New Year’s Eve in Prague: Up to 60,000 tourists came to the metropolis
According to Missel from Germany, anti-epidemic measures were just why why family and friends came to Prague. “We did not decide between another city and Prague. And we don’t drink, so it’s not about alcohol. It’s simple and there are fewer restrictions here than anywhere else, “said the young Berliner.
Cheap alcohol
For Missel’s compatriot Dennis and his friends, on the other hand, the only choice for Prague to spend New Year’s Eve celebrations is cheap alcohol, specifically beer and vodka. “We didn’t come here to drink water“Emphasized the recently eighteen-year-old Dennis, who was just leaving the supermarket with two packs of drinking water.” .
Although there will probably be fewer people on the streets than in the years before the pandemic, rescuers jthey are prepared for the higher number of injuries, alcohol poisonings or overdoses associated with New Year’s Eve celebrations. A temporary rescue tent is already being set up on Wenceslas Square.
For Martin and his partner from Dresden, Prague had a different meaning on Friday, as they got engaged in the Czech capital on Thursday. “We came here yesterday to spend New Year’s Eve time alone, and today, for the fourth time, the train is coming home to spend the midnight celebrations with friends,” he said. The trains are still running. It’s a bit like the world isn’t over, “Martin added with a smile.
Firecracker batting
Zeibura, who has already spent a lot of New Year’s Eve in Prague, used to come from London, but when asked where he came from, he replied that he was “from Žižkov.” “My classic is to spend Christmas with family and New Year’s Eve with friends. I prefer smaller domestic events. I no longer enjoy going to the club on New Year’s Eve because they are almost always crowded with people who don’t go to the club otherwise. fluent Czech with a slight hint of East Moravian dialect.
“I don’t fire any firecrackers or fireworks at midnight, but sometimes we go to Vítkov to see them,” Zeibura added. However, pyrotechnics are something that tourists can attract to Prague. For example, in Due to the pandemic, Germany is not allowed to sell at all before the end of the year.
Since last year, however, the use of fireworks in the capital has been banned in selected places. These include the monument reserve, nature parks and protected areas, the surroundings of watercourses and islands, dams and dikes. The ban also applies in the vicinity of the Troja Zoo and homes for the elderly and other residential social facilities. An overview of places is on the municipality’s website. There is a ban on the release of so-called lucky lanterns throughout the city. Compared to previous years, the New Year’s welcome in Prague will be possible even without fireworks organized by the city.
New Year ‘s Eve in the Czech capital: This is how Prague welcomed the arrival of 2020
Author: Foto Blesk – Pavel Machan