A Place for Everyone

Weekend Miser / June 6, 2019

I guess I never really thought of a beer garden as the ideal location for a family outing, but the locals and visitors of Prague seem to think otherwise. Strolling down the windy sidewalks whose edge lined lush grasses and wildflowers left me expecting to stumble upon some young couple, drinks in hand and eyes locked on one another. But I found quite the opposite.The scale in variation of people took me by surprise.

The Letná Beer Garden was not a foreign location to this family of locals. Their English was very broken, but I was at least able to understand that they lived in Prague and that this afternoon visit was a very normal occurrence for the bunch. This frame is a testament to all of the generations who hold a special spot in their hearts for this summer time sweet spot. The garden is composed under a grove of towering chestnut trees and overlooks Old Town. A portion flooded by wooden tables and benches neighboring beer stands, both old and new, is separated from the rest of the park. In these other areas, the dynamic of people only widens. I’ve run across families on bicycles and roller blades, elderly couples sipping on fresh lemonade and resting on shady benches, even small parties of young people performing yoga poses. This place offers something for every one of its visitors and comes only at the cost of a drink or two if you so please.