Showing posts with label Charles Bridge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Charles Bridge. Show all posts
Sunday, February 23, 2014
along Charles Bridge - Prague
Charles Bridge is a popular tourist attraction in Prague... and I, as a tourist, fully enjoyed the stroll across!
Construction of the bridge began in the mid-1300's... there is a tower on each end of the bridge... and numerous statues along either side.
Today, there are also many vendors on the bridge selling art pieces and jewelry.
Construction of the bridge began in the mid-1300's... there is a tower on each end of the bridge... and numerous statues along either side.
Today, there are also many vendors on the bridge selling art pieces and jewelry.
Tower on one end of the bridge:
...Tower on the other end:
walking through Prague - pics
Below are various pictures that I took while we walked from the Old Town Square to Charles Bridge.
Note: it's worth clicking the link to Old Town Square to see its Wikipedia page! - I love love love the picture that can be found there, showing the entire square.
Also - for Charles Bridge... the photos of the bridge and surrounding buildings with a haze of fog around... it stunning. I saw many paintings of this view as well. ...But I'm still glad that we had a gorgeous sunny day!
It's great how the sun was hitting the building at the end of the street.
We were shopping along this little market... : )
What is the meaning of the Facebook poke anyway?!
Someone's doorknob.
Like the locks in Cinque Terre along the 'Pathway of Love' - Via dell'Amore
Note: it's worth clicking the link to Old Town Square to see its Wikipedia page! - I love love love the picture that can be found there, showing the entire square.
Also - for Charles Bridge... the photos of the bridge and surrounding buildings with a haze of fog around... it stunning. I saw many paintings of this view as well. ...But I'm still glad that we had a gorgeous sunny day!
Friday, February 21, 2014
Night 2 in Prague
After Day 2 of the conference, Jaye took Nathalie and I by her apartment. It is GORGEOUS! A cute loft apartment in a quiet neighborhood with easy access to the tram and bus... and windows, wood galore inside.
We walked down an Indian restaurant and had our fill. Mmmmmm. I know there is Indian food available in Milan... but it is expensive to eat out and the flavors aren't nearly as amazing as those in Indian food that I had in Vietnam on a weekly basis. It was so nice to sit, chat, and eat amazing food.
From there, we took the 22 tram down to a city metro stop... the ride was great. We drove past the Prague Castle with cathedral (St. Vitus Cathedral) housed inside the grounds. It is a stunning view from the outside.
I have read that the Prague Castle is the largest ancient castle in the world! (Read more here...)
We walked up about half a block from the tram stop to have a view of the Charles Bridge, which I hope to get back to... to walk across and do a bit of shopping in the area.
This city is beautiful. The buildings, the detail, the feeling... I love it.
We walked down an Indian restaurant and had our fill. Mmmmmm. I know there is Indian food available in Milan... but it is expensive to eat out and the flavors aren't nearly as amazing as those in Indian food that I had in Vietnam on a weekly basis. It was so nice to sit, chat, and eat amazing food.
From there, we took the 22 tram down to a city metro stop... the ride was great. We drove past the Prague Castle with cathedral (St. Vitus Cathedral) housed inside the grounds. It is a stunning view from the outside.
I have read that the Prague Castle is the largest ancient castle in the world! (Read more here...)
(The only decent photo that I nabbed of the castle...)
Random pretty view of something pretty:
We walked up about half a block from the tram stop to have a view of the Charles Bridge, which I hope to get back to... to walk across and do a bit of shopping in the area.
This city is beautiful. The buildings, the detail, the feeling... I love it.
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