Charles Bridge at dawn, then down to Kampa
Cross the bridge at first light, before the statues belong to anyone else, then drop to Kampa. This is a Claude-drafted route awaiting the editor's walk.

1. Staroměstská metro
The whole walk depends on the hour. Come up here at seven, head for the river, and you'll have the bridge in the state most people never see it: empty.

2. Old Town Bridge Tower
The Gothic gateway onto the bridge, and the frame for the postcard everyone wants. At dawn you can actually stand under it. Climb it later if you like; for now, walk through.

3. Charles Bridge (Karlův most)
Thirty baroque statues, one at a time, with no one between you and them. Touch the brass plaque on the St John of Nepomuk statue if you're superstitious; mostly just walk slowly and let the light come up over the castle.

4. Kampa island & the mill wheel
Drop off the bridge's south side by the stairs to Kampa. The old mill wheel still turns on the *Čertovka* channel; the square opens out quiet and green. This is where the walk slows down.

5. Čertovka (the 'Venice of Prague')
The narrow channel between Kampa and Malá Strana, with houses dropping straight into the water. It's tiny and it's lovely; the 'Venice' tag oversells it, but cross the little bridge and look back anyway.

6. Lennon Wall
Repainted constantly since the 1980s, when it became a quiet wall of dissent under the Communist regime. It's a tourist stop now, but the layers underneath are real history. Take the photo, then move on to the metro.

Charles Bridge at dawn, then down to Kampa