OT: Prague waypoints?

In message <[email hidden]>, Terry Pinnell
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Not only would these be useful when uploaded to my GPS unit, but they
would also let me calibrate this map I've downloaded
http://www.pragueexperience.com/maps/map_large.asp?PlaceID=605
so that I can add a few of my own.

There are 1 or 2 at:

http://www.waypoint.org/

including:

Prague International Airport
Prague International Airport
Czech. Republic
Category=air
Waypoint: N5006.562 E01415.066
Submitted by: kraynikov##mail.ru
Submitted on: 02 Nov 2001

Regards,
--
Neil Pugh

"Terry Pinnell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Bit of a long shot, but... I'm going to Prague for a couple of days
tomorrow morning and I wonder if anyone has any waypoints of tourist
attractions, airport, station, etc please?

Not only would these be useful when uploaded to my GPS unit, but they
would also let me calibrate this map I've downloaded
http://www.pragueexperience.com/maps/map_large.asp?PlaceID=605
so that I can add a few of my own.

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Get all positions you want out of Google Earth

Thomas

Terry Pinnell said:

Bit of a long shot, but... I'm going to Prague for a couple of days
tomorrow morning and I wonder if anyone has any waypoints of tourist
attractions, airport, station, etc please?

I just checked my copy of Garmin's City Navigator Europe v9:

The coverage of Prague seems to be very nice, but I guess it'll be hard
to locate this product before you leave? :-(

Terje
--
- <[email hidden]>
"almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching"

No waypoints but I can tell you that the only way to get from Prague Ariport
to the main town is by bus. It wasnt many koruns to get there. Be aware
that most people do not speak much English so learning some czech is a good
plan. The bus stops at the main rail station from where you can get trams,
trains and underground.

Recommended things to see are Patrin(a large tower with really fine views of
the City) to which there is a cable car of funicular, the fairground, which
has an amazing entrance facade, the Castle and St Vitus' Cathedral(which are
on one of the hills and so hard to miss - I'd recommend walking up there
because it is really interesting and the views are good. Charles Bridge is
a must-see and has its own tram stop - this leads to the old town(beyond the
imposing tower) and the old market square where the astronomical clock is
very interesting(I think you have to be there at noon to see the whole
show). Other than that, must-sees are the Jewish Cemetery, Jewish
quareter(off Charles Bridge), the National theatre (which was bombed in WW
II and the people of Prague paid to have it rebuilt), Wenceslas square which
isnt that impressive, lying as it does in a major road intersection, but
which does have a very awesome statue of Prince Vaclav on his horse.

I also enjoyed wandering around and looking at the old shops and sampling
the czech fare. You can buy hot wine at any time of year and it is very
good - like gluhwein but you can sweeten it to taste. Klobarsy are the big
sausages that are sold by street vendors and are very good - the one we had
at the bottom of the street leading to Wenceslas square was excellent. Beer
is very good of course but they tend to have mostly lager, though porter is
very similiar to guinness if they serve it. Avoid the Nightclubs as
anything advertised as nightclub is either a strip club or sex bar.

Rob

"Terry Pinnell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Bit of a long shot, but... I'm going to Prague for a couple of days
tomorrow morning and I wonder if anyone has any waypoints of tourist
attractions, airport, station, etc please?

Not only would these be useful when uploaded to my GPS unit, but they
would also let me calibrate this map I've downloaded
http://www.pragueexperience.com/maps/map_large.asp?PlaceID=605
so that I can add a few of my own.

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Quoted message said:

that most people do not speak much English so learning some czech is a
good
plan.

Just ask anyone under the age of 25 years. and you will have no problem.

please see http://djmp.co.uk/prague/ and http://djmp.co.uk/bvp/prague.htm

Kind regards
DAVE
Bristol UK

Let me just add that if you have another European language, it will be
a big help. Our French and German were very useful.

Also, in terms of what to see/do, one cannot leave out mention of the
richness of musical performance every night in Prague. We gorged on
it.

Kal

Rob Devereux said:

No waypoints but I can tell you that the only way to get from Prague Ariport
to the main town is by bus. It wasnt many koruns to get there. Be aware
that most people do not speak much English so learning some czech is a good
plan. The bus stops at the main rail station from where you can get trams,
trains and underground.

