Prague part 4: The Magical Cavern and Kafka

On our last full day in Prague we went on a picnic! Petrin park in the shadow of Prague castle is a popular venue for dog walkers and garden enthusiasts alike as it is the venue of the botanical gardens. 

Petrin Tower

Communism personified

The hunger wall

The main attraction is nevertheless the 'Petrin Tower' which was built in the image of the Eiffel Tower in Paris but if you ask me it looks a bit more like the Blackpool tower. 

An artist lives on Petrin hill and will invite tourists into his home to see the gallery of work. Reon's art is fantastically bizarre from women with the heads of unicorns to fiery caves reminiscent of Mordor. 

We first heard about the 'Magical Cavern' at Plus and I was not disappointed by the awe-inspiring gallery and totally unique experience. 

The artist Reon Argondian left Czechoslovakia at the time that communism was at its height and set up a similar groto like cavern in France where he made quite a name for himself. Sadly this building burnt down so Reon moved back to his home down where his new lavishly decorated gallery is quite the hippie retreat and has even been visited by Led Zeppelin. 

Tea drinking is a ritual that I am rather partial too and to my delight we stumbled across Dodra Cajovna: a traditional tea room where the the finest teas in the world (not just in China) are served in ceremonial style. I loved how cool and relaxed the tea house was as well as the fact that we were able to sit on cushions on the floor and drink our tea in the traditional way made popular by the Chinese and Japanese. 

Chocoffee is a popular cafe mentioned by trip advisor and bloggers a like so I was super excited to find this little cafe tucked off Narodni street. Serving quite possibly the best hot chocolate in Prague and really rather scrumptious cream horns Chocoffee is definitely worth a visit for chocoholics. 

Frank Kafka may be one the most famous Pragueians and his works such as Metamorphosis and The Castle are popular reads the world over. The Kafka museum depicts Kafka's somewhat tragic life as he wandered through life as what seems like 'a lost soul.' The author died tragically in 1922 of tuberculosis. 

The statue of two men peeing outside the museum is a well known landmark and attracts many tourists to have a good giggle.