Czech Republic

and the traditional changing of the guards, St. Vitus Cathedral, The National Theatre, St. Nicholas Church to the Jewish Quarter with its Old Jewish Cemetery – a powerful place where tombs whisper to each other telling ancient stories about the residents of the old quarter. Visit the Franz Kafka Museum and follow his footsteps from birthplace to gravesite. Admire the eleven-metre-high Kafka statue, a 21st-century technical marvel of Prague, venture on to the Astronomical Clock at the Old Town Hall Tower, on the hour, Death rings a bell and inverts his hourglass, and the 12 Apostles parade past the windows nodding to the crowd.

The Czech culinary scene is not one for the calorie conscious, with traditional comfort food such as Halusky – potato dumplings, sauerkraut and ham, Chlebíčky – an open-faced sandwich, Klobases – hot dogs and sausages, Smazak – fried crispy cheese, and even absinthe-infused ice cream from the Absintheshop.

After satisfying your taste buds, indulge in some retail therapy. Prague’s main shopping area runs down Wenceslas Square, along Na Příkopě and into Republic Square. Around the Old Town Square and in the Lesser Town small stores sell art, crystal and tourist souvenirs.

As the sun sets in the city where beer is cheaper than water, don’t miss out on the nightlife that awakens Old and New Town.

So why Prague you ask? Well if it inspired Walt Disney, it will definitely inspire you!