Most maps in guidebooks are not drawn to scale. So most times, I can't tell how far apart things are and whether one would require motorized transportation. Once you've been on the ground, then you'll find out the scale of things. One doesn't need any transportation in Prague at all unless you are elderly. I met someone who said by the time you've climbed down and then up the stairs of the metro, you would have reached your destination if you had walked above ground. From our hotel across the street from the main train station, we walked to Wenceslas square, to old town square, to the Jewish quarter, cross the Charles Bridge, walked up a little hill to the castle quarter and St Vitus. That's pretty much most of Prague. Looking at it today, it is hard to envisage that not too long ago, Hitler was here and so was communism. Today, it is like any other European city. Our hotel was part of a small chain and it has been refurbished and had all the modern amenities including the Internet. The staff was nice enough. We needed to go to Holesovice train station to take the train to Vienna and they arranged for a car to take us, for a fee, of course. I think it was 250 korunas.
It is a pretty city, lined with beautiful Art Nouveau buildings. Like most European cities, it is crowded with tourists.
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