Its large plate glass windows frame perfect picture postcard views of Prague Castle and the Charles Bridge.

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Divadlo Ta Fantastika, which stages multimedia and black-light shows in an Old Town basement not far from Charles Bridge, filled with about 3 meters of water.

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These days Mr Fischer leads a double life: the office in the morning, then a brisk stroll across the Charles Bridge to the Senate in the afternoon.

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Booking a room at the 400-room Royal Sonesta guarantees exceptional views of the Charles Bridge, which separates Boston from the city of Cambridge where notable universities like Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are located.

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One of the most popular circuits runs along both sides of the Charles River between the Museum of Science and the Mt Auburn St Bridge in Watertown (5 miles west of Cambridge).

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