Visiting Vytopna Restaurant in Prague will keep us on track!

The Vytopna Restaurant at Wenceslas Square in Prague has a very unique attraction....400m of miniature railway runs around the entire restaurant and down the centre of dining tables. The trains deliver drinks to the table, travelling from the bar area through tunnels, across drawbridges, past ponds and railway stations right to you! The technology used to do this is very complex. The restaurant owners are passionate about traditional railways and miniature ones, in particular, developing their own railway networks over the years.

https://youtu.be/_EsTs3MxJl8

Final Art Tour Meeting Prior to Departure

Date: Monday 19 March 2018
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: MFS at school

Important information regarding travel money, mobile phones, luggage, clothes to pack, adaptor plugs for Doha and Europe etc. will be discussed. Katerina from Worldstrides will be there to answer any questions.

Final Payment Due

The final payment of $1239 needs to be paid by 2pm, Thursday 8 February.
All payments need to be finalised and received by this date so payments to airlines and operators can be made on the same day.

Changes to Prague Accommodation

We have changed our hotel accommodation in Prague so it is closer to the centre of the Old Town and Wenceslas Square and avoids lengthy walks and complex public transport changes.
We are now staying at the:

Hotel Ibis Wenceslas Square

See the Accommodation Page for more details

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year greetings to all our travellers. While we are experiencing sweltering summer conditions, our destinations of Berlin, Prague and Vienna have had a rather cold and white Christmas.
In Berlin, the Botanical Gardens were transformed into a fantasyland called the 'Christmas Garden' with multiple light shows and illuminated sculptures.

 www.christmas-garden.de

Christmas Gardens in Berlin

In Prague, Christmas markets, decorations and snow turned the Old Town centre and the Charles Bridge into a magical place.

Christmas in Prague

In Vienna, the Christmas Markets (Christkindlmarkt), illuminated decorations, spectacular light shows and the smell of roasted chestnuts added to the festive celebrations.

Hallo or Ahoj: Converse with basic lingo

The Berliners and the Viennese speak German, while Praguers speak Czech.
Learn some basic words and phrases so you can converse with the locals!

German:
Hallo (Hah-loh) - Hello
Guten Tag (goot-en tahk) - Hello/Good Day
Guten Morgen (goot-en mor-gen) - Good Morning
Auf Wiedersehen (owf vee-dair-zayn) - Goodbye
Bitte (bih-tuh) - Please
Danke/Danke schon (dahn-kuh shurn) - Thank you
Bitte Shon (bit-tuh shurn) - you're welcome
Ja (yah) - Yes
Nein (nine) - No

Czech:
Ahoj (Ahoy) - Hello
Dobré den (Do-bree Dehn) - Good Day/Formal Hello
Dobré rano (Do-breh rah-no) - Good Morning
Na shledanou (Nah skledah-noh) - Goodbye (formal)
Cau (Chow) - Goodbye (informal)
Prosim (Proseem) - Please/your welcome
Dekuji (Dyekooyee) - Thank you
Ano (Ah-no) - Yes
Ne (Neh) - No

For more words and phrases in German and Czech, go to Pages 'Learn German and Czech'

Next Instalment Payment Due Soon

A reminder to all travellers that the next instalment payment of $1300 is due to Worldstrides on Friday 20 October 2017.