Prague Part II

For my last full day in Prague, I figured I should see the rest of the stuff that most people come to Prague to see. I had yet to cross the Charles Bridge, so that’s where I decided to start my day. The bridge was built in 1402, and is lined with many beautiful religious statues.



Since it was near by, I went in search of one of the more quirky attractions in Prague, the John Lennon Wall. Even though it’s been white washed once already, apparently people in Prague insist on putting graffiti tributes to John Lennon here.



Then it was time to return to the more historic attractions in Prague, so I wove through to streets of Old Town, to the Old Town Square. The most notable attractions in Old Town Square are the Astronomical Clock



and the Church of Our Lady Before Týn.



I got to see the Astronomical Clock do its little hourly show where the statues move around a bit and things. Unfortunately Týn Church was closed, but from peaking in the window it seemed very cool. Since food hadn’t really been a priority the first two days, I decided to go in search of a decent meal. I decided on the angsty Franz Kafka café, where I enjoyed an original Czech Budweiser (Budvar). The décor included quotes from Kafka painted on the walls in German, but I’m not quite advanced enough to translate any of it.

Then I continued with my touristy-ness by touring the Jewish sites in Prague. There is the Jewish cemetery and maybe 4 or 5 synagogues to visit, but the most popular are the Old-New Synagogue and the Spanish Synagogue. Sadly, the Old-New Synagogue was closed, but the Spanish Synagogue was pretty sweet.



Also the Franz Kafka memorial was outside of the Spanish Synagogue.



At that point I was tired of reading little captions underneath items on display, so I decided to take in some greenery at Petřín Hill. I just wandered around the hill and took more pictures of the city and things. Here is Prague Castle from Petřín Hill:



Since food was a priority for the day, I walked down to the Sushi Bar that Erica had recommended. I think this meal cost almost as much as my entire hostel stay, but look how pretty!



Then it was time for some modern dance. The Komedie theatre seemed to have much fewer tourists than the State Opera House, and it didn’t occur to anyone to try to speak to me in English until I had to say “Uh… English?” It was a good show; one of those super modern ones, where people are dancing to the sound of dripping water and things like that. After the show I decided to say goodbye to Prague by going back up to Prague Castle and getting some night shots of the city and of the Cathedral.



Thus concludes my story of Prague