Trip to Prague

I finally braved my fear and dislike of the Czech Republic to venture into Prague yesterday. I think the fates must have approved of my trip because it was the sunniest day we have had in many weeks and so my spirits were high as we drove the 2 hours to Prague.

Once there we stopped at a tourist info booth only to be told there is no parking allowed on the streets and she didn't know where a parking garage was...thanks a lot, very helpful. We did however pick up a map of the city and we were on our way (after we found parking.) We were walking in what we believed was the general direction we ought to be going but after about 1/2 hour or so we found ourselves on the wrong side of the tracks, literally. We came to a giant train station and crossed over multiple tracks to the other side and hiked up a hill, hoping for a better view of the city. We ended up at what we like to call the "creepy baby tower" from the top of which we were able to see where we were supposed to be.

Once we got on the right path we enjoyed the rest of the day walking through the old city of Prague. The architecture in this city is so beautiful. We kept taking pictures of buildings only to turn around and see more buildings to take pictures of. I definitely will be going back, there is so much more to see. Perhaps I will wait until I can go with Hyrum, he has a much better sense of direction than I do!

Welcome to the Czech Republic

The "creepy baby tower" It's a TV station tower but some artist thought it would look cool to have metal babies climbing up and down the poles...pretty creepy actually. You can take an elevator to the tower lookout and see the whole city from that point of view.

Easter Egg houses...love those colors

Church in the old city square. I love the blue sky, we haven't seen that for weeks!

One of the old synagogues in the Jewish quarter. Prague is famous for it's preserved Jewish history because the rest of Europe has basically erased any sign of Judaism from their cities.

Paige at the "John Lennon" wall. During the Soviet Union occupation of Prague teenagers would come to this wall and write graffiti messages using the words of John Lennon songs. "All You Need Is Love" and "Give Peace A Chance." It's a fun piece of history to come and see and try to imagine what life was like back then.

We were there until the sun went down and we got too cold to see any more. Goodbye for now Prague, I'll see you again.