7 minutes, two maps and 29czk later, the information clerk circled our route with half a bus ride from the Airport (no.119) changing over to the Metro A Dejvicka train finishing at Mustek. Our accommodation at Hotel Suteru was a 10 minute walk south from (St. Wenclaslos Square), off Vodickova Road, needless to say that most of the city is cobbled, so be pre-warned if you wear dainty heels and have a 2 wheeled suitcase in tow as they will break. Thankfully I'm a trainer's kind of girl, which is ideal for most terrains.

Our stay at the Hotel Suteru was a lovely rustic place; an exploration's dream was walking through the winding labyrinth of stairways. We felt we got our money's worth hiking up 5 flights to our room; the last spiral staircase was the killer. Our room was pleasantly nice and accurately described on hostels.com, a sloped ensuite, wooden floors, crazy channels of Czech TV, and they even threw in a free bottle of water and pop!

Morning breakfast was the best part of the day; the hotel had a good selection of things to munch on before going off to explore Prague. In the evening the breakfast area turned into a bistro restaurant and the traditional dish of Goulash was pretty damn tasty! Around the more touristy areas in Prague do expect the prices of dishes to be more expensive than if you were to eat somewhere on an off street.

Our first night we ventured down Na-mûstku Street near the Tourist Centre and found the Good Old Soldier Pub & Restaurant has inexpensive hearty meals (the staple diet is predominantly meat and potatoes or dumplings yummy), accompanied by two musicians playing the accordion which made the wooden hall more atmospheric.

My friend Wilson said "It's FREE!" so we joined with the group and ventured around the beautiful city in that packed morning. Unfortunately we couldn't go into any museums, temples, or stay longer at any place as it is just an introduction to Prague, but we made note of what we wanted to come back and see on another day. Places we covered: Old Town Square & Astronomical Clock, Church of Our Lady Before Tyn, New Town & Wenceslas Square, Art Nouveau Municipal House, Prague Castle & St. Vitus' Cathedral, Jewish Quarter & Old New Synagogue, St. Nicolas Church, Jan Hus Statue, Charles' Bridge, Estates Theatre, Powder Tower...and much more!

Jeff our tour guide was a really knowledgeable and enthusiastic guy that made the 2.5 hours fly by; we decided to stay on for the afternoon paid tour to visit Prague Castle, which was west of the Vltava River. Roaming around the well kept gardens, chapels and churches, watching the changing of the guards, weaving through the surrounding town houses and looking at the different periods of architecture and reigning royalty of that time, it was interesting and tiring on the feet but well worth it.

We had a timed walking tour through the main castle looking at the chapel, rooms of living, golden carriage, and various artworks.

After lunch and ice cream in the 13th century town we explored many side streets with quaint shops and a variety of different architecture which spans over Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque eras.

On Sunday we took another tour to visit the town Terezin, during the Second World War the fortress was used as a concentration camp to send Jews there. Those that were not transported to death camps like Auschwitz would die there due to terrible living conditions. Over 150,000 Jews were sent there and after the war only 17,247 survived.

More than 10,000 victim remains lie within The National Cemetery grounds nearby to the prison camp. There are 2,386 individual graves and mass graves that are marked with 5 pylons.

The prison compound was eerily quiet. The guided walk through the registration area, the dark shower room, small cells that would be overcrowded with captives, the execution areas and cold dark tunnels going underneath the prison gave a snapshot of what it was like during that time. You can imagine how the spread of Typhus took many lives within those walls.

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