Not a beaver or otter... its actualy animal called Nutria - originaly from south america, brought to Czech republic during comunist era for fur and meat.... people were raise them and having them on on their gardens,..... but not anymore and since they dont have natural predator to make population stable they overpopulated
It definetly looks nice and should be preserved but as a Czech its sometimes a headache especialy on a bike, your whole body vibrates, not very pleasant.
ad charles university building - that is more or less just a "ceremonial" central building - you go there for graduation and similar ceremonie, otherwise university itself has over 50 buildings all over the city that are used for studies.
Ukraine is former Soviet Union country and located in Eastern Europe, while Czech Republic as former Czechoslovakia was never part of Soviet Union and is located in Central Europe. Both Ukrainian and Czech are Slavic languages, while Czech is western Slavic and Ukrainian is Eastern Slavic language, so there is a certain mutual understanding but not as much as with our more related languages like Slovak or Polish.
Thanks for watching! The free tour company was called 100 Spires City Tours! We booked it on their website. And we stayed at Lindner Hotel Prague Castle 😊
@@amyandaleks btw, I checked Hyatt and it’s 5000 points so I am thinking about it. I’ll definitely get my steps in haha maps.app.goo.gl/EMRtR5zNhgDcVsMw8?g_st=ic - I’m using my Hilton points and free night at Waldorf in Amsterdam and Rome. Thanks again Amy & doc and safe travels y’all!
@@amyandaleks Recently completed my visit to Amsterdam, Prague, Krakow, Vilnius, Riga, Rome, and Paris before I flew back home to Texas. I used the Tram, stayed at Lindner Castle Hotel by Hyatt, and did the walking tour with 100. Tour was informative and we ended the evening at the John Lennon memorial. Thanks for sharing!
There are many intersting places than touristic "highways", juste make step or two in side streets. Clean, good food, much cheaper and often better, almost no tourists, this is where locals go for lunch and a beer or two.
The touching things on Charles is bridge is really funny. Touching anything for luck or whatever is not typical czech behavior at all 😅 Funny how tourist brings theirs traditions to foreing country, then to fly around the world to do these things far from home.
The 'beaver' was actually a muskrat XD; a north american species, so very much invasive here in europe (they were brought here to for fur farming), so feeding them is not really a good thing as they are negativelly affecting the enviroment. I do agree they are cute despite that tho XD
Aww, that's okay! Luckily, most of our activities were free and everything we saw was incredibly beautiful ✨ Do you have any local recommendations for next time? We'd love some!
Did they, really? Except for the chimney cake and the beer museum, which are "attractions" designed only for tourists (but if you enjoy it, then why not?) , all I see is time well spent in Prague :)
@@amyandaleks My 2 favorite free places are 1/Valdstein gardens and palace in Mala strana - that guy had influence equal to kings, and was killed for it, so his wealth shows; 2/Military museum under Vitkov hill. Not free but worth it: 3/Zoo in Troja is beatiful and ticket also applies for nearby botanical garden with exotic butterflies.
Oh god, 'tank you' is NOT the same in Czech and Ukrainian. Similar, but definitely different. Czech = D-yeh-koo-wee. Ukrainianian = d-ya-kyoo-yoo. And it's the exact opposite of the informal.
The correct name is the Czech Republic. Czechia is a neologism and sounds like a disease in Czech. As a Czech I prefer the Czech Republic if we are talking about the whole state or Bohemia if we are talking about the country.
@@amyandaleks Don´t take him seriously. As a Czech I prefer Czechia and the title goes back centuries. But in times of communism they try to indocrinate us to hate the name. That´s why some still hate it. Czechia or Czech Republic is not just Bohemia, it’s also Moravia and part of Selesia. That’s how you can see he has it wrong. Bohemia are in Czech Čechy, not Česká republika.
Why we do have Czechia: Germany - Federal Republic of Germany France - French Republic Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden Slovakia - Slovak Republic Switzerland - Swiss Confederation China - Peoples Republic of China Czechia - Czech Republic so easy it is....btw. talking about the country, Bohemia is not a country. It's only a historical region... Btw. how you want to translate "Česko" in english? (and no, "Bohemia" is NOT the right answer)
Nothing against your style of travelling but it feels like my worst nightmare. I hate to walk around in groups, I hate being spoon-fed "facts" (maybe they were all correct and you just mangled up half of them, hard to tell). Not my cup of tea at all. Sorry.
