irish" pub?!). 
-- 
Arthur Figgis                Surrey, UK

bruce_phipps@my-deja.com wrote:

> 
> I am going to Prague for 6 days soon.
> Is Cesky Budjovic (home of Budweis) too far for a day trip?


No, it's definitely do-able, but the train journey is longer than you
might expect for the distance - couple of hours each way from memory.
-- 
Joyce Whitchurch, Stalybridge, UK
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Some of the pubs and

> resturants in touristy bits of Praha were getting on for "western"
> prices, but those are probably the ones to avoid anyway (and why on
> earth would anyone go all that way to drink in an "Irish" pub?!).


I agree, Arthur.
But the last time I was in Prague, I remember walking past an Oirish
pub. It was packed to the rafters with Brits in their replica football
shirts watching Premiership football on Sky TV...

Bruce

On 20 Jun 2005 02:28:16 -0700, bruce_phipps@my-deja.com wrote:


>
> Some of the pubs and
>> resturants in touristy bits of Praha were getting on for "western"
>> prices, but those are probably the ones to avoid anyway (and why on
>> earth would anyone go all that way to drink in an "Irish" pub?!).
>
>I agree, Arthur.
>But the last time I was in Prague, I remember walking past an Oirish
>pub. It was packed to the rafters with Brits in their replica football
>shirts watching Premiership football on Sky TV...


I probably walked past it as well :-) 

We found a Czech Railways theme pub, somewhat trendier than Britain's
Heads of Steam.
-- 
Arthur Figgis                Surrey, UK