Exploring Prague's Old Town was a morning filled with the sights and
sounds of a truly vibrant city. Armed with our list of places to visit,
we headed out early to avoid other tourists. We walked along the famous
Charles Bridge,
so named because it was commissioned by King Charles IV in 1357. It is a
cobble-stoned pedestrian bridge that spans the Vltava River and is a very
important part of Prague's history. A sighting of the
Astronomical Clock
at the Old Town Square saw us competing with the hordes of people also
out to do the same thing: view the hourly chiming of the clock with its
moving figures, a marvel really, given that the mechanism dates back 600
years.
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| Charles Bridge |
My son, on any give day hates crowds,
and this proved to be his worst nightmare. Mine too to be honest, I was
afraid we'd lose him in the crowds. So we meandered off to explore
other parts. Passing by restaurants already open for lunch, street
vendors, musicians, the ubiquitous mime/statue entertainers of all
types, and Segway tour guides plying their trade from their wheels.
We
walked along Pařížská - Paris street, aptly named because it is lined
with luxury stores and shows off a definitely different side to the
pre-velvet revolution Prague . The one thing I missed out on doing was a
visit to the Kafka Museum, which is a shame because it had been top of
my list of places to see, before I got out-voted.
I did make it for a
brief visit to
Museum Kampka
- very brief because by this my people were no longer game for much
exploring. It's a contemporary art museum, that reminded me of Paris'
Museum of Modern Art, though on a smaller scale. It holds the works of the Czech Republic's contemporary
artists and pays testament to a mature Prague art scene. One of the
guides could have schooled me for hours, given the opportunity, but the
visit was rushed unfortunately. It was a wonderful morning spent taking
in the Prague, at a very leisurely place, before we made our way to
Ginger & Fred for lunch.
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| The one place I missed out on: The Kakfa Museum |
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| A view of Vltava river from Charles Bridge |
Exploring Prague's Old Town was a morning filled with the sights and
sounds of a truly vibrant city. Armed with our list of places to visit,
we headed out early to avoid other tourists. We walked along the famous Charles Bridge,
so named because it was commissioned by King Charles IV in 1357. It is a
cobble-stoned pedestrian bridge that spans the Vltava River and is a very
important part of Prague's history. A sighting of the Astronomical Clock
at the Old Town Square saw us competing with the hordes of people also
out to do the same thing: view the hourly chiming of the clock with its
moving figures, a marvel really, given that the mechanism dates back 600
years.
My son, on any give day hates crowds,
and this proved to be his worst nightmare. Mine too to be honest, I was
afraid we'd lose him in the crowds. So we meandered off to explore
other parts. Passing by restaurants already open for lunch, street
vendors, musicians, the ubiquitous mime/statue entertainers of all
types, and Segway tour guides plying their trade from their wheels.
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