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Prague Toy Museum
(Muzeum
hracek) Jirská 4, Prague 1 (2437 2294/2437 1111).
Metro Malostranská/22 tram. Open 9.30am-5.30pm daily. Admission
40Kc; 20Kc students, OAPs; under-15s free; 50 Kc family ticket.
A surprisingly nice little
place with lots of antique trains and dolls, complete with
English-language signs on most of them. There are not many things
for the kids to touch, but there are plenty of mysterious mechanical
objects such as music boxes and steam-powered toys for the kids to
speculate about. There is a Barbie exhibit on the second floor that
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Historic Tram
(info
312 3349/9612 4900)
Times Apr-Oct hourly. Fare 15 Kc; 7 Kc children.
A great sightseeing refuge for tired feet, this quaint,
wood-framed tram travels a loop from Vystavistę, down the banks
of Malá Strana, across to the National Theatre, through Václavské
námęstí and back to Vystavistę by way of Námęstí Republiky.
It can be joined at any stop on the route.
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Marionette Theater
When marionette theater died out in other
parts of Europe, it didn't die out here, and the Czechs today are
quite famous for their marionettes. "The Adventures of Don
Quixote" (Dobrodruzstvi Dona Quijota) - loosely based on the
novel by Miguel de Cervantes - and "Spoon River Anthology"
(Spoonriverska antologie) - a more faithful retelling of the
legendary book by E.L. Masters - are both examples of classic
marionette theater and are performed by the Dejvice Theater's
resident marionette troupe, meanwhile "Mehedaha Theater,"
(Divadlo Mehedaha) is something more like "performance art with
music and marionettes," and features puppets and other objects
created by Petr Nikl, the Czech Republic's newest laureate of the
Chalupecky Prize - given to under-35's for overall excellence in
art.
Dejvice Theater (Dejvicke Divadlo), Zelena 15a, Prague 6,
tel. 311 2365, 311 2430
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NOT TO MISS
The Prague Zoo
The Eiffel Tower
Boat ride on river |