The Biggest Fattest Bumble-Bees Ever!

For a city that seems so big, you can easily tour the city by foot. We decided on a day of walking that began at our apartment and ended at our apartment, with a lot of Prague in between. We walked up to Letenske Sady, a park located between Prague 6 and Prague 7. With spectacular views of the city, the park is well worth a visit. It has beautiful shady trees and various monuments and statues. It was here that we came across some of the biggest bumble-bees we had ever seen! One of the more amazing views from the top and a bumble-bee;

We walked down from Letenske Sady and headed into Mala Strana, which is on the same side of the Vltava River as Prague Castle. We stopped for some lunch by the river and we shared the space with plenty of dogs and their owners. This seemed like a popular spot for people to come eat lunch and catch a good view of Charles Bridge. The photo below was taken from the banks of the Vltava River looking over to the Old Town side of Charles Bridge;

Mala Strana is a beautiful area of the city and the architecture reminded us of a fairy tale, with the spires, cobble stone streets and general Bohemian/Gothic charm. We crossed over Charles Bridge with a little difficulty due to the amount of people swarming to get a photo and the merchants lining the bridge selling their (expensive) souvenirs. Along the length of the 516m bridge there are 30 statues, each depicting various saints and patron saints venerated around 1700. All of these statues are now replicas of the originals, but still are amazing pieces of art. The Old Town end of Charles Bridge is considered to be one of the most astonishing civil gothic-style buildings in the world.  Even with the throng of people packing the bridge, it is still a must see for visitors to Prague.


Exploring the city by foot is definitely worth the effort! Everything is seen from a different perspective. We found ourselves lost on a few occasions but it just helped us to learn more about the city and see some really interesting sights. A little bit of sun cream would not have gone astray though.