17-06-2011
Revisited the Prague Castle to finish seeing the bits that were closed due to the strike yesterday.
The only thing worth the trip was the Picture Gallery which contains a few masterpieces accompanied by good written information.
Went to Staromestki Namesti( the old town square), it really is an old town square. The surrounding buildings, the fountain in the middle, the stalls with women dressed in costume cooking traditional fare, men serving beer, a spit with meat getting roasted, a humongous pan on an open fire for the potatoes, makes a great atmosphere. Had delicious food here, two pancake sort of things with bacon in between and a twisted hollow bread like thing sprinkled with cinnