Although I am sure they are terribly %26quot;touristy%26quot;, I am thinking of taking one of those river dinner cruises or doing a Czech folk night which includes dinner and music. Has anyone ever done one of these? Can anyone recommend one of these or something similar? Or any other suggestions for an evening out for two mums travelling together to Prague would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
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I have been to two different Folk shows on my many trips to Prague.
www.pragueexperience.com/places.asp…
http://www.folkloregarden.cz/
both were very good and agreat fun night out,ytansport ,food,drink and entertainment all for an all in one price.
i can%26#39;t fault either place,though I wpould say i felt the food in the Prague experince to be better than the Folklore gardens which was more rustic fare,but still very good.
Both floor shows were good but the Folklore gardens had a little more audience partiicipation which i enjoyed ,yes i was up dancing with the ladies.hospitallity in both places was excellent.the Folklore gardens picked us up and dropped us off at pur hotel,the Pragueexperience picked us up at our hotel and dropped us off in the center of town.both shows start about 7.30 and you will be dropped off around 10.30.
I would have no hesitation in reccommending either place. Another place I have been to is U Pastyrka
http://www.pastyrka.cz/
it is a resturant but very good ,food is cooked on an open grill and a small band plays Gypsy style music,a pleasant place for a meal and a drink.
I have never tried any of the river cruises,Unclegus just doesn%26#39;t go cruising.
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Thankyou for that in depth reply.
I too am looking to book a folk night and maybe a dinner cruise so found it very informative.
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I have not done the dinner cruise so can%26#39;t compare, but we went to a folklore dinner in Prague last week and it was a lot of fun. Great music and dancing, lots of audience participation, and I laughed a lot when one of the singers walked around with a wooden spoon threatening anyone who did not follow her instructions. It was kind of hokey, but in a good way. The food was OK as long as you accept that Czech food is kind of heavy with emphasis on potatoes and meat. There was unlimited beer and wine, both very good. I wish I knew the name of the place, but it was arranged by the group I was touring with and was outside of the central area. Also, given that it is really cold there now, you might be better off indoors than on a cruise. Whatever you decide to do, have fun!
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Jenjack,that sound a lot like the Pragueexperience place,quite a modern place and they serve the wine from long spouted carafes in a very elaborate fashion.
Yes I do remember being threatened by that spoon.
In the Fokelore place they have a dance with an odd number of participants ,at the start the %26quot;odd%26quot; person has to dance with a broom,when the music stops they drop the broom and eveyone has to change partners,to much amusment someone is left dancing with the broom.
I never had to dance with the broom but my mate did,i still ridicule him about it.
go with and open mind and a joyous heart and you will have a great time.
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Thanks to everyone for your input! It is much appreciated! We have decided on the pragueexperience.com folk night. We are looking forward to even more now that we have some recommendations!
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I hope you really enjoy it.let us know how you get on.
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We followed the Pastyrka recomendation by Unclegus and had the best night of our visit, very pleasant.
But it is %26#39;gypsy music%26#39; rather rthan traditional Czech folk.
Stoofer
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For real living Czech (well - they might be a bit insulted to call it %26#39;Czech%26#39;) %26#39;folk%26#39; you have to go to the villages of South Moravia during the wine harvest season (late summer) and you will see what it is all about. People will dress up in traditional costume, some of which has been handed down for generations, and they know how to have a party!
As Stoofer says, much of what you will see described as %26#39;Czech folk%26#39; will be gypsy bands with violins, dulcimer, double bass, etc - which is great, but slightly misleading.
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http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=89SsWzpWZFY
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