Some think nothing of hopping a flight to Paris or London, it s like returning to an old friend. Prague is different, though. You ve heard from friends that it s spectacular, but it s still an unknown. So let Ted Brewer take you by the hand and introduce you to the glories of the Czech Republic s capital, with its palaces, castles, turrets and towers, cobblestone courtyards, and bridges of yore. Brewer knows his chateaux, but he also knows about Czech beer, duck dinners, and fruit-filled dessert dumplings, Prague pubs, marionette operas, and productions of Don Giovanni as performed in the very theater in which Mozart premiered it in 1787. Add to this Brewer s many lodging and eating options, his museum and history savvy, and the various excursions into the Bohemian countryside, and a trip to Prague doesn t seem scary anymore.