Stunning sights make Prague a dream destination

Trip Start Jul 01, 2011

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Trip End Sep 02, 2011

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Ametyst Hotel Prague

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Thursday, July 21, 2011

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What a photogenic city!!!	City had less damage than neighbors in WW2	Charles Bridge nice&peaceful early	Summer sweatshirt weather in Prague
Philosophical Hall at Strahov Monastery	We had ideal weather on our second day	St. Nicholas Church above Charles Bridge	Golden Lane originally housed goldsmiths
Prague 6th most visited city in Europe	Strahov monks driven out by Commies in 1950	Prague just offers super sightseeing	Gorgeous stained glass window by Alfons Mucha
Gothic Tyn Church at heart of Prague	Silver tomb inside St. Vitus's Cathedral	Beautiful panoramas throughout Prague	Castle Hill-UNESCO World Heritage Site
Famous Charles Bridge always crowded	Work began on St. Vitus's Cathedral in 1344	Residence of archbishop of Prague	Theologians Hall from Strahov Monastery
Schwarzenberg Palace had unique design	Changing of the guards very formal event	One of earliest electricity generator models	Monument to Victims of Communism Who Survived
Modern architecture thriving here	Old Town Charles Bridge Tower-14th c. Gothic	City known for Art Nouveau architecture	More than 4 million tourists visit each year
Franz Kafka wrote some of his best works here	Basilica & Convent of St. George	Little details can make a place special	Wenceslas Square is more of a promenade
City known as very inclusive before Hitler	Amazing that 1000+yr old books in good shape	Velvet Revolution of 1989 key event here	Prague was inundated with tourists
Praha, TX between Austin&Houston namesake	Municipal House-best Czech Art Nouveau	Museum of Communism-Czech's tough past	Unusual grotesquery-Wallenstein Palace Garden
Vltava River divides Prague;scenic backdrop	Astonomical clock from 1410 beyond belief	Heard dozens of languages around town	Home of Prague's first coffeehouse-1714
Charles Bridge begun in 1357	Old Town Square is huge;tourist-filled	Loreta Church important pilgrimage sight	1928 obelisk for Czechoslovakia's 10th bday
Great history w/sculptures on Charles Bridge	Charles Bridge most famous Prague landmark	Strahov Monastery had astounding libraries	Velvet Revolution ended Communist days here
I first visited Prague 20 yrs ago	St. Nicholas Church from Petrin Hill	Dancing House;aka Fred & Ginger House	Record floods caused major damage in 2002
Hourly clock shows draw huge crowds	15th c. Gothic gate of town wall-Powder Tower	Czech currency is koruna	Old Town wonderful and pedestrianized
Armed workers on Charles Bridge in Soviet era	Havelska Market-popular souvenir browsing

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