We were unable to post our blog during our time in Prague
because we had limited internet use... so here it all is now!
This morning we left Madrid for our long day of travel to
Prague. While waiting at the Madrid airport, we witnessed some awesome baggage
handling skills...
In the evening, we arrived at our rented apartment in Prague.
It is the tiniest one yet, this is basically the whole thing.
We didn’t get to do
much on the first day, but we did see this view of the city from our
neighbourhood, as we were looking for dinner!
The next morning we started our tour of Prague. We took the
tram to the other side of the city so that we could see the whole Old Town as
we walked home. This is the Powder Tower, which used to be a part of the town’s
fortifications – it was used to store gunpowder.
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| Powder Tower |
From the Powder Tower, we walked along the coronation route,
to the Old Tower Square.
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| Church of Our Lady Before Tyn |
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| Houses in the Old Town Square |
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| Sneaky picture of the inside of the Church of Our Lady Before Tyn, which was closed when we tried to visit |
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| Astronomical Clock on the Old Town Hall |
After looking around the square, we climbed up the tower on
the Old Town Hall. The view was beautiful J
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| On
top of the Old Town Hall tower! |
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| View
of the Old Town Square from the tower |
From the Old Town Square, we walked to the Charles Bridge.
This is the most famous bridge in Prague. It is lined with statues of various
religious figures.
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| Looking out over the Vltava River |
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| Isabel rubbing a picture of a dog for good luck |
On the other side of the bridge is the Lesser Town, Mala Strana.
The main sight here is the St. Nicholas Church. By the time we got there, it
was closed – but it is very beautiful from the outside!
On our way home, we came across a bike race. It looked very
challenging, because there are many hills!
We then went out for dinner, and afterwards we continued our
exploration of the city. This time we walked around the Castle District, which
is closer to where our rented apartment is.
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| The Loreta Church |
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| Entrance
to the Prague Castle at night, with the spires of the St. Vitus Cathedral in
the background. |
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| View
over Mala Strana to the Old Town |
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