I Love Prague

I think Prague has become my new favourite city.  It has a vitality, beauty, intelligence and funkiness that just captured me.  Prague is one of the few cities that was not badly damaged in WWII or subsequent revolutions (The Velvet Revolution).  As a consequence, Prague is brimming with Gothic, Baroque and Renaissance buildings.  Just walking the cobblestone streets is a delight.

The Czechs have a sense of humour

Some of the beautiful architecture

View from on high

As in all the cities we visited so far, the Christmas lights were brilliant.

Christmas Lights

Around the corner from our hotel was the Pink Floyd Pub.  The walls were lined with memorabilia from the band. We stopped there one evening for a relaxing drink and it could have easily become our local.

Our local

We climbed the 300 steps to the top of the bell tower of St Vitus Cathedral.  It is a magnificent Gothic building.  It was 12 noon and the bell ringers started as we were walking down the narrow spiral staircase – Magic.

 

 

 

A Skiffle band was playing on the famous Charles Bridge.  They played our request of ‘Stranger on the Shore’ and I got quite emotional.  Afterwards they insisted I have a photo with them.  I suppose they don’t often get an audience tearing up in front of them.

 

We attended a fantastic concert at St Nicholas’s Church.  The orchestra and choir performed Handel’s Messiah and Xeras, Franck and Czech composers and Christmas carols.  The venue was brilliant with frescos, crystal chandeliers and gold trim.  Wonderful!

Concert venue

We came across some very unusual museums.  Prague seems to have something for everyone - Torture, beer, kinky sex and film special effects.

Unusual museums - liked the idea of a beer museum

The streets were lined with lovely patisseries, pubs, cafes and restaurants.  The prices were good, the quality better.  The young people were full of joie de vie. There is culture and intelligence. The whole city is eye candy.  I love Prague.