No worries, it's definitely not for everyone! We had an amazing time in your city and hope others can see the beauty through the video. Thanks for watching and enjoy your travels 🤍
Pretty decent travel video for doing all of the touristy things. Remember to clean your camera lens. Half of the footage seemed like the lens was smudged. Offering feedback as a frequent Prague visitor. Trdelnik. If you really want to try it, Trdlo Cafe is a Czech owned food chain and charges much less than the trdelnik places in the tourist areas. There is a Trdlo Cafe in the food court of the Paladium Mall in Namesti Republiky across from the Public House/Powder Gate. I am bummed that the great guide was paraphrased by Amy, rather than just getting it straight from the horses mouth. Sorry, Dita was more interesting. There are a lot of these youtuber Prague guides and they are all pretty homogenous. The thing is, the the locals do a much better job, like Valerie from the Real Prague Guides and Janek and Honza from the Honest Guide. The Pilsner Urquell Experience is a waste since you are in essence paying money for an Advertisement to their beer. You can learn about the beer pours from any of the Pilsner Urquell restaurants where you don't have to pay the equivalent of $20 for 2 to 3 beers. The city is trying to regulate tours since they generate money but don't pay taxes, and the two loopholes they use are "free tours" or "Charities." Here is a vetted list of licensed tour guides: mmr.gov.cz/cs/microsites/pruvodci/seznam-pruvodcu/seznam-zpravy Glad you enjoyed Prague.
Beautiful discovery to your channel thank you for the sharing 👍 👍
Thank you so much!! ❤️
Hello ( Ahoj) That Beaver is actually a Nutria... in most of the world, people eat them. Only we feed them :D
Very interesting! We did see them everywhere once we spotted them!
Yep. And it's forbidden to feed them.
What a amazing video! Beautiful shots and editing. Great content!
That's very kind of you to say! Thank you so much 💛
We really enjoyed your visit to Prague. Brought back lots of memories for us when we visited. New friends here from Scotland👍
We're so glad you enjoyed it! We're actually in Edinburgh right now and we absolutely love it 🤍
Not a beaver or otter... its actualy animal called Nutria - originaly from south america, brought to Czech republic during comunist era for fur and meat.... people were raise them and having them on on their gardens,..... but not anymore and since they dont have natural predator to make population stable they overpopulated
I do love the cobble stone roads throughout and amazing architecture. Added to my bucket list ❤
It definetly looks nice and should be preserved but as a Czech its sometimes a headache especialy on a bike, your whole body vibrates, not very pleasant.
@@MrMajsterixx 👎🚲🤣
ad charles university building - that is more or less just a "ceremonial" central building - you go there for graduation and similar ceremonie, otherwise university itself has over 50 buildings all over the city that are used for studies.
Congratulations Aleks on a great job reporting ‘solo’ 🤓
Ukraine is former Soviet Union country and located in Eastern Europe, while Czech Republic as former Czechoslovakia was never part of Soviet Union and is located in Central Europe. Both Ukrainian and Czech are Slavic languages, while Czech is western Slavic and Ukrainian is Eastern Slavic language, so there is a certain mutual understanding but not as much as with our more related languages like Slovak or Polish.
Howdy Amy & Aleks - Nice video! May I know how you signed up for the walking tour and what hotel did y’all stay at. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching! The free tour company was called 100 Spires City Tours! We booked it on their website. And we stayed at Lindner Hotel Prague Castle 😊
@@amyandaleks May I ask if your credit card will be capped if the amount charged equal to the cost of the day pass for the tram? Thanks!
@@cruisingwithcaptaincliff I just checked with Aleks and he says no, he doesn't think so!
@@amyandaleks btw, I checked Hyatt and it’s 5000 points so I am thinking about it. I’ll definitely get my steps in haha maps.app.goo.gl/EMRtR5zNhgDcVsMw8?g_st=ic - I’m using my Hilton points and free night at Waldorf in Amsterdam and Rome. Thanks again Amy & doc and safe travels y’all!
@@amyandaleks Recently completed my visit to Amsterdam, Prague, Krakow, Vilnius, Riga, Rome, and Paris before I flew back home to Texas. I used the Tram, stayed at Lindner Castle Hotel by Hyatt, and did the walking tour with 100. Tour was informative and we ended the evening at the John Lennon memorial. Thanks for sharing!
goodluck. happy mrs. and mr. tourists.
There are many intersting places than touristic "highways", juste make step or two in side streets. Clean, good food, much cheaper and often better, almost no tourists, this is where locals go for lunch and a beer or two.
The touching things on Charles is bridge is really funny. Touching anything for luck or whatever is not typical czech behavior at all 😅 Funny how tourist brings theirs traditions to foreing country, then to fly around the world to do these things far from home.
e.g. missing a visit to the National Museum on Wenceslas Square.... Otherwise great video :)
Thank you! We'll add it to the list for next time 🥳
Prague Is best 👍
What nonsense did they tell you aboout the Marian Column? It was put up in 2020
The 'beaver' was actually a muskrat XD; a north american species, so very much invasive here in europe (they were brought here to for fur farming), so feeding them is not really a good thing as they are negativelly affecting the enviroment. I do agree they are cute despite that tho XD
Yes, someone else also mentioned they're overpopulated which is sad because they're SO CUTE 😭
It's not a muskrat, it's a nutria. Calling it a muskrat is as wrong as calling it a beaver.
