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Here are some pictures of the fairytale city of Prague. Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic and until about ten years ago was under Communist rule. Alana and I had a really nice time here, as it's possible to live it up (within reason) without breaking the bank. | |
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| A view to the 'Church of our lady before Tyn' in the old square. Thats the astronomical clock on the left in the foreground. | |
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| The old town hall in the old square. You can see the the astronomical clock down the bottom. | |
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The astronomical clock.. a close up. I have no idea what time it is saying!! |
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| The door right by the astronomical clock. I don't know who lives here but I bet he gets a fright when he comes home after a night on the pilsners!!! | |
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| The detail on the door of one of the three Saint Nicholas churches to be found in Prague | |
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In Josefov, the jewish quarter, here is a glimpse of a magnificent Art Nouveau facade. (Having walked around Prague, I am now an armchair architecture expert) | |
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| More of Josefov | |
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| A view up to St Vitus Cathredal, the main building in Prague Palace at the top of the hill. This cathedral took almost 600 years to build!! | |
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| The gothic facade of St Vitus Cathedral | |
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What looks like some statues of a couple of fireman on the roof of a building. Between them is one of the many mosiac decorations. | |
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| John Lennon wall, where the 'young dissidents' used to come and express their love of westerners rock n roll, while the communists were in power (only about ten years ago!) | |
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| The river Vlatva, the national theatre (green roof), and.. erm... a giant chair | |
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| A view over the rooftops to St Vitus Cathredal | |
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| Part of a monument to one of the Czech Republics historians | |
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| The portal (not just a door, a portal!) to our humble accomodation in Prague | |
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| Some Kool Kats playing Jazz in front of St Nicholas Church | |
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| (In Slavic accent) vot shall ve play next fellas? | |
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| These guys really know how to make an entrance! | |
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| The view from our window | |
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| The 'dancing building', just around the corner from where we were staying. |