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