Meat substitutes and muscle substitutes and man substitutes go together.
When food becomes an ideology. You don't want that.
You just fell in every single tourist trap in Prague. Sorry for that :(
Aww, that's okay! Luckily, most of our activities were free and everything we saw was incredibly beautiful ✨ Do you have any local recommendations for next time? We'd love some!
yep...agree...every single one...
@@amyandaleks Look at Honest Guide and Real Prague Guides. They are top and funny!
Did they, really? Except for the chimney cake and the beer museum, which are "attractions" designed only for tourists (but if you enjoy it, then why not?) , all I see is time well spent in Prague :)
@@amyandaleks My 2 favorite free places are 1/Valdstein gardens and palace in Mala strana - that guy had influence equal to kings, and was killed for it, so his wealth shows; 2/Military museum under Vitkov hill. Not free but worth it: 3/Zoo in Troja is beatiful and ticket also applies for nearby botanical garden with exotic butterflies.
But we have too much post soviet ocupant here: (
Who’s 70! How rude 👵
😂 Love you!
Oh god, 'tank you' is NOT the same in Czech and Ukrainian. Similar, but definitely different. Czech = D-yeh-koo-wee. Ukrainianian = d-ya-kyoo-yoo. And it's the exact opposite of the informal.
Becouse nobody ask nobody and politicians change name without referendum. Welcome to the Czech Republic, cuntry with STB agent in parlament.
The correct name is the Czech Republic. Czechia is a neologism and sounds like a disease in Czech. As a Czech I prefer the Czech Republic if we are talking about the whole state or Bohemia if we are talking about the country.
Thanks for sharing! We did learn about Bohemia as well 😊 Absolutely loved our time here.
jako Čech preferuji Czechia, nemoc jsi ty.
@@amyandaleks Don´t take him seriously. As a Czech I prefer Czechia and the title goes back centuries. But in times of communism they try to indocrinate us to hate the name. That´s why some still hate it. Czechia or Czech Republic is not just Bohemia, it’s also Moravia and part of Selesia. That’s how you can see he has it wrong. Bohemia are in Czech Čechy, not Česká republika.
Why we do have Czechia:
Germany - Federal Republic of Germany
France - French Republic
Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
Slovakia - Slovak Republic
Switzerland - Swiss Confederation
China - Peoples Republic of China
Czechia - Czech Republic
so easy it is....btw. talking about the country, Bohemia is not a country. It's only a historical region...
Btw. how you want to translate "Česko" in english? (and no, "Bohemia" is NOT the right answer)
@@amyandaleks I hated saying "Czech Republic". So I'm glad I don't have to anymore
Nothing against your style of travelling but it feels like my worst nightmare. I hate to walk around in groups, I hate being spoon-fed "facts" (maybe they were all correct and you just mangled up half of them, hard to tell). Not my cup of tea at all. Sorry.
No worries, it's definitely not for everyone! We had an amazing time in your city and hope others can see the beauty through the video. Thanks for watching and enjoy your travels 🤍
Pretty decent travel video for doing all of the touristy things. Remember to clean your camera lens. Half of the footage seemed like the lens was smudged. Offering feedback as a frequent Prague visitor. Trdelnik. If you really want to try it, Trdlo Cafe is a Czech owned food chain and charges much less than the trdelnik places in the tourist areas. There is a Trdlo Cafe in the food court of the Paladium Mall in Namesti Republiky across from the Public House/Powder Gate. I am bummed that the great guide was paraphrased by Amy, rather than just getting it straight from the horses mouth. Sorry, Dita was more interesting. There are a lot of these youtuber Prague guides and they are all pretty homogenous. The thing is, the the locals do a much better job, like Valerie from the Real Prague Guides and Janek and Honza from the Honest Guide.
The Pilsner Urquell Experience is a waste since you are in essence paying money for an Advertisement to their beer. You can learn about the beer pours from any of the Pilsner Urquell restaurants where you don't have to pay the equivalent of $20 for 2 to 3 beers.
The city is trying to regulate tours since they generate money but don't pay taxes, and the two loopholes they use are "free tours" or "Charities." Here is a vetted list of licensed tour guides:
mmr.gov.cz/cs/microsites/pruvodci/seznam-pruvodcu/seznam-zpravy
Glad you enjoyed Prague.
Thanks for your tips! 🤍