Tag Archives: Charles Bridge
Euro 24 Match Day 9 – Georgia v Czech Republic
Georgia Tbilisi is one of my favourite capital cities in Europe. It’s a great blend of old (historic quarter, Arabic bathhouses, ancient tea houses) and modern (cable car, unusual bridges). The feel is vibrant – cuisine is cheap & tasty, the local red wine gorgeous and the music scene jumping. Mother of Georgia stands atop […]
Euro 24 Match Day 5 – Portugal v Czechia
Today’s post is all about famous bridges. Portugal The bridges over the Douro River in Porto are a fabulous sight in their own right. Throw in a vibrant riverside of fish restaurants, wine bars and port distilleries, and you get an enticing place to visit. Czechia Charles Bridge (KarluvMost) is easily the most famous bridge […]
Euro 2020 Match Day 12 – England v Czech Republic
Both nations have already qualified for the last 16, so the match at Wembley will determine who finishes top of the group and therefore their next opponents. England The Midlands region of England was home to the Industrial Revolution which saw the country lead the world in production techniques. Prior to the revolution of the […]
Euro 2020 Match day 8 – Czech Republic v Croatia
The not too distant neighbours go head to head at Glasgow’s Hampden Park. Czech Republic You may know how much I love Prague. The Hrad (castle) area is not only great for exploring, but its lofty position provides fine views of the city below. The iconic Charles Bridge and gold domed National Theatre are easy […]
Bridges of Europe – Part Four, Central Europe
Continuing my series of European bridges, having already covered Northern & Southern Europe and the UK. My classification for Central Europe is Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Czechia, Slovakia & Slovenia. Switzerland If the earth’s creator had an idea for a fabulous train set, Switzerland would have been the perfect setting. It has however been left […]
My Favourite Travel Photos – 11 to 15
What’s the point in taking photographs? This is the second in my series of favourite travel photos based on the memories they evoke and one or two that I consider passably decent. I am presenting them in clusters of five and today show my third favourite quartile. River Vltava, Charles Bridge & Prague Castle – […]
Monday Morning Blues – Charles Bridge & Vltava River, Prague
Prague is one of the cities that I miss the most with the travel ban, so I thought it was about time in featured in my MMB post. Join us over on Twitter @wilburstravels every Monday morning and just post a photograph featuring the colour blue to join in.
Praise for Prague
I first visited Prague in 1992 on the tail end of my third and final interrail trip. It was love at first sight, never before had I ever been so smitten by a place. The rattling old trams up to the castle, the amazing views across the rooftops down to the serene Vltava River and […]
Fifteen Years Of Prague
I have visited the Czech capital on eight occasions. After my first brief visit in ’92 I fell in love with the place in a sad to be leaving couldn’t wait to get back kind of way. In September 1992 I was only there for a few hours at the tail end of my third […]
