Prague, Czeck Republic
It is just 1 hour 20 min flight from Amsterdam to Prague in the Czech Republic. A city rich in history, art, and music and where you hear every language imaginable…Czech, German, Russian, French, Italian, English (American & UK versions) and Japanese to name but a few.
The capital city of Prague has about 1.3 million inhabitants and is amazingly clean.Every building in the Old Town section is a picture postcard. Frescoes adorn the facades and statues peek out from above doorways. In summer the city is bursting with tourists, all looking up in amazement at the architecture. A few examples in our photos:
Prague Castle- the largest ancient castle in the world and residence of the Czech president
Astronomical Clock in Old Town City Hall- the center depicts the medieval perception of the universe with the earth as center. It announces the hour with moving statues of the apostles passing through the window.
The Municipal House- where operas and classical music performances are held
We also visited the Jewish Quarter where a tiny cemetery dating from 1400-1700’s holds 12,000 graves and the remains of a former Jewish ghetto with Synagogues and shops. It is believed to still be intact because Hitler wanted to use it to show the proof of “an extinct race” Nice guy huh?
A cruise on the River Vltava lasts an hour and gives a different perspective of the city. We enjoyed the Czech cuisine– goulash and pork with dumplings and sauerkraut washed down with a delicious Czech beer.
On our last day we finally found the cultural hot spot we had been searching for–Molly Malone’s Irish Pub, owned by Paul Smith of Dublin. We spent an afternoon watching Gaelic football (the national sport of Ireland) and sampling the ale. Needless to say, all sightseeing activities came to an abrupt halt at that point!
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