On my final morning in Prague I rushed out of my apartment, slammed the door behind me just after seven thirty and headed for the streetcar. Two stops, changed for the subway and headed north, across the Vltava River to the secondary train station, Holesovice [...]
Prague, Czech Republic
During my short three day visit to Prague I covered over 30km on foot while exploring the historical parts of the city. And I barely scratched the surface. I wish I had more time to explore the inside of the buildings, churches, palaces, museums and [...]
After having visited the Prague Castle and the Wallenstein Palace and Gardens (Valdstejnska zahrada), I made my way through the narrow fortification wall-lined streets of Malá Strana. While admiring the beautiful historic architecture everywhere around me I noticed a couple of really strange statues in [...]
When I was walking around the castle grounds I saw archeologists digging up a small side street and excavating little nearly decomposed things. Couldn’t tell what they were, but even after all this time and all the reconstruction they’re still finding stuff to add to [...]
Hoping to make it before the castle grounds closed I walked towards the Prague Castle from Letenske Sady enjoying the greenery and periodic panoramic views of the city below. Even though it was ridiculously hot I enjoyed the walk because I saw some exceptional sites. [...]
When I was exploring the Charles Bridge and surrounding area I became interested in something that looked like a giant pendulum on top of a hill directly across and up from the Cechuv Bridge. When I got back to my apartment I investigated it in [...]
From the Old Town Square (Staroměstské náměstí) in Prague I made my way towards the Vltava River to see the Charles Bridge (Karlův most). It was getting late in the day so I didn’t have time to explore the other side of the river this [...]
