Driving around in Prague through some historical/tourist sites

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This ride starts right at the Statue of John the Baptist, Maltézské Square which is surrounded by Renaissance houses and it was erected in 1715 during the plague epidemic.As you can see we cut through Maltezske nam street and it becomes Prokopska street. If you are a new driver in Prague, you may get scared thinking that this street is not meant for cars as it's very narrow but rest assured you can drive. This takes us up Karmetlitska street where i make a right turn and immediately you can't miss the picturesque view of St Nicholas Bell Tower yet again. Just be careful when you drive on Kametlitska as the tram or street does not have a separate space. We continue and at the 2:32 minute mark, we pass through a tunnel which is directly underneath the Palace of Oettingen which was built between 1679 and 1687 and currently privately owned by the Oettingen-Spielberg family and the building directly to the left is the St. Thomas Church. The street now becomes Letenska st and right after i exit the tunnel to the left is Luxury Hotel Augustine which is a 5 star rated hotel and from what we've heard a great hotel if you have enough money to spend. A little further up to our right is the Royal Palace which is yet another 5 star rated hotel.

As we arrive at the intersection which is where Letenska Street becomes Klarov st and as we turn left on Klarov St, you will see the Monument to fallen soldiers during World War II and Winged Lion Memorial which you can see at the 5:15 minute mark. We now make a right turn on Nabrezi Edvarda Benese street. At the 6 minute mark is the Prague’s Secret Metro Station: Klarov. At the 6:50 minute mark is with the two pillars is the Cechuv Bridge or Build brdige which is an absolute must see and considered to be one of the top 5 beautiful bridges of Czech Republic. As we pass the Cechuv/guild bridge, you can see the another 5 star rated InterContinental Prague. The cool looking building to our right is the Faculty of Law of the Charles University. We make a left turn on Dvorakovo Nabr street and in case you can't tell you can see the Vltava river on our left. At the 8:25 Mark to our right is the Hospital Na Františku Prague. At the signal light 8:49 Mark is the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic. At the 9 minute mark we go under the stefanikuv bridge. At the 9:53 mark, i make a right turn and the builidng to the left is Czech Republic Department of transportation. At the 10:07 Mark is the spencer Stuart / Praha City Center. Avis rental car is right there.

At the 10:25 Mark, i make a right turn onto starkova street and further up is the entrance to highway. At the 10:35 Mark you will see Hotel Nerkur which is located on the Tesnov street. At the 11:03 mark, i make a right turn on Na Porici street and Yes you see KFC on my left. There are several hotels on this stretch and you can see hotel Hotel Atlantic Prague Old Town. We stopped shortly after to get Pizza.
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