Karlovy Vary - Things to do

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Sample cold and hot mineral waters spurting from 12 (some say 16) springs in the city and watch tourists sipping water from flat cups, typical of Karlovy Vary. Each spring contains its own kind of water, written on a plague near by. The taste of water ranges from just-almost-acceptable to what-is-that unpleasant. Nonetheless, you will see tons of people refilling their cups from time to time.
Chow down on crunchy Karlovy Vary's waffles, sold at every corner of the street. Hot waffles are available as well.
Walk along Karlovy Vary's trademark Mill Colonnade while drinking the healthy water in your flat cup.
To take a break from the crowded and noisy center, hike or ride the funicular up to Diana towel. From there, you will have a aerial view of Karlovy Vary, a small colorful block of the city itself. To the west was a Communist-style "Penalac" ugly looking apartment building. Near by is the eye-catching blue, orange color of the Russian Orthodox Church. And the rest is the mountain range separated Karlovy Vary and East Germany.
Visit the Russian's Orthodox Church and use this chance to scout this rich neighborhood for impressive villas along the way.
Enjoy a nice meals in one of those expensive, seafood restaurants dotted along the street toward the end of the city. If you come here during the Film Festival or during other events, make sure to stop at make-shift food quarters where oily, unhealthy but tasty quick-disks only cost a few bucks.
Probably in no other place in the Czech Republic that you will hear and see Russian alphabets all over town. According to some of the Czechs, Karlovy Vary was "owned" by rich Russians. Notice this "Russian" aspect of the Czech Republic if you are into such things.
Karlovy Vary's center, like Prague's Old Town Square, is like a scene picked right out from a fairy tales with colorful buildings in various architectural forms and artsy local crafts, and has different thing for every body.