Europe - Part 3

     Well we said goodbye to Vienna and took the train to Prague, the city many feel is the most beautiful in the world. It is beautiful in a number of ways with its rich history but is more dirty than Vienna and other western European cities. The first day we went across Charles Bridge, the 14th century bridge with its beautiful statues and towers on each end. We went to St Nicholas Cathedral which may be the most beautiful of all that I have seen - and I have seen a bunch of them. Everything is carved out of marble, even the pillars and then it is all covered with gold.
     We also went to see the Prague castle with its own catherdral. It sits on top of the hill overlooking the city. We did not have time to go in and see al of the rooms or the inside of the cathedral. From there I went on my own up another hill and to the top of the Petrin tower which is a minature Eifel tower. It was a spectacular view of the city. From there we went to the old town square to see the astronomical clock, the Tye church and all the people milling around. We took sunset pictures and had a nice dinner.

The palace cathedral

The Prague castle and cathedral

Charles Bridge and the old and new town

The astronomical clock

The Tys church at sunset

The other St Nicholas church

John Lennin wall

Dinner along the river

Phil and me on the Charles Bridge

One of many statues on the bridge

St Nicholas Cathedral

Me and Lu

Typical street and old buildings

St Nicholas

Beautiful marble and gold inside the church

Another palace

The entrance to the Prague castle

The Petrin tower

The castle and Charles Bridge at sunset

     Other things we did was to see the John Lennin wall which was a form of protest during the communist years. We also took a cruise down the Vlatana River and through a couple of locks. All in all it was a fun time in an old city with a lot of history and beautiful old buildings.