Joining a free walk group is a great way to start your day in Prague. It helps to learn the city in 2 hours plus you get the chance to ask insider's idea of where to eat and hangout. Then you get to develop your own itenery in the following days.
Free is indeed fasinating for most budget travellers but expect to tip the guide at the end of the excusion, depends on how good he or she is. For this particular Free Walk group I joined, the guide is friendly with clear English and really knowledgable considering her European history majored background.
Stories make places alive. She told tons of stories along the way. Stories that you don't get to read in the travel guides, stories that go beyond what's told by other tourists. I enjoyed her way of outlining the city and learned some personal experiences from this American lady on the way.
She said it's a bit challenging to pick Prague as the first stop of Europe since English is not the popular language here. The Cezchs are mostly more aware of foriengers espeiclaly those from free countries. Indifferent maybe the word to describe Cezch people but I came across a lot of locals offer to help along the journy.
Well, sometiems it's all about luuck.
Free Walk takes around 2 hours and covers mostly every major tourist spots. The guide usually holds a placard says Free Walk early in the morning around 9 in the Old Town Square( in front of the information centre). The Walk finishes in the castle area.
