Spectacular Prague! A mix of ancient, old, and new; traditional, modern, the avant-garde; gothic, classical, nouveau, deco; dark, and gloomy, bright, shiny and sparklie. What I didn’t see was anything unadorned…plain, simple or sweet! Everything is created with a flourish—the music, the art, the architecture, the exquisite food presentations! Much like a Flo Ziegfeld production, or the Folies Bergère!

Since 2013, I’ve been to Prague three times. If in Europe, we’ll always find a way to visit. Even if it’s off the course of our intended destination, we’ll juggle the plans a bit, and work a stop in Prague into the itinerary. Being in Prague, one of the most picturesque cities, gives us such pleasure, Gitiim and I simply indulge our passion for that magical city! Like New York City, Prague is a vital town. Compact, it’s easy to navigate, there is always plenty to do, and discoveries to be made.

In the same way, whenever we are in Prague, we indulge ourselves with frequent visits to Les Moules. On our first visit to Prague, we had been out for hours on a walking tour—no formal tour with a guide, or anything—and after covering nearly every square foot of Old Town Square, taking a stroll along fashionable Parizska Street, we happened upon Belgian seafood restaurant, Mussels. At 4 in the afternoon—too early for dinner—we wandered into this nearly empty restaurant, seeking a quiet spot to rest, a cool drink, and a little something to tie us over until dinner that evening. We ordered salads, and lemonade that arrived in a pitcher chocked full of citrus—sliced limes & lemons—and fresh mint leaves. So refreshing, before leaving, we took a glance at the menu again, to see what was for dinner. We had a 7 o’clock concert at the Rudolfinum to attend, but we decided to reserve a table for later that evening. So, that was the beginning of our bond with Les Moules. Before our departure, we returned again for dinner, and thereafter, on each revisit to Prague, going back to Les Moules was celebrated like a homecoming.

— Façade detail – Ministry of Regional Development – Old Town Square, Prague, Czech Republic 

Detail of façade, Ministry of Regional Development, Old Town Square

View from room at Hotel Paris – Town Center, Prague, Czech Republic

Old Town Square, Prague, founded in the 12th century

Historic Old Town Square (Staroměstské náměstí), Prague, Czech Republic

Town Center, and a short walk to Old Town Square, Prague

South side of Old Town Square, Prague

Old Town Square, Prague

Town Center, Prague

Tourists abound – Old Town Square

Old Town Square (Staroměstské náměstí)

Always activity at Old Town Square

St. Nicholas Church – Old Town Square

Thai massage business – Old Town Square, Prague

Old Town Square is a vital scene, day and night

Mosaic tile detail – entrance to Hotel Paris, Prague

Lots of restaurants, churches and hotels in, and around Old Town Square

Old Town Square, Prague

In Old Town Square, Prague

Palladium Shopping Center, Nám. Republiky 1, Prague, 1-Nové Mēsto, Czech Republic

From inside the Café de Paris, Prague

Café de Paris, Hotel Paris, Prague

Municipal House, Prague

Prague Market Tour

Detail, façade of Municipal House, Prague

Old Town Square, Prague

Prague Market Tour

Façade of the Ministry of Regional Development, Old Town, Prague

Façade of Municipal House, Prague

“Praga caput regni” (Prague, the capital of the kingdom), Old Town Square

Rudolfinum, Prague, home of the Czech Philharmonic

Sidewalk detail, Jewish quarter, Prague

Prague Market Tour

Bobby McFerrin in concert at the Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic

The Charles Bridge, and beyond, Prague Castle, in Lesser Town

Pariska Street, Prague

GUCCI at a Street 9, Prague

Rudolfinum, Alšovo nábř. 12, Prague, Czech Republic

PRADA on Pariska Street in Prague

At Jáchymova and Pariska Streets, in Prague

Pariska Street, Prague

LOUIS VUITTON on Pariska Street, in Prague

Detail of iron gate at an entrance on Pariska Street

Pariska Street, Prague

Lunch at Les Moules (Mussels) in Prague

On Pariska Street

St. Joseph’s Church in New Town, adjacent to the Palladium shopping center, Prague

Façade detail of a building on fashionable Pariska Street, in Prague

The Jewish quarter, in Prague

A view of Lesser Town, from the left bank of the Vitava River

Mussels – Belgian restaurant in Old Town – Pariska 203/19, Prague

More besides seafood at Les Moules, in Prague

Sidewalk detail – Jewish Quarter, in Prague

Les Moules or Mussels, near the historic Jewish Quarter, in Prague

Mussels, seafood restaurant in the center of Prague

at U Stareho Hrbitova, Josefov-Praha 1

“Traditional Slavonic Handicraft” on U Stareho Hrbitova, in Josefov

The Jewish Quarter or Josefov, with the Jewish Ceremonial Hall in the distance

On Maiselova Street, in the Jewish Quarter

RISE LOUTEK, a fairy tale, puppet theater, at Zatecka 98/1, Prague, in Old Town.

Near Maiselova Street in Josefov

The Jewish Ceremonial Hall in Josefov, was formerly the mortuary for the Old Jewish Cemetery

Detail of the Jewish Ceremonial Hall façade

Side view of the Old-New Synagogue or Altneuschul, Jewish Quarter, Prague