Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
We have detailed full opening hours of
museums
,
galleries
and other attractions in the
Guide. Some of the more central
churches
operate in much the same way as museums and
occasionallyevenhaveanentrycharge.Most,however,arekeptlocked,withperhapsjustthe
vestibule open, allowing you at least a glimpse of the interior, opening fully only for worship
in the early morning (around 7am or 8am on weekdays, more like 10am on Sundays) and/or
the evening (around 6pm or 7pm).
Phones
Most
public phones
take only phone cards (
telefonní karty
), available from post offices, to-
bacconists and some shops (prices vary). Best value are the
prepaid phone cards
that give
you a phone number and a code to enter. There are instructions in English, and if you press
the appropriate button the language on the digital read-out will change to English.
The
diallingtone
is a short pulse followed by a long one; the
ringingtone
is long and reg-
ular;
engaged
is short and rapid (not to be confused with the connecting tone, which is very
short andrapid). The standard Czech response is
prosím
;the wordfor“extension” is
linka
.If
you have any problems, ring 1181 to get through to international information.
Ifyou'retakingyour
mobile/cellphone
withyou,checkwithyourserviceproviderwhether
your phone will work abroad and what the call charges will be. Mobiles bought for use in
Europe, Australia and New Zealand should work fine, though a mobile bought for use in the
US is unlikely to work unless it's a tri-band phone. Czech SIM cards can be bought from
supermarkets, tobacconists and mobile phone shops for as little as 200Kč and usually come
with the same amount of credit as they cost.
There are no separate
city/areacodes
in the Czech Republic. To
callPraguefromabroad
,
use your international access code, then the code for the Czech Republic (420) and then the
number. Nearly all Prague
phone numbers
have nine digits.
PHONING HOME FROM PRAGUE
Australia
0061 + area code minus zero + number.
Ireland
00353 + area code minus zero + number.
New Zealand
0064 + area code minus zero + number.
South Africa
00 + 27 + area code + number.
UK
0044 + area code minus zero + number.
US & Canada
001 + area code + number.
