Start at Palacky Square (Palackeho namesti) which is a grand union, catch
the 7 tram across the bridge and debark at Anděl. There's a coffee shop on
the corner from which to observe an extremely busy no traffic light
intersection. Catch the 5 tram to Slivenec. Modern light rail at its best
for the last 2/3 of the line, and old communist feel for the first third.
On the way back from Slivenec, dismount at Barrandov and catch the 20 to
Dědina. On the way you'll pass some of the older parts of Prague and pass
Prague castle, some spectacular views. On the return Journey, get off at
Hradčanská and take the 1 or 2 tram towards Petřiny and get off two stops
later at the tram museum at Střesovice. Coffee shop there too. Check open
days of course. Not sure if it's still on winter hours.
After the museum. Take the 1 or 2 tram back past Hradčanská to Strossmeyer
Square (Stossmeyerovo náměstí). Out for a photostop at grand union number
2. At Strossmeyer Square, take the 17 tram to Kobylisy. The Troja hill is
on the way. It's as steep as it gets. At Kobylisy is a depot for idle
gunzelling. Take the 17 back to Kobilisy Metro Station and catch a 3
heading for Nádraží Braník. Get off at Palmovka. Grand union number 3.
Also, follow the trolleybus wires if you are so inclined. From Palmovka,
take a 10 back to Palacky Square. This completes the circuit. On the way is
a spectacular railway overpass, and Charles Square where you might like to
dismount for photos. A side trip from Charles Square might be the 14
towards Lehovec, but stop at Wenceslas Square where there's an old tram as
a coffee shop and close by Vytopna (round house) restaurant where they
deliver the beers by modern tram. Thus fortified, catch the 9 heading to
Řepy. Get off at Ujezd stop and head about 100 m to the funicular. Your
ordinary ticket works. The area up the top isn't of tramway interest, but
is a recreational area for ordinary Czechs so worth a ramble.
Depending on where you intend to stay, there are two airport buses going to
metro stations. The one going to Nádraží veleslavin is a trolleybus. Pick
that. :D
Day 2, you can follow up on anything interesting from day one, or ride the
Metro. Or the suburban rail.
Mark Skinner
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> Given that we have a few Prague experts in the group, what would be a list
> of must-see tramway experiences for a short two-day trip there?
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