Day 1: Prague castle area
We took the metro to Charles Bridge and from the moment I stepped out of the metro station, I was busy snapping away.
Views of St. Vitus cathedral surrounded by Prague Castle from one end of Charles Bridge First tower which we ascended after paying 50 kroner was the Old Town Tower:
It was hard work climbing up early in the morning but the view from up there was breathtaking. 
Paddleboat to get the view from under anyone? 
Don't ask me the story behind why John of Nepomuk was drowned in the Vltava river. Something to do with him not revealing what the queen of Bohemia confessed to him. There's his statue on the bridge and apparently if you touch the metal figure below it, you'll definitely return to Prague one day. That's what I'm doing on the left lower corner. 
You can see the Lesser Town Tower behind me, the one on my left. Along Charles Bridge, there were so many vendors selling arts and handicrafts. 
View from the Lesser Town Tower. Yes, we climbed another tower within the hour. We could get a closer view of Prague castle and a really nice postcard view of Charles Bridge from there. 
We made our way uphill towards Prague Castle passing through Nerudova street which is one of the most filmed and pictured streets. 
Would someone take pity of this beggar? 
Entrance to Prague castle. The statues next to the gate looked intimidating. 
When we got there, the change of guards had already started and there were just too many people. One thing which I thought was really practical was that the musicians positioned themselves at the windows on the 1st floor which helped with the sound projection. 
St Vitus church 
This church had Gothic designs which did look intimidating. Inside, the tomb of John of Nepomuk can be seen and it is made of real silver. Wonder how many tons of silver was used. 
I wanted to visit the Golden lane where Alchemists resided last time. I really need to find out their secret to transmute gold!
There was a toy museum which showcased so many types of toys including pregnant Barbie dolls.
The palace gardens were so colourful. Loved the orange, red, yellow and green. 
What caught my eye first was Tyn church. It didn't look like the typical church you will expect these days due to it's Gothic designs. Looked like some haunted castle from the fairy tales 
The Astronomical clock. Since my experience with the one in Bern, I've learned not to expect too much. The sequence just lasted half a minute where there's some music and the twelve saints showed their faces briefly at 2 windows. 
Shopping area which still looked like part of the main attractions. I am still amazed by the designs of the buildings! 
Municipal house 
Finally, the sun showed itself but that didn't last long. 
Lunch at Himalaya Restaurant. 
We took the tram to the Flea market and guess what I saw there - Sailormoon costume! 
Vyšehrad cemetery -the resting place for many famous people.
Vysehrad castle 
The view as we were going downhill to catch the tram back to Charles Bridge. 
National Theatre 
We went back to Charles Bridge for the night time view and it was so lovely.
This picture just says it all.
Tyn church at night
The cakes there were really delicious. My favourite is the Medovnik. We purposely went back to this shop after 6.30pm as they gave 20% discount after this time. Hahahaha.
Many thanks to S for accommodating us and your superb hospitality not forgetting to mention, feeding us too well.
Goodbye Prague. May I return someday.P.s.....
M, you're looking at your birthday present. Giving you super early this December so that you can drink your sorrows away. Let's try the Czech way of setting the sugar cube on fire first.
1 comment:
Nice pics! u managed to visit Prague finally :)
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