Roman5: - What is Prague like during the day and evening and how much does it differ
- What are the General "Must see" places in the Capital?
- What are people like generally in the country friedly/unfriendly
- How many people speak english, is it as widespread as in Germany for Example? or Scandinavia? and does it differ by region/city?
- Since I'm fluent in both English and Russian It's important to ask - How do people react to english/russian speakers?
- Are there any specific things that I should know how to talk/interact with people before I go?
- Any other advice or comments would be greatly appreciated
I haven't been to Prague for a long time so my advices don't have to be accurate ;)
Historical center is magnificent - day / night - doesn't matter. During day the streets are more crowded, during night those historical buildings are lighted - so it adds even more to the magic of the city.
What to see there? There is lot to see ... On one side of Vltava river there is Prague Castle (largest ancient castle complex in the World) with Royal Gardens and St Vitus's Cathedral, Golden Lane (street with tiny houses and shops), Strahov Monastery and many more. Don't forget Prague is also called the City of hundreds of spines so check out one of many points with good view to see that (Prague Castle or Petřín Tower or any other bigger tower).
After you cross the Charles Bridge (currently under reconstruction :( ) you will get to The Old Town where is The Old Town Square with town hall with astronomical clock. Not far from there you can visit Jewish Town and nore to the South is Vysehrad (again - beautiful view from there)
You can find more here:
http://www.marys.cz/prague_guide/prague_sights/
or here:
http://www.praguewelcome.cz/en/
or:
http://www.czechatlas.com/prague/
People are usually friendly (but you can find assholes everywhere, right?). English shouldn't be problem, Prague is the most known tourist destination here, people are used to tourist so you shouldn't worry about their reactions (younger people should be more common in using English though). You can always try to ask town police officers for destination or visit any of those information centers.
Tips: use public transportation (buses, trams, subway/metro) instead of taxis. Taxi drivers have bad reputation and they will probably try to rip you off when they see you are a tourist. There should be something like one day tickets for public transportation priced around 5€. Take care of you baggage and wallet and cellphone etc. so you won't be robbed (there may be some gangs of thieves from Romania of other Eastern European countries). If you want to exchange money in some exchange office, read the exchange rates which they offer, make your calculation how much you should get (for example on your cell phone) and then ask them how much you will get. If there is a difference, use another exchange office or rather use bank. Some of those exchange offices may rip you off with some hidden payments.
Anyway, enjoy your trip, taste some of our beers or if you don't like alcohol then try Kofola.