Prague advice

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I have booked a 3 nights break to Prague with my 12 yo and 21 yo. Any advice or 'must do' tips? We are going in August so plenty of time but I would like some real life advice from my knowledgable MN-ers :-)

Took my then 10 year old there for a few days over Feb half term - very easy city to walk around and old Town is lovely - you can drive around in a vintage car to see the sites which my son liked. Wouldnt bother with chocolate museum which is very small. We just wandered alot, went to a fab special effects museum (name escapes me but is in guide books) in the Old town area, ate at lots of cafes (the filled donuts and pastries are great!), went to the park with the mirror maze which was fun and chilled - you'll have a great time and you and your older child will like the beers.

Sounds fab - I'm looking forward to it!

I quite liked the old coffee shop across the road from the Opera.
The Castle.
Second walking around the old town.
The famous bridge.
There was a nice restaurant with a secluded open area with live jazz. Great for Summer nights.

You'll have to buy some ambar and marionettes.

I am liking the sounds of this more and more

Wear comfortable shoes , there are an awful lot of pebbled streets !!

Famous bridge (charles bridge I think) gets utterly rammed so go early in day or late evening - v scenic. We went up the little gatehouse tower which is great for a view of old town.

There's a musical mechanical clock by the castle which draws in the crowds - worth being in the area to see it.

Lots of places do lovely fixed price lunches - we both really enjoyed our meals there. Also lots of indonesian places which were cheap and really good. And we did a walking trail of modern art and sculpture I found online which was great too.

As we went in the winter, we didnt really go on the river but it looked like there were boat tours that might operate on it.

Also consider the old Jewish Ghetto, from WWII times and before.

I think you can do a tour of the jewish cemetery and hear all about the legend of the golem (we didnt as was too cold)

There's a church that has baby Jesus and lots of amazing outfits for him.

Go up Petrin Hill in the funicular, and then up the observation tower. The cafe there has excellent coffee and cakes.

The Kafka museum was good, although might not appeal to the 12 year old.

Changing of the guards at the castle

It's been ages since I went, but the castle had archery demos and we had a go, bet your 12 year old would love that! We also went on a ghost walk, great way to see the city and a bit of fun too.

The funicular railway up Petrin, agree about Charles Bridge, the quietest we've seen it was at 2am in January in the snow.

Charles Bridge was infested with people with selfie sticks. I may have 'accidentally' walked into a few of them. We walked up to the castle and did the six item tour. Was definitely enough for that day. Do not use the Italian ice cream parlour just over the bridge before you start up the hill to the castle. It's extortionately expensive and the menu on the wall is very unclear. We took a boat trip to the zoo, which is a very good one.