We loved Prague when we visited 18 months ago just before
Christmas so we thought while we were ‘in the area’ we would visit the city
again. As so often happens, on our
return visit we were not quite as smitten with the city. Prague is still a great town but Prague in
summer wasn’t quite as magical as at Christmastime.
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| Looking towards the Charles Bridge |
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| The town square - this time without the Christmas tree and lights |
We also stayed in a different part of town (Prague 7, north
of the river) which wasn’t quite a charming as closer to the centre.
We had planned to stay in the hotel we stayed
previously but when we tried to book, discovered the tariff had tripled in
price.
Just down the road from our hotel
was
The National Technical Museum.
We thought it would be a pleasant way to
spend an hour or so and ended up staying for 5 hours and could have stayed
longer if our backs and energy levels were better.
Housed in a fairly non-descript building, the
museum has some of the best displays we have come across.
Bob was in heaven in the transport hall with
its old cars and airplanes.
I was
fascinated by the chemistry around us display.
There were also great displays of time pieces, metallurgy and mining,
printing and technology in the home.
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| Cars, planes and trains in the transport hall |
As always we walked all around the town and the beautiful
architecture is still stunning.
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| Just a doorway one stumbles across - gob-smacking |
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| Gargoyles on St Vitus Cathedral |
We came across the same
skiffle band
that played our request 18 months ago and made me teary and sentimental.
We also went to the Palace and took a tour of the 10th
Century buildings. They had an extensive
armour display but we realised that they were all replicas – a bit disappointing
but some nice metal work anyway.
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| Frescos from the 10th Century |
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| Fantastic Gothic architecture |
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| Amour on display |
It was good to see Prague again, to revisit some favourite
places and discover new ones.
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