I agree that two days only scratches the surface. The suggestions are excellent. There are many opportunities to enjoy a cleansing ale (later in the day?) – with trams passing by! Same with local cafes and restaurants – keep away from the tourist haunts where they’re likely to add a special (?) “tourist tax”.

I presume it’s an on topic two-day experience. Trams must be the sole focus so a good idea would be to ensure any travelling companions understand that! The trams pass most of the tourist haunts so you can see any off-topic nonsense (and those gawking at it) from the inside of a tram.

The speed of trams around curves and along narrow streets is amazing. On many occasions while riding trams in Prague, I thought that the original Sydney system could have evolved into something like what my partner and I were experiencing!

A bonus for seniors is that tram travel is free – or was on my visit! All that was needed was your passport for identification if required. I was never asked.

Enjoy! Prague is confirmation that life is about one thing and one thing only (for dedicated tram enthusiasts)

Paul in Melbourne

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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

On Sun, 17 Mar 2024, 3:11 pmmick...@... mailto:mick...@gmail.com , mickalex@... mailto:mickalex@gmail.com > wrote:

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?