More explorations of the enchanting capital city of Czechia.
In my first post on Prague, I checked out the gorgeous Old Town Square and the amazing Olsany Cemetery. Last post, I explored the amazing Prague Castle. This post, I’m going to wrap up my explorations of Prague. There will be fancy buildings, churches and another cemetery, of course.
Let’s start where I left off in the last post. I had just seen Prague Castle and I was headed for more explorations of the area.
Jana Irving Heading from Prague Castle down to Lesser Town.
Jana Irving It’s really cute. Although, all the cars was kind of annoying. This street is way too picturesque to have car parking on it.
Jana Irving So adorable.
Jana Irving Fancy.
Jana Irving St. Nicholas Church (Kostel sv. Mikuláše), constructed in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Jana Irving Quite a grand Baroque church, this one.
Jana Irving Just gorgeous.
Jana Irving Can’t be a Baroque church without creepy cherubs everywhere.
Jana Irving This building reminds me of those in Bern, Switzerland, very robust and with a covered gallery.
Jana Irving The very pastel St. Thomas (Kostel svatého Tomáše).
Jana Irving Very fancy.
Jana Irving Lesser Town’s famous Bridge Tower (Malostranská mostecká věž).
Jana Irving Lots and lots of cobblestones.
Jana Irving More Bern like buildings.
Jana Irving I wandered back down here on Day 3 and got a great view of the Charles Bridge (Karlův most).
Jana Irving Waldstein Palace (Valdštejnský palác), the home of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic.
Jana Irving Kolovratský palác on the right and St. Vitus Cathedral up on the hill.
Jana Irving I love how colorful everything is!
Jana Irving Back to Day 2 and the Bridge Tower. There is a really weird bathroom owned by a bar near here. You go down a very steep staircase. You pay to use the restroom, but you can get a discount if you buy a drink. There was a small bar near the toilets.
Jana Irving Charles Bridge is one of the major draws to Prague. It is gorgeous and very crowded.
Jana Irving Not as crowded early in the morning though.
Jana Irving The other end of the Charles Bridge is the Old Town Bridge Tower.
Jana Irving A cute area with little food stands.
Jana Irving A little canal flows under the Charles Bridge.
Jana Irving I bet this bridge is a lot more crowded in the Summer.
Jana Irving Such a wonderful bridge.
Jana Irving I took a tram to the lovely Saints Peter and Paul Basilica (Bazilika svatého Petra a Pavla).
Jana Irving It’s amazingly Neo-Gothic.
Jana Irving Frescoes, everywhere.
Jana Irving Very, very shiny.
Jana Irving Oh, look! I found a cemetery next to the church.
Jana Irving Vyšehrad Cemetery (hřbitov Vyšehrad) is the resting place of several renowned artists & musicians.
Jana Irving Some of these family tombs are very elaborate.
Jana Irving The cemetery and its giant church are built within the walls of an old fortified castle, Vyšehrad.
Jana Irving Fantastic views of the city from up here.
Jana Irving Some serious walls.
Jana Irving I finished the day by doing some wandering near the Old Town Square and started the next morning doing the same thing.
Jana Irving I’m so happy this was all preserved.
Jana Irving Almost back to the Old Town Square.
Jana Irving They have done a really good job in keeping this area in good condition.
Jana Irving I can’t finish a series of posts on Prague without showing its famous clock.
Jana Irving Prague’s Astronomical Clock (Pražský orloj) is over 600 years old. I had to quickly take this photo between people posing for photos in front of it.
Prague is just amazing. I loved just walking around (extremely pedestrian friendly). It has a ton of museums and fantastic architecture, everything I love.
Prague will forever have my heart. Will I go back? Absolutely!
Check out my next update where I finally make it to Germany! First stop, Dresden!
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Start at the beginning of this adventure in Zurich!
