We had a wonderful time there but typing it all in feels like homework! So I'll just tell you a tiny bit about it and leave the rest to the imagination. We went there by night train, as it's quick and fairly comfortable.
We didn't have beds, so we didn't sleep too well, but it was still sleeping of some kind (luckily we did bring inflatable neck pillows, as they make all the difference!).

In the morning we arrived in Dresden, where we changed trains and had an hour to spend, which was lovely because we got ourselves some tea and coffee and really good bread, which made a nice breakfast. Arriving in Prague by train is wonderful because you get to see a nice stretch of scenery.
As soon as we arrived we bought three-day tickets for all kinds of public transport within the city. Highly recommended. Public transport is all over the place and it's clean and efficient.

We went to the 'other' side of the river, and found the student flats that also serve as hostels much as I remembered them. So we simply took a (very cheap) room there. No need to shop around if you're happy with what you've got. It's a bit outside of the center, but very easily reached by public transport, there's a small supermarket and it's nicely situated on Petrin hill which overlooks the city.
The next few days were mainly spent strolling though the center. Here's a short list of things we went to see:

• Wenceslas square
• the Old Town Square with the astrological clock
• Charles' Bridge
• the museum for applied crafts
• a museum with mainly modern art but also a lot about architecture
• the Jewish quarter with the old cemetary
• Mala Strana at the other side of the river, in the evening, very pretty
• a market full of Vietnamese people selling fake brand clothing
• Oh, and we released 25 books.