Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic
Before 1993, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic belonged to the Czech-Slovak Federation, which Vietnamese people often call Czechoslovakia.
The Czech Republic has an area of ​​about 78 thousand square kilometers and a population of about 10.5 million. The Czech nation began to form at the end of the 9th century. In 1526, it was merged into the Habsburg Empire (Austria) and in 1867, it was merged into the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After World War I, Czechoslovakia and Slovakia separated from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and joined together to form the Resolve.

The rich history of about 1100 years in Prague is almost preserved intact and undamaged by war. Europe was severely devastated by World War II, but Prague also avoided it and was bombed only once, on February 14, 1945, nearly 100 British and American planes flew to bomb Dresden, but mistakenly. Prague and Dresden.? It is also very possible that the bomb did not fall in the center but only in the surrounding area. The bomb that fell closest to the center fell on the famous dancing house. Because of the original preservation, Prague is very diverse in architecture from romatic, gothic, baroque, revival… or modern architecture with all the different identities of European civilization. And also the preserved relics of the Jewish people. The Old Town of Prague is one of the largest urban complexes in the world that UNESCO recognizes as a world heritage site, covering about 890 hectares and nearly 2,000 monuments. nation .

Although it is ancient and has many monuments, Prague has a lot of green trees. The ratio of green trees in Prague ranks first among capitals worldwide, 57% of Prague’s area is green. The area is over 500 km2, going from one end to the other about 20-30 km, but in Prague there are only about 1.2 million people living.
Prague is destined to be the heart of Europe partly because of its geography. In the past, Prague was also known as the golden city because of its wealth. Czechs will call Prague the city of 100 towers because of its architecture, especially the towers on top of the houses.

In the Czech Republic, there are also many Vietnamese people living and working here, estimated at about 60 thousand people, in Prague alone there are about 15 thousand Vietnamese people. That’s why you can meet many shops selling food, drinks, souvenirs as well as Vietnamese restaurants in central Prague. When talking about Vietnamese people in Prague, we have to talk about Sapa market. This is truly a miniature Hanoi. You can get here by taking the metro line C to Kacerov stop and changing to bus number 113 to Sidliste Pisnice stop and getting off.

Attractions that you should not miss:
-Prague Citadel, (English: Prague Castle).
– Mala strana area (Smaller town)
– Karel Bridge, Charles Bridge
– Old town square and Orloj astronomical clock (Old Town Square and Astronomical Clock).
– Petrin hill (Petrin hill) with miniature Eiffel tower and famous pink rose.
– Josefov Jewish Old Quarter.
– Paris street (Paris street).
– Public house (City house).
– Vaclav Square (Wenceslas Square).
– National Museum (National Museum).

Of course there are many more places to go, but requiring more time, these places are places you should not miss when coming to Prague.
Vietnamese people in the Czech Republic have the ability to visualize things and name them in their own way. Charles Bridge is called a situation. The astronomical clock is called the chicken clock, because above the clock there is a golden chicken and the old city square is also called the chicken square by the Vietnamese ?. Vaclav Square, because of the symbol of the first Czech king sitting on horseback, is called the horse square. The ancient market of Holesovice, because it has a cow symbol, is called the cow market. I once witnessed a friend from Vietnam come to visit, bringing an automatic translator from Vietnamese to Czech to ask for directions. Went out all day but couldn’t find a situation, ???

Coming to Prague, it’s best to spend some time enjoying Czech beer. Czechs lead the world in consumption per capita. I introduce to you some famous beer bars in the center that are easy to find:
U Fleku, address: Kremencova 11, Praha 1… The restaurant dates back to 1499 with a capacity of about 1500.
U Zlateho Tygra, address: Husova 17, Prague 1. Bill Clinton came here when he was a student at Oxford and returned here when he became US president.
U Pinkasu Restaurant.. address: Jungmanovo nam.15, Praha 1. The restaurant dates back to 1843
Beer bar: U Medvidku, address: Na Perstyne 7, Praha 1
Vytopna restaurant, address: Vaclavske male. 56, Praha 1… this restaurant does not serve beer to you. It has trains like toys, running along the current rail system, bringing beer to your table.

The Pub, address: Veleslavinova 3, Praha 1. This restaurant allows diners to drink beer from the tap. The table that buys the most will not have to pay.
Novomestsky pivovar. Address: Vodickova 20, Praha 1… they brew beer on site at this shop
There are many more, you can find them everywhere in central Prague.
Czech specialties include trip sup and smoked meat served with white bread and sauerkraut (smoked cabbage, cabbage dumplings).