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Title: Lonely Planet Prague (Prague, 4th Ed) by John King, Neil Wilson, Richard Nebesky ISBN: 1-86450-208-8 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: March, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.38 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great, but check out LP's "Czech Republic", too
Comment: I have an uncanny nack for picking up free guides, which is the only reason I took this book with me to Prague over the summer. I ended up using it for a month, though, so it was well worth taking along. It's got everything you'd expect in a good travel guide -- what makes it better than most is that it lists some unusual and out-of-the-way places instead of just the typical run-of-the-mill museums and churches. It's also got a strong nightlife and eating/drinking section, ideal for college bums and happy Pilsener-chuggers with a dose of wanderlust!
The only bone I would pick with this guide is that it's identical to the Prague section of LP's general "Czech and Slovak Republic" guide -- it just weighs less. So there's absolutely no reason to buy both guides. While the book includes a short section on some sights within about an hour of Prague (like Kutna Hora and Theresienstadt concentration camp), the Czech Republic is a gorgeous country and you'd be crazy not to blow out of Prague for a few days and see something else. Still, if you just can't get enough of Prague (and "this little mother has claws", as Kafka said), you can't go wrong here.
(If you're a Kafka fan, check out at Klaus Wagenbach's nifty guide to "Kafka's Prague", reviewed by me.)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great guide book!!
Comment: Just returned from a 7 day visit to Prague. This book went with us everywhere!! We did 2 of the suggested "walks." Loved that it told you what to see if you had an hour or if you had an afternoon.
Everyone of the restaurants we visited based on LP's recommedation was amazing. (We're thinking of buying the LP guide to NYC so we know where to grab a bite after work).
We also took along the Eye Witness guide when we went to major spots -- Prague Castle, Charles Bridge -- because it had more pictures.
Will buy a LP guide for next overseas travel!!
Rating: 4
Summary: essential guide book
Comment: I studied in Prague for the last four months, and I took this book with me everywhere. It is the only guidebook that has the hours that everything is open and how to get there. All of the information in it is highly reliable. I highly recommend it if you plan on spending more than a few weeks in Prague, although I supplemented it with the Eyewitness Guide to Prague and the Rough Guide to Prague.
However, it offered little advice on which the best places to eat and stay and visit are. It also has very few pictures, which is unfortunate, because out of the thousands of beautiful places to visit in Prague, it is helpful to be able to see which buildings appeal to oneself the most before choosing to visit them.
If you plan to stay in Prague for longer than a week, this is an essential book to buy. However, for quick trips to Prague, I would suggest buying the Rough Guide to Prague (it offers good advice about where to go) and the Eyewitness Guide to Prague (it has tons of pictures). Also, if you plan on spending more than a few days in Prague, buy the Lonely Planet Guide to the Czech and Slovak Republic - there is so much more to the Czech Republic than Prague, and taking a day trip or two outside of the city is time well spent.
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Title: Lonely Planet Vienna (Vienna, 3rd Ed) by Mark Honan, Neal Bedford ISBN: 1864501952 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: May, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Prague (Eyewitness Travel Guides) by Vladimir Soukup ISBN: 0789494221 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Budapest (Budapest, 2nd Ed) by Steve Fallon ISBN: 1864503564 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Czech Phrasebook: With Two-Way Dictionary (Czech Phrasebook, 1st Ed) by Eugenia Mocnay ISBN: 1864501847 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Prague City Map (City Maps Series) by Lonely Planet ISBN: 1864500123 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: June, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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