Prague with Teenagers
Sep 14th, 2008, 02:49 AM
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Prague with Teenagers
I have been reading the forum and boy do you lot give some good info.
I am going to Prague for a long weekend with two teenagers and hubby in Oct. (hotel and flights booked)
Any Top tips on what to add to the Itinerary and good places to eat?
The idea is More fun with a bit of enforced culture on the kids. Anything to avoid?
Looking forward to your responses. Zig
I am going to Prague for a long weekend with two teenagers and hubby in Oct. (hotel and flights booked)
Any Top tips on what to add to the Itinerary and good places to eat?
The idea is More fun with a bit of enforced culture on the kids. Anything to avoid?
Looking forward to your responses. Zig
Sep 14th, 2008, 12:31 PM
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I have a terrible memory for names, especially ones with so many consonants, but there is a great gypsy restaurant in the heart of town. All the locals know it--as for the gypsy restaurant with the tables on the ceiling. I took two of my teens a couple of years ago and I posted a trip when my memory was fresh. You can find it under my name
Sep 15th, 2008, 08:30 AM
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We were just in Prague for 4 nights in June with our kids ages 12 and 16. Here is the link to my trip report, which includes details of what we did and where we ate. Prague was our second destination so you may want to scroll down and skip the Munich part:
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=35142196
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=35142196
Sep 15th, 2008, 10:02 AM
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We took our 13-year-old to Prague (and elsewhere) earlier this year. He's interested in history, as we are, so what he enjoyed might not be what every teen would enjoy.
He did love the black light theater - we chose one that is loosely based on Faust. DH and I found it VERY loud, but enjoyed it ok.
On the top of Petrin Hill, reached by the funicular (very short and a bit of a ripoff), in addition to the fun Observation Tower (for those, who, unlike me, don't have a fear of heights), there was a maze, or was it a house of mirrors? Anyway, DS went through it without it, and said it was ok.
We were all more or less entertained by the crowds of drunk Brits celebrating bachelors' parties in Prague - evidently one feature of these parties requires the groom to dress in a usually-scanty and always ridiculous costume.
He did love the black light theater - we chose one that is loosely based on Faust. DH and I found it VERY loud, but enjoyed it ok.
On the top of Petrin Hill, reached by the funicular (very short and a bit of a ripoff), in addition to the fun Observation Tower (for those, who, unlike me, don't have a fear of heights), there was a maze, or was it a house of mirrors? Anyway, DS went through it without it, and said it was ok.
We were all more or less entertained by the crowds of drunk Brits celebrating bachelors' parties in Prague - evidently one feature of these parties requires the groom to dress in a usually-scanty and always ridiculous costume.
Sep 16th, 2008, 11:46 AM
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Lexma90 wrote:
On the top of Petrin Hill, reached by the funicular (very short and a bit of a ripoff), in addition to the fun Observation Tower (for those, who, unlike me, don't have a fear of heights), there was a maze, or was it a house of mirrors?
The funicular is part of the poublic transport. You can get on with a timed ticket or buy one; just like riding the tram, subway, etc. I would guess, though, that teenagers would get bored with Petrin pretty quickly.
Not sure what your kids are into; there is the Technology Museum, which is pretty cool if it it open yet. It was under major renovation. The Zoo is a good place.
Also check out http://sermiri.cz - the medieval re-enactors. October schedule: http://sermiri.cz/akce.php?mesic=10 - Czech only. Scroll down the page and at least you can see dates and locations.
There's lots of things to do; the key is to find them....
On the top of Petrin Hill, reached by the funicular (very short and a bit of a ripoff), in addition to the fun Observation Tower (for those, who, unlike me, don't have a fear of heights), there was a maze, or was it a house of mirrors?
The funicular is part of the poublic transport. You can get on with a timed ticket or buy one; just like riding the tram, subway, etc. I would guess, though, that teenagers would get bored with Petrin pretty quickly.
Not sure what your kids are into; there is the Technology Museum, which is pretty cool if it it open yet. It was under major renovation. The Zoo is a good place.
Also check out http://sermiri.cz - the medieval re-enactors. October schedule: http://sermiri.cz/akce.php?mesic=10 - Czech only. Scroll down the page and at least you can see dates and locations.
There's lots of things to do; the key is to find them....
Sep 16th, 2008, 12:14 PM
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Although not "in" Prague I think a trip to Terezin would be important culturally. We took our teenage niece and it was incredibly powerful. While we had a great time in Prague and I would go again in a minute...Terezin was the part we remember the most.
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If you can't make it to Terezin, you can view the children's drawings from Terezin at the Pinkas Synagogue:
http://www.jewishmuseum.cz/en/a-ex-pinkasp.htm
They may also appreciate the Communist Museum (above a McDonald's of all things). It's small, quirky and informative without being too overwhelming.
http://www.muzeumkomunismu.cz/
My favourite museum in Prague, although I'm not sure your teens will agree, is the Mucha Museum. If you like art nouveau you'll be in heaven here (interesting gift shop).
http://www.mucha.cz/index.phtml?S=home&Lang=EN
We had very good pizza at this place in 2004 so you'll want to check the current info but am sure your teens will enjoy it. They have a non-smoking section too (rare in Prague) so that was a plus for us:
www.rugantino.cz/en/index.html
For traditonal Czech food (including some veg selcections) and great beer, we were happy eating here:
www.umedvidku.cz/
http://www.jewishmuseum.cz/en/a-ex-pinkasp.htm
They may also appreciate the Communist Museum (above a McDonald's of all things). It's small, quirky and informative without being too overwhelming.
http://www.muzeumkomunismu.cz/
My favourite museum in Prague, although I'm not sure your teens will agree, is the Mucha Museum. If you like art nouveau you'll be in heaven here (interesting gift shop).
http://www.mucha.cz/index.phtml?S=home&Lang=EN
We had very good pizza at this place in 2004 so you'll want to check the current info but am sure your teens will enjoy it. They have a non-smoking section too (rare in Prague) so that was a plus for us:
www.rugantino.cz/en/index.html
For traditonal Czech food (including some veg selcections) and great beer, we were happy eating here:
www.umedvidku.cz/
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We were there with our teen in early June. We did the same - mixing fun with culture.
We went to a classical music concert at the Basillica in the castle and also went to a guitar concert in another small church near the town center. There are flyers for concerts all over the place- so lots to choose from.
As for fun, we did go to the top of Petrin but we found the maze/fun house thing a bit lame. We just enjoyed walking around the city and shopping and stopping for drinks. We took a boat cruise on the river which was okay. And we also spent a 1/2 at the natural history museum. Okay - we're scientists - so we enjoy rock and mineral exhibits
- but there were also some other interesting exhibits. We missed the Black Light theater - but it looked interesting.
We went to a classical music concert at the Basillica in the castle and also went to a guitar concert in another small church near the town center. There are flyers for concerts all over the place- so lots to choose from.
As for fun, we did go to the top of Petrin but we found the maze/fun house thing a bit lame. We just enjoyed walking around the city and shopping and stopping for drinks. We took a boat cruise on the river which was okay. And we also spent a 1/2 at the natural history museum. Okay - we're scientists - so we enjoy rock and mineral exhibits
- but there were also some other interesting exhibits. We missed the Black Light theater - but it looked interesting.
