Prague, A Most Beautiful "one-view"

Some people say Prague is the most beautiful city in Europe. While we might not go that far, it’s difficult to find a “one-view” that would surpass the sight of the Vltava River and Karluv Most (the Charles Bridge, a pedestrian bridge adorned with 75 statues and statue groups), with the Prague Castle and St. Vitus Cathedral high above Marla Strana (Lesser town).

We remember Prague as a terrific, but frustrating city in 1985, and a very different city by the time of our visits in 1991 and 1995. Prague was as beautiful as we remembered, but much of the change in our thinking was most likely the result of less paranoia, now that the Communist government was no longer in control.

In 1995 as we strolled on Wenceslas Square (where the crowds gathered to overthrow the government in 1989) we saw a sign with arrows pointing both right and left, that said there was a McDonald’s 150 meters in either direction. A Kentucky Fried Chicken store was nearby.