So, you’re in Prague with kids, and it’s raining. Bummer, but not the end of the world. We have a kid, too - a pesky 7yo old boy who loves Minecraft, Sprunki (if you don’t know, congratulations), and treats in any shape or form - and keeping him occupied can be a challenge. Below are some of our favorite spots.

Just a side note: while Prague is generally very kid-friendly, this is still Central Europe, a part of the world where retired curators guarding the gallery exhibitions can frown at the smallest signs of „fun“ and shush you endlessly. Sadly, that is not how our 7yo son, who enjoys everything with a strong „Zorba the Greek“ energy, rolls, so there can be friction. Just be mindful of that, otherwise you’re totally fine.

This is when we go when the weather sucks, and our son is bored.

If you follow our Instagram, you know we love to travel with our little JJ. Travelling with him and seeing the destination through his eyes is truly rewarding... as is giving him to the grandma for a day or two once we come back. (Sheesh, rewarding but so tiring, too!)

Anyway, while we want to do the things we want to do when we travel, we try to make sure he gets what we call his “executive time” - a good hour of juts pure playtime at a playground where we travel. Some cities do playgrounds really well (Paris, for instance, or Kyiv was great, too), while some lag slightly behind (we’re looking at you, Barcelona and Rome).

Luckily, Prague clearly belongs among the cities that do playgrounds really well. So if you’re traveling to Prague with your kids, here’s our favorite kids’ playgrounds in Prague.

We make a point of having a glass of wine on our tours. We have figured you will have the beer anyway. It’s cheaper than tap water in many restaurants here, and it’s so ubiquitous we would not believe you if you said you did not have one in Prague. But wines? No. Czech wine production is tiny and exports are rare, so most foreign visitors do not associate Prague with wine.

Well, we think that’s a mistake and that’s why we are trying hard to change that perception. Luckily, we are not alone. Far from it. There are other people in Prague working hard on the same thing. Take the good people of Veltlin, the wonderful local wine bar in the heart of the Karlin district. Mr Bogdan Trojak and his colleagues have long focused on the “natural” wines of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. (You can see the Empire painted on the wall that dominates the bar.) 

The very same people have decided this year to organize the second installment of Prague Drinks Wine, a festival of natural wines from the former empire in Prague, to be held on 6 and 7 June. The festival tries to follow on the long-forgotten tradition of meetings of Empire winemakers held before WWI. The festival will host about 50 Central European winemakers offering about 400 samples of wine.