What were your best memories of Prague?

I'm going for the first time in May so I can let you know in June! I can't wait! :)

Walking down back to the old town from castle hill after visiting the Lobkowitz Collection. The way slopes downward as you head away from the Cathedral and toward the Lobkowitz palace/residence. Then you can catch a path that winds down the hill through a vineyard and back into town. The views are great as you descend, it was just a very magical walk. We also made it to the Little Quarter just as we were running out of energy on our last night. It was quiet in contrast to the stag party and soccer weekend mobs in the old town. We will make it a point to visit during the day when we return to Prague some day.

Prague is a terrific walking town. I enjoyed walking everywhere, though the trams, subway, and buses are handy too.

The dramatic town square is perhaps my favorite in Europe.

Favorite memory? Maybe waking up at daybreak one morning (jetlagged) and walking out to the Charles Bridge, which is normally mobbed with tourists by mid-day into the evening. At daybreak, it was pretty much empty - I had it pretty much to myself.

Looking down into the faces of those looking up after we climbed up inside the Clock Tower. I don't even know if this is still possible. When I was last in Prague (August 2017) the Tower was cloaked in scaffolding. I love Prague.

"Prague's most beautiful walk" - find it on bbqboy.net

This isn’t a memory of a place but rather a favorite souvenir. I bought a pair of garnet earrings at a small jeweler near the Hotel Metamorphis and to this day they are among my favorite earrings. I think of the Czech Republic every time I pull them out. Too many lovely spots in the city itself to mention!

I first visited Prague 25 years ago and what really sticks in my mind was charles Bridge , just absolutely magical walking across it several times. I have made numerous visits since and in fact will be there in a couple of days time.
My favourite thing in the warmer weather is having a beer in letna park beer garden sittimg with a stunning view of the city.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=letna+park+beer+garden&rlz=1T4GGHP_enGB575GB575&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj10baM5KnaAhUIKlAKHZrmC8YQ7AkITw&biw=1152&bih=526

We can echo Andrew's comment. You'll want to see the Charles Bridge in any event, so if you are an early riser, get there before the crowds and street vendors arrive. We did so on a morning that started with a fairly heavy fog over the river and bridge. Got some great photos as the fog lifted and the light improved; we even enjoyed watching the vendors setting up their stands.
(The following will be heresy to the Forum Prague experts, but there's a McCafe just off the bridge on the west end (Little Quarter) that opens early, has a great pastry selection, good coffee and clean restrooms.)

Edit following comment by the esteemed Unclegus: take his advice, we relied extensively on his wisdom and experience last September in Prague.

These are great! We’re going next month, so excited! I have a question about the Charles bridge—I know early is best, but how late until it gets mobbed? We’re staying in Prague 4, a bit away from the city center, so I’m not sure (realistically) how early we’ll be able to get there, with 4 of us. I’d love to see it without the hordes though, so would 9am still be nice or is that too late? Thanks!

never gets really quiet on the bridge,9.00am is too late. maybe 7.00am you should be ok but by 10 it is usually very busy but you might get it slightly quieter when you are visiting.
where in Prague 4 are you staying as public transport might be a bit more limited if staying to the further reaches of the area.
One day just get up early go to the Bridge then head for a breakfast.
https://www.nakedtourguideprague.com/prague_tours/
this company does an early morning tour of the city that takes you onto the bridge

unclegus we are staying at Guesthouse Lida (Lopatecka). I know it is a bit further out, but it looked so nice-and the reviews were great! We're hoping that the public transport is easy :)

you are about a 5 or 6 minute walk from Prazskeho povstani metro (red line) so easy to get into the city centre

That's good to know, thanks unclegus! I thought I had checked to make sure it wasn't too far from a stop.

Or you can walk down the other side toward Vltava river and board a streetcar #3 or #17. Both will take you to the center.

These are wonderful, thanks for sharing your memories!

My most vivid memory is from our May 1990 Trip. The Berlin Wall had been breached but its end would not be official until (I think) July 1. At any rate, when we got off the train in Prague from Budapest we were approached by a man with very bad teeth, offering to change money for us. We had been warned that engaging in such a deal was not only illegal but dangerous. However, we needed money so I bought $25 Cdn worth of Krona (?). We were starving so we stopped a lady on the street and with hand gestures and eating noises asked for the nearest restaurant. She kindly indicated which way to go. Then came the hard part. No menu in English, naturally, so we showed the waiter our krona and asked him to bring us food. Platters of meat and vegetables appeared in due course, more than we three could eat. That is one of my vivid memories of visiting a SSR.

Norma, what is SSR? It used to be Slovak Socialist Republic. Then Czechoslovakia was a federative republic consisted of Czech Socialist Republic and SSR. But you probably did not mean that.

I was thinking Soviet Socialist Republic but I probably got it wrong. It was May 1990.

That would be SSSR - Soyuz Sovetskikh Socialisticheskikh Respublik - but of course written in azbuka (their cyrillic alphabet). the abbreviation in azbuka - CCCP. In English Soviet Union or USSR. Czechoslovakia (or Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, East Germany) was never part of the Soviet Union while Ukraine, Moldova, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania etc. were. Yugoslavia was a communist country but not a part of the Soviet bloc. Tito stood up to Stalin and Stalin decided not to "liberate" Yugoslavia; he knew it would be too costly.

Thank you.

On our first day in Prague, walking across Charles Bridge on our way to the 8:00 tour with Naked Tour Guide (thanks, Marcus!). It was sunny and peaceful, a beautiful way to begin our stay. During the rest of our week we took a daily "walk in the park"-Letna, Vysehrad, Petrin Hill, and a few smaller (neighborhood) parks that we came across. On our walks we enjoyed beautiful city views, as well as food & drink. Loved the neighborhood parks...felt less like tourists and more a part of everyday life. Can't wait to get back...only two months to go!

Seeing Terezin outside the city, Lidice, and the Jewish Quarter in Prague. The most memorable part of this was the cemetery. I love cemeteries and this one was fantastic. So moving when you think about why it is the way it is.