We decided that exploring other slightly off-the-tourist-trail paths was required during our stay. So we succumbed to the sales pitch of the Segway guide and booked a tour for early Saturday morning. He arrived at out hotel before 11am - gave us our ten-minute tutorial, ran through the safety guidelines, and we were good to go. My son, who is eight and had has his fill with 'walking' Prague was overjoyed.
It was the first time I has tried the Segday rides, and I would most
definitely recommend them for any city that allows it. It took us
away from the sites we had already seen, and added an entirely different
perspective to our sight-seeing. We started with the
John Lennon wall
in Lesser Town; moved on to get a viewpoint from high above the city up
Petrin Hill, one of Prague's greenest spaces; through the Rose Garden;
past the Stefanik Observatory, named after
Milan Rotislav Stefanik - astrologer and pilot. Then made our way to
Strahov Monastic Brewery where we sampled the local beer. We then made our way down again after a highly interesting tour with a very enthusiastic guide.
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| Up Petrin hill: A statue of Karel Hynek Macha - famous Czech poet, who inspires a Czech May 1st tradition of romance: suitors take their sweethearts up the hill to kiss them under the cherry trees that blossom nearby, then lay flowers on this statue. |
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| Prague Castle from a different viewpoint |
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| The Frank Gehry buiding, where the Restaurant Ginger&Fred is located, is in the centre of the picture. |
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| Milan Rotislav Stefanik - astrologer and pilot. |
We stopped for a pause at one of the oldest breweries in Prague, the Strahov Monastic Brewery.
The very many views of Charles Bridge ...
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