Recommended things to see are Patrin(a large tower with really fine views of
the City) to which there is a cable car of funicular, the fairground, which
has an amazing entrance facade, the Castle and St Vitus' Cathedral(which are
on one of the hills and so hard to miss - I'd recommend walking up there
because it is really interesting and the views are good. Charles Bridge is
a must-see and has its own tram stop - this leads to the old town(beyond the
imposing tower) and the old market square where the astronomical clock is
very interesting(I think you have to be there at noon to see the whole
show). Other than that, must-sees are the Jewish Cemetery, Jewish
quareter(off Charles Bridge), the National theatre (which was bombed in WW
II and the people of Prague paid to have it rebuilt), Wenceslas square which
isnt that impressive, lying as it does in a major road intersection, but
which does have a very awesome statue of Prince Vaclav on his horse.

I also enjoyed wandering around and looking at the old shops and sampling
the czech fare. You can buy hot wine at any time of year and it is very
good - like gluhwein but you can sweeten it to taste. Klobarsy are the big
sausages that are sold by street vendors and are very good - the one we had
at the bottom of the street leading to Wenceslas square was excellent. Beer
is very good of course but they tend to have mostly lager, though porter is
very similiar to guinness if they serve it. Avoid the Nightclubs as
anything advertised as nightclub is either a strip club or sex bar.

Rob

"Terry Pinnell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Bit of a long shot, but... I'm going to Prague for a couple of days
tomorrow morning and I wonder if anyone has any waypoints of tourist
attractions, airport, station, etc please?

Not only would these be useful when uploaded to my GPS unit, but they
would also let me calibrate this map I've downloaded
http://www.pragueexperience.com/maps/map_large.asp?PlaceID=605
so that I can add a few of my own.

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Neil Pugh said:

In message <[email hidden]>, Terry Pinnell
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Not only would these be useful when uploaded to my GPS unit, but they
would also let me calibrate this map I've downloaded
http://www.pragueexperience.com/maps/map_large.asp?PlaceID=605
so that I can add a few of my own.

There are 1 or 2 at:

http://www.waypoint.org/

including:

Prague International Airport
Prague International Airport
Czech. Republic
Category=air
Waypoint: N5006.562 E01415.066
Submitted by: kraynikov##mail.ru
Submitted on: 02 Nov 2001

Regards,

Thanks Neil, that's the starting entry for my collection.

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Thomas Lindberg said:

"Terry Pinnell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Bit of a long shot, but... I'm going to Prague for a couple of days
tomorrow morning and I wonder if anyone has any waypoints of tourist
attractions, airport, station, etc please?

Not only would these be useful when uploaded to my GPS unit, but they
would also let me calibrate this map I've downloaded
http://www.pragueexperience.com/maps/map_large.asp?PlaceID=605
so that I can add a few of my own.

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Get all positions you want out of Google Earth

Thomas

Thanks Thomas. Yes, in fact that's what I've been doing this last hour
or so, focusing initially on restaurants, which might be harder to
find than the main attractions. It's a fairly slow process though,
even assuming I can develop a quick procedure for getting these into
waypoint format for upload.

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Terje Mathisen said:

Terry Pinnell said:

Bit of a long shot, but... I'm going to Prague for a couple of days
tomorrow morning and I wonder if anyone has any waypoints of tourist
attractions, airport, station, etc please?

I just checked my copy of Garmin's City Navigator Europe v9:

The coverage of Prague seems to be very nice, but I guess it'll be hard
to locate this product before you leave? :-(

I think so Terje!

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Rob Devereux said:

No waypoints but I can tell you that the only way to get from Prague Ariport
to the main town is by bus. It wasnt many koruns to get there. Be aware
that most people do not speak much English so learning some czech is a good
plan.

I'll go to bed a bit later than planned tonight then ;-)

Quoted message said:

The bus stops at the main rail station from where you can get trams,
trains and underground.

Recommended things to see are Patrin(a large tower with really fine views of
the City) to which there is a cable car of funicular, the fairground, which
has an amazing entrance facade, the Castle and St Vitus' Cathedral(which are
on one of the hills and so hard to miss - I'd recommend walking up there
because it is really interesting and the views are good. Charles Bridge is
a must-see and has its own tram stop - this leads to the old town(beyond the
imposing tower) and the old market square where the astronomical clock is
very interesting(I think you have to be there at noon to see the whole
show). Other than that, must-sees are the Jewish Cemetery, Jewish
quareter(off Charles Bridge), the National theatre (which was bombed in WW
II and the people of Prague paid to have it rebuilt), Wenceslas square which
isnt that impressive, lying as it does in a major road intersection, but
which does have a very awesome statue of Prince Vaclav on his horse.

I also enjoyed wandering around and looking at the old shops and sampling
the czech fare. You can buy hot wine at any time of year and it is very
good - like gluhwein but you can sweeten it to taste. Klobarsy are the big
sausages that are sold by street vendors and are very good - the one we had
at the bottom of the street leading to Wenceslas square was excellent. Beer
is very good of course but they tend to have mostly lager, though porter is
very similiar to guinness if they serve it. Avoid the Nightclubs as
anything advertised as nightclub is either a strip club or sex bar.

Rob

Many thanks Rob, very helpful. Now on my Pocket PC - I'll study again
later.

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Dave said:

Quoted message said:

that most people do not speak much English so learning some czech is a
good
plan.

Just ask anyone under the age of 25 years. and you will have no problem.

please see http://djmp.co.uk/prague/ and http://djmp.co.uk/bvp/prague.htm

Kind regards
DAVE
Bristol UK

Thanks Dave. Both of those trip reports will be very handy. Great
photos!

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK

In sci.geo.satellite-nav Rob Devereux said:

Be aware that most people do not speak much English so learning some
czech is a good plan.

German was a popular alternative a while ago. Most restaurants would have
a "Deutsche speisekarte" available. From that, you could at least puzzle
out some familiar lettering.

--
Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA GPS: 38.8,-122.5

Kalman Rubinson said:

Let me just add that if you have another European language, it will be
a big help. Our French and German were very useful.

Janet speaks fluent German and good French, so that's good news. I'll
supplement my sketchily remembered O-Level French with Czech, which
I'm learning tonight as Dave recommended ;-) Or maybe just stay close
to my wife...

Quoted message said:

Also, in terms of what to see/do, one cannot leave out mention of the
richness of musical performance every night in Prague. We gorged on
it.

We definitely intend going to a concert or two. Researching it a few
minutes ago. St. George's Basilica is one possibility, but am I right
that it is unheated?

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Quoted message said:

Kal

Rob Devereux said:

No waypoints but I can tell you that the only way to get from Prague Ariport
to the main town is by bus. It wasnt many koruns to get there. Be aware
that most people do not speak much English so learning some czech is a good
plan. The bus stops at the main rail station from where you can get trams,
trains and underground.

Recommended things to see are Patrin(a large tower with really fine views of
the City) to which there is a cable car of funicular, the fairground, which
has an amazing entrance facade, the Castle and St Vitus' Cathedral(which are
on one of the hills and so hard to miss - I'd recommend walking up there
because it is really interesting and the views are good. Charles Bridge is
a must-see and has its own tram stop - this leads to the old town(beyond the
imposing tower) and the old market square where the astronomical clock is
very interesting(I think you have to be there at noon to see the whole
show). Other than that, must-sees are the Jewish Cemetery, Jewish
quareter(off Charles Bridge), the National theatre (which was bombed in WW
II and the people of Prague paid to have it rebuilt), Wenceslas square which
isnt that impressive, lying as it does in a major road intersection, but
which does have a very awesome statue of Prince Vaclav on his horse.

I also enjoyed wandering around and looking at the old shops and sampling
the czech fare. You can buy hot wine at any time of year and it is very
good - like gluhwein but you can sweeten it to taste. Klobarsy are the big
sausages that are sold by street vendors and are very good - the one we had
at the bottom of the street leading to Wenceslas square was excellent. Beer
is very good of course but they tend to have mostly lager, though porter is
very similiar to guinness if they serve it. Avoid the Nightclubs as
anything advertised as nightclub is either a strip club or sex bar.

Rob

"Terry Pinnell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Bit of a long shot, but... I'm going to Prague for a couple of days
tomorrow morning and I wonder if anyone has any waypoints of tourist
attractions, airport, station, etc please?

Not only would these be useful when uploaded to my GPS unit, but they
would also let me calibrate this map I've downloaded
http://www.pragueexperience.com/maps/map_large.asp?PlaceID=605
so that I can add a few of my own.

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Quoted message said:

In sci.geo.satellite-nav Rob Devereux said:

Be aware that most people do not speak much English so learning some
czech is a good plan.

German was a popular alternative a while ago. Most restaurants would have
a "Deutsche speisekarte" available. From that, you could at least puzzle
out some familiar lettering.

Thanks Clarence, my wife will be pleased to learn that.

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Terry Pinnell said:

Kalman Rubinson said:

Let me just add that if you have another European language, it will be
a big help. Our French and German were very useful.

Janet speaks fluent German and good French, so that's good news. I'll
supplement my sketchily remembered O-Level French with Czech, which
I'm learning tonight as Dave recommended ;-) Or maybe just stay close
to my wife...

Quoted message said:

Also, in terms of what to see/do, one cannot leave out mention of the
richness of musical performance every night in Prague. We gorged on
it.

We definitely intend going to a concert or two. Researching it a few
minutes ago. St. George's Basilica is one possibility, but am I right
that it is unheated?

Depends on who is playing. ;-) We went to the more mainstream
venues.

Kal

In sci.geo.satellite-nav Terry Pinnell <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

German was a popular alternative a while ago. Most restaurants would
have a "Deutsche speisekarte" available. From that, you could at least
puzzle out some familiar lettering.

Quoted message said:

Thanks Clarence, my wife will be pleased to learn that.

My understanding is that it had to do with "old times", and that most of
the older generation spoke German prior to the arrival of the USSR.

In Google Earth, if you find a spot of interest, right click on the point,
and "get directions from here". That gives a line of text in the "from"
box that includes a name and the lat-long.

You might also look at
http://www.nima.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html World names
The waypoints there are only accurate to 1 degree, but they might give you
some general idea of what names are in the vicinity. There are 375 names
within 10 miles of "PRAHA", but many of those are on the same waypoint
because of the granularity.

--
Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA GPS: 38.8,-122.5

"Kalman Rubinson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Let me just add that if you have another European language, it will be
a big help. Our French and German were very useful.

I agree. Whether people "can" speak English and whether they "will" are two
different things and I suspect that if you try to speak some czech, as with
all countries, you'll get a better reception.

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Quoted message said:

In sci.geo.satellite-nav Terry Pinnell
<[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

German was a popular alternative a while ago. Most restaurants would
have a "Deutsche speisekarte" available. From that, you could at least
puzzle out some familiar lettering.

Quoted message said:

Thanks Clarence, my wife will be pleased to learn that.

My understanding is that it had to do with "old times", and that most of
the older generation spoke German prior to the arrival of the USSR.

Due to proximity to Germany(and the fact that they were part of the
Austro-Hungarian Empire until early 1900's), a lot of people still learn or
speak German. Russian is not spoken by many people under 25 because they
were not born and educated during Communist times(similiarly anyone over 25
knows some). Many will learn some English at school but this has also
changed since liberation from Communism so over 30's will know less than
under 30's.

Terry Pinnell said:

Bit of a long shot, but... I'm going to Prague for a couple of days
tomorrow morning and I wonder if anyone has any waypoints of tourist
attractions, airport, station, etc please?

Not only would these be useful when uploaded to my GPS unit, but they
would also let me calibrate this map I've downloaded
http://www.pragueexperience.com/maps/map_large.asp?PlaceID=605
so that I can add a few of my own.

Thanks again for all the helpful replies. As a postscript, the trip
was fine despite grey, cold weather. However my Garmin GPS 12 spent
90% of its time either 'Acquiring EPE Signal' or reporting 'Poor GPS
Signal'. I assume this is mainly down to its ageing technology, and
reckon I'll finally have to get around to upgrading it.

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK