Prague, Czech Republic

We spent 5 days in Prague, Czech Republic. An odd place for us to pick to go huh? Well we had 5 days and wanted to do something near Vienna as that is where we planned to end our 3 week excursion. We'd both been to Germany before and wanted to see something new. We spoke to several people who all told us that Prague is by far the most beautiful city in Europe. So we figured why not check it out. We were not disappointed. The architecture of the buildings in the city was gorgeous. They had six different architectural styles: baroque, gothic, cubism, renaissance, rococo and romanesque. It was so pretty to see the different styles. The food was pretty good - they love their meat there. We loved their goulash soup too. Ah and they love ice cream there. I swear there was an ice cream booth on every street corner. The people were very warm and friendly. Everyone spoke English and all the menu's were in English too. We took various tours while there. We picked tours with less walking so it was not as hard on Susan and she could rest up after our time in Switzerland. We thoroughly enjoyed it though.

Enjoy our pics:

Pic 1: St. Nicholas Church Old Town Square in Prague.

Pic 2: St. Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle.

Pic 3: St. Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle.

Pic 4: St. Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle.

Pic 5: Panoramic view of Prague from Prague Castle.

Pic 6: Astronomical Clock in Old Town Square in Prague.

Pic 7: Entrance to Charles Bridge in Prague.

Pic 8: Sedlec Ossuary is a small Roman Catholic Chapel located beneath the cemetery church of All Saints in Kutna Hora. The Ossuary is estimated to contain the skeletons of between 40,000 and 70,000 people, many of whom have had their bones artistically arranged to form decorations and furnishings for the chapel.

Pic 9: Susan heard that if you hang out with skinny people it will accentuate your belly!

Pic 10: The most gruesome Coat of Arms in all of Czech Republic.

Pic 11: Beautiful wall decorations.

Pic 12: We think we'll redecorate our apartment in this style - what do you think?

Pic 13: St. Barbara's Church in Kutna Hora - UNESCO World Heritage Site - construction began in 1838 and did not finish until 1905. St. Barbara is the Patron Saint of Miner's and the town was a mining town.

Pic 14: Inside St. Barbara's Church. Last Supper over the altar.

Pic 15: Susan got all artsy fartsy with this photo and finally took a better picture than Joe! This is the ceiling of St. Barbara's Church.

Pic 16: St. Barbara's Church from the side.

Pic 17: The monument to the Black Death (the Plague) in Kutna Hora.