Wenceslas Square, Prague
Two months to the day after putting my house on the market, I rented it to terrific tenants who leased it with an option to buy.
So you know what that means???
I'm moving to Prague!
I'm moving to Prague!
I'm moving to Prague!
14 comments:
Congrats! :) Good luck on the rest of the move and I hope I run into you over here.
Thanks Michael! I'm excited!
Congrats! I hope my country does not disappoint you. Have you already found an apartment/house in Praha?
Hi Jana, your country is too beautiful to disappoint anyone. I'll stay in housing provided by my language school for the first month and then find something. I welcome your advice and suggestions.
Hi Karen. Me and my roommate just signed a contract for a new place.
The places we looked were
http://prague.tv/realestate/
http://realestate.expats.cz/byty-pronajem
http://prague.craigslist.cz/apa/
http://www.czech-properties.cz/?lang=en
Depends on where your work is but I would try and look for something in Prague 1,2 or 3. I just lived one year in PRague 6 and its nice up here but everybody else lives on the other side of town.
This is exactly the kind of advice I need! I thought you were moving to Berlin? How terrific that you will still be in Prague.
It was one of the plans/ideas to move to Berlin. But we decided to take another year in Prague - it is nice here ;)
My girlfriend is also moving to London which is very well connected to Prague.
In terms of apartment hunting a lot of places are looking for tenants to move in soon or right away so you could easily look one week and move in the next.
How fun to get to explore Malta and London with Ann. I'm glad you are staying. So it is a renter's market in Prague right now? In the states, it is customary to give one month's rent as a security deposit. Is it the similar in Prague?
I don't know who's market it is but it is a lot easier to find something in Prague than Copenhagen.
So a lot of the places advertised are done by agencies. The agency usually takes one months rent plus VAT (19%) and then you make a security deposit of one months rent (a few places have asked for higher deposits).
Hi Karen,
Congrats!!!!!! I'm so happy that your dream is about to come true!!!!!!!!!
Sherry :0)
Thanks Sher! I'm jumping up and down here clapping my hands like a kid.
Hi Karen, I found your blog while searching anything "Czech" or "Czech Republic" on blogs! I was looking for someone IN the CR, but I'm glad I found you, ALMOST in CR! I've read through your blog, but didn't see exactly how you picked Prague as your new hometown; I'm just curious. You won't be disappointed, it is one of the most exciting, beautiful cities I've ever visited.
My grandparents immigrated here from Czechoslovakia in the early 1900's. I was fortunate enough to visit their birthplaces in the Czech Republic back in 1993. My Czech is pretty rough, but I managed ok, especially in the larger cities, where you do find people who speak some English. Also, I found the Czech people willing to try to communicate if you spoke the language at all. My suggestion is to learn phrases, and commonly used words (thank you and please go a long way!). I had some Berlitz books and bought a large dictionary when I got there. Mostly, just immerse yourself in the language, and you'll be surprised what you pick up. Best wishes on your move, I hope you continue to post after you get settled in Prague, I look forward to reading of your experiences! Na sheldanou! Sbohem!
Thanks NOLA! I picked Prague because 1)I have a highbrow impression of Czech culture, 2) I know the city is supposed to be very beautiful and I love great architecture and design, 3) I am impressed with how admirably Czechs handled themselves during the Velvet Revolution and Divorce, and 4)I think it's good for an American to experience what it's like to be in a small nation that must negotiate power sharing not just command it! I always like seeing the other fellow's point of view. Besides, I like every Czech I've met!
I'm so happy for you; living in Praha (get used to the Czech spelling) will be a wonderful, and eye opening experience. I envy you, because I love that city! If I were empty nested and able, I'd move to the CR in a heartbeat, but I love the countryside, so I'd pick the remote little village of Malenovice (near Zlin), far to the east. Visit there some day when you have time; it's a couple of hours east of Praha by train.
Praha is great, all the benefits of a large city, lots to do, great public transportation, and lots of people I encountered spoke some degree of English (no more shattered than my Czech).
I'll follow your blog, looking forward to the day I see you begin posting from Praha!
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