Los Mejores Consejos para Viajar a PRAGA — Transcript

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1. 0:00Prague is a beautiful, very touristy
2. 0:02city that truly deserves a tips video.
3. 0:05Starting with the best time to travel
4. 0:07to Prague. In reality, Prague can be
5. 0:08enjoyed at many times of the year. For
6. 0:10example, the spring and autumn months
7. 0:12are not bad at all; the temperatures
8. 0:14are decent, there are fewer tourists,
9. 0:16and it's low season, so everything is a
10. 0:18bit cheaper. Then there are the summer
11. 0:20months, which are also a good time to
12. 0:21go to Prague. It’s hotter, of course,
13. 0:23there are more tourists, and things can
14. 0:25be a bit more expensive, but the city
15. 0:26is still very enjoyable in the summer.
16. 0:28And then in winter, around Christmas,
17. 0:30Prague is great because they set up
18. 0:32Christmas markets, which are very
19. 0:33lovely. So, it is also a pretty cool
20. 0:35time to visit this city. Mind you, it
21. 0:38does get a bit cold in winter. In short
22. 0:40, if you have to avoid any time of the
23. 0:41year, it would be January, February,
24. 0:43and March, which are the coldest and
25. 0:45lack Christmas decorations. That said,
26. 0:47how many days should you spend in
27. 0:48Prague? Well, I would say you need at
28. 0:50least two days, although three is
29. 0:52recommended. If you go for two, of
30. 0:54course, you'll be able to see most
31. 0:56things, but you’ll have to move
32. 0:57quickly and won't enjoy Prague as much
33. 0:59as if you stay for three days, where
34. 1:01you can take it a bit easier and see
35. 1:02the sites as they really deserve. And
36. 1:05if you happen to be going to Prague for
37. 1:07more than three days, you could even
38. 1:09consider taking a day trip somewhere
39. 1:10else. We, for example, went to Cesky
40. 1:12Krumlov, which is a very pretty town
41. 1:14about two and a half hours from Prague,
42. 1:16but there are more options. You can go
43. 1:18to Brno, you can go to Pilsen, you can
44. 1:19go to Kutna Hora; there are quite a few
45. 1:21things to see in the Czech Republic.
46. 1:24Take a look and evaluate what might be
47. 1:25your best option if you are visiting
48. 1:27Czechia for many days. And moving on to
49. 1:29talk about accommodation in Prague, I
50. 1:30recommend staying in the center of
51. 1:32Prague. This would be the Prague 1
52. 1:34district, because if you stay in Prague
53. 1:361, you'll be close to the tourist
54. 1:37attractions and, well, even if the
55. 1:39accommodation is perhaps a bit more
56. 1:40expensive, you'll be able to get
57. 1:42everywhere on foot. In any case, you
58. 1:44can stay a bit further from the center,
59. 1:46that's fine too. Staying in Prague 3 or
60. 1:48Prague 7 is not bad at all because you
61. 1:50can take public transport to the center
62. 1:52from there, which is very simple to use
63. 1:53. And since we're at it, let's talk
64. 1:55about that. We are going to talk about
65. 1:57how to use public transport in Prague.
66. 1:58In Prague, you can get around by bus,
67. 2:00tram, and metro. And although it sounds
68. 2:02a bit overwhelming, it's quite simple
69. 2:04to use public transport in Prague.
70. 2:05Really, to access public transport in
71. 2:07Prague, you have to buy a ticket like
72. 2:09these and validate it. You can buy
73. 2:11tickets at metro stations or bus stops,
74. 2:13and they are tickets that work by
75. 2:15duration. That is, you can buy a ticket
76. 2:18that lasts 30 minutes, a ticket that
77. 2:20lasts 90 minutes, and there are even 1,
78. 2:222, and 3-day tickets. So, when you get
79. 2:25on the train or tram, or when you enter
80. 2:26the metro, you will have to validate
81. 2:28this ticket by inserting it into some
82. 2:30yellow machines provided there. And the
83. 2:33moment you validate the ticket, it's
84. 2:35active, the time starts counting, and
85. 2:36you can use any transport network you
86. 2:38want as long as your ticket is active.
87. 2:41As I say, it is important that you
88. 2:42validate it; there are quite a few
89. 2:43inspectors, and if they catch you with
90. 2:45an unvalidated ticket, they can fine
91. 2:46you. There is an exception where you
92. 2:49don't need to validate the ticket, and
93. 2:51that is when you buy your ticket inside
94. 2:53the tram, because you can buy the
95. 2:54ticket inside the tram, and there are
96. 2:56also ticket vending machines. But, as I
97. 2:58say, that ticket wouldn't need to be
98. 3:00validated; when you buy it inside the
99. 3:01tram, it's as if you're buying it
100. 3:02already active, it's already validated.
101. 3:04Basically, you buy it and you are
102. 3:06already using it. And since we're
103. 3:07talking about public transport, I'm
104. 3:09going to explain how to get from the
105. 3:10airport to the center of Prague, which
106. 3:12is something every tourist needs to
107. 3:13know, of course. I recommend you search
108. 3:15on Google Maps for the most optimal
109. 3:17public transport option to get to the
110. 3:19center. When I went, there were two
111. 3:21that were quite good. The first option
112. 3:23was the AE bus, which is a bus that
113. 3:25goes from the airport to the central
114. 3:27station of Prague, it goes direct and
115. 3:29costs about € 5. This option is quite
116. 3:31comfortable because it's a direct bus,
117. 3:33but it doesn't have to be the most
118. 3:35optimal for you, since it drops you off
119. 3:36at the Prague central station and you
120. 3:38might not be staying near there. The
121. 3:40station is not exactly in the center.
122. 3:42You might have to walk a little bit or
123. 3:44even take a tram from the central
124. 3:45station to where you are staying.
125. 3:47That's why, to get to the center, I
126. 3:49recommend a second option, which is
127. 3:51what I did: combining the 59 bus with
128. 3:53the Metro A line. Basically, I bought a
129. 3:5690-minute ticket, which cost me about
130. 3:58€ 3; it was the one I had to get
131. 4:00because it took about 40 minutes to
132. 4:01reach the center, and there was no way
133. 4:03to get a shorter one. And so, by
134. 4:06combining the 59 bus with the Metro A
135. 4:08stop, I ended up right in the middle of
136. 4:09Wenceslas Square, which is the center
137. 4:11of Prague, and since I was staying
138. 4:13right nearby, it worked out perfectly.
139. 4:15Can you take a taxi to the center? Well
140. 4:16, of course you can, but a taxi will
141. 4:18cost you around € 20. As you can see,
142. 4:20quite a bit more expensive than the €
143. 4:213 it cost me. But there is also
144. 4:23something about Prague taxis that I
145. 4:24must share with you, which is that they
146. 4:26might not be very reliable. Taxis in
147. 4:28Prague have a bad reputation. They’re
148. 4:30likely the typical drivers who mess
149. 4:32with you, take a longer route, or try
150. 4:34to charge you extra later on.
151. 4:35That’s the reputation they have.
152. 4:36I’m not making any of this up.
153. 4:38So, to avoid any unpleasant surprises
154. 4:40or being overcharged, use apps like
155. 4:42Uber or Bolt, where you know the price
156. 4:44in advance. And once you are in the
157. 4:47center of Prague, you will need to
158. 4:48exchange money, because in Prague they
159. 4:50don't use euros, they use Czech korunas
160. 4:51. Is it mandatory to exchange money?
161. 4:53Well, actually, no. You’ll be able to
162. 4:57pay by card in almost every place, but
163. 4:59I do recommend you exchange some euros
164. 5:00for korunas. Basically because there
165. 5:03are some traditional restaurants and
166. 5:05pubs that only accept cash, and in
167. 5:07korunas, of course. So, to avoid any
168. 5:10problems and have a better experience
169. 5:11in Czechia, I recommend you exchange at
170. 5:13least a few korunas, which you will end
171. 5:15up spending eventually anyway.
172. 5:17Important: don't exchange money at the
173. 5:18airport, and much less with people who
174. 5:20offer to exchange it for you on the
175. 5:21street. Exchange it in the city center.
176. 5:24Once you are in the city center, look
177. 5:25for a reliable exchange office and
178. 5:27change your euros there. Be careful,
179. 5:29because some exchange offices put "0%
180. 5:31commission" on a very big sign, but
181. 5:33then, okay, 0%commission, yes, but they
182. 5:35have a pretty bad exchange rate. Always
183. 5:38make sure to look for an exchange rate
184. 5:40that is good for you. And in case it's
185. 5:42helpful, I'll leave the currency
186. 5:44exchange office I used in the video
187. 5:45description, as they really offered a
188. 5:47very good exchange rate. And after
189. 5:49exchanging your money, you're ready to
190. 5:50see Prague. Because, what is there in
191. 5:51Prague? Well, there are many things in
192. 5:53Prague. In fact, I have two videos
193. 5:55about Prague on my channel. You can
194. 5:57watch them to see in detail what there
195. 5:58is in Prague. Here I will give you a
196. 5:59brief summary of the things you should
197. 6:01consider for your route through the
198. 6:02city. To get our bearings, the historic
199. 6:04center of Prague is what is called the
200. 6:06Old Town. That is where the main
201. 6:08monuments of Prague are located, such
202. 6:09as the Powder Tower, the Church of Týn
203. 6:11, the Astronomical Clock, or the
204. 6:12Charles Bridge. Also, in the northern
205. 6:16area of the Old Town is the Jewish
206. 6:17Quarter, where you can visit several
207. 6:19synagogues and a quite curious and
208. 6:20impressive Jewish cemetery. And just
209. 6:24below the Old Town is the New Town,
210. 6:25which has Wenceslas Square as its nerve
211. 6:27center. Keep in mind that near
212. 6:30Wenceslas Square you have the rotating
213. 6:32Kafka head, and you can head there on
214. 6:34the hour to watch it rotate, west of
215. 6:36the Old Town. Crossing the Charles
216. 6:39Bridge, you reach the Malá Strana
217. 6:41neighborhood, an area worth getting
218. 6:42lost in to see curious sculptures,
219. 6:44cross the narrowest street in Prague,
220. 6:46and also see the famous John Lennon
221. 6:48wall. Although the biggest attraction
222. 6:51of Malá Strana is that Prague Castle
223. 6:53is located on its hill, and Prague
224. 6:55Castle is not just a castle, but rather
225. 6:58a complex with quite a few tourist
226. 7:00attractions you can visit. The most
227. 7:02notable would be St. Vitus Cathedral,
228. 7:04St. George's Basilica, and the Golden
229. 7:06Lane. Also, there are points in Prague
230. 7:08a bit further from the center that can
231. 7:09be interesting to visit. For example,
232. 7:11Petřín Tower, which is south of Malá
233. 7:13Strana and is one of the best
234. 7:15viewpoints in the city. And another
235. 7:17example would be Vyšehrad, which is an
236. 7:19old church located south of the New
237. 7:21Town. And as you can see, there are
238. 7:23many things to see in Prague. But to
239. 7:25what extent is Prague a safe city?
240. 7:27Honestly, I found Prague to be a safe
241. 7:29city. It is true that I only moved
242. 7:31around the center, both day and night,
243. 7:33but I didn't have any problems or any
244. 7:35setbacks. There is a lot of talk about
245. 7:36the possibility of pickpockets. I
246. 7:37didn't get that impression, but it's
247. 7:39true that in these kinds of touristy
248. 7:41cities, you always have to be careful.
249. 7:43Specifically around the astronomical
250. 7:45clock and the Charles Bridge, which is
251. 7:46where most people gather, be extra
252. 7:48careful and keep an eye on your
253. 7:49belongings. And also be careful with
254. 7:52tourist traps. Because since Prague is
255. 7:55such a super touristy city, it's normal
256. 7:56for businesses to take advantage of
257. 7:58that. For example, souvenir shops, the
258. 8:01ones located near the monuments, are
259. 8:02extremely expensive. Well, the usual,
260. 8:04we all know that already. But the same
261. 8:06thing happens with the supermarkets or
262. 8:08minimarkets in the center; many of them
263. 8:10have inflated prices, and nobody wants
264. 8:12to buy a bottle of water for 4.
265. 8:14Therefore, what I recommend is that you
266. 8:16go to the Zapka chain, which is also
267. 8:18all over the city. It's a supermarket
268. 8:20chain whose logo is a kind of colorful
269. 8:22little bag. In those supermarkets, the
270. 8:24prices are normal, so Zapka is 100%
271. 8:26recommended. And as for the restaurants
272. 8:29in tourist areas, they naturally take
273. 8:31advantage of the situation and inflate
274. 8:33prices a lot for tourists. You also
275. 8:35have to be very careful. I always
276. 8:37advise checking Google Maps to see the
277. 8:39reviews and what people say about that
278. 8:41restaurant. In any case, I'll leave you
279. 8:43some options for centrally located
280. 8:44restaurants with good prices in the
281. 8:46description below. In return, I just
282. 8:48ask you to hit the like button; it's
283. 8:49very simple, just press it, and you'll
284. 8:51make me super happy. Honestly, yes. And
285. 8:53now that we've finished the topic of
286. 8:54restaurants, let's talk about typical
287. 8:56food in the Czech Republic. Their
288. 8:58typical dishes consist of meat or stews
289. 9:00, duck, pork, or beef, and they have a
290. 9:02lot of side dishes and a lot of bread.
291. 9:05They are very tasty dishes, but quite
292. 9:07heavy on the stomach.
293. 9:08It was hard to digest food in Prague,
294. 9:09to be honest.
295. 9:11Don't be surprised if you finish eating
296. 9:12in Prague and have an overwhelming urge
297. 9:14to take a nap, because it's food that
298. 9:16is hard to digest. What happened to me
299. 9:18when we ate at a restaurant serving
300. 9:19typical food was that by nighttime, I
301. 9:21wasn't hungry and didn't want to have
302. 9:22dinner. But as I said, it's very tasty
303. 9:25food that you must try. The only thing
304. 9:27that surprised me negatively was the
305. 9:29attitude of the waiters; especially in
306. 9:31local spots, they were very unfriendly
307. 9:33to us. I understand that they must be
308. 9:35very tired of tourists, but I don't
309. 9:36know. That really caught my attention,
310. 9:39being treated a bit poorly, so don't be
311. 9:41surprised if this happens to you at a
312. 9:42restaurant in Prague. And I can't talk
313. 9:45about Prague's gastronomy without
314. 9:46mentioning the beer, which is the true
315. 9:48star of Czechia. Pilsner beer,
316. 9:50generally unfiltered and served in a
317. 9:52half-liter glass. And to try it, I
318. 9:54recommend going to local beer halls
319. 9:56where the beer will be very good, and
320. 9:58also at a reasonable, normal price. A
321. 10:01normal price in Prague for a pint of
322. 10:03beer would be around € 3, about 75
323. 10:05crowns. And some of the best-known
324. 10:08traditional beer halls in Prague are
325. 10:10those at the Prague Zoo. And it's not
326. 10:12that the beer hall is inside a zoo,
327. 10:14okay? What happens is that they are
328. 10:16beer halls with animal names. There's
329. 10:18the bull beer hall, the cat, the tiger,
330. 10:20the hippo, the elephant. There are a
331. 10:23ton. And if you want to see what those
332. 10:24traditional beer halls are like, check
333. 10:26out the video that should be appearing
334. 10:27on your screen right now, since we went
335. 10:28to several of them that day. Also,
336. 10:30since I already listed the restaurants,
337. 10:31I'll leave several recommended beer
338. 10:33halls in the description that you can
339. 10:34visit. Let's see if you're able to
340. 10:36complete the entire zoo.
341. 10:37Na zdraví.
342. 10:38Na zdraví.
343. 10:39Then we toast.
344. 10:40Toast and drink.
345. 10:41and drink. No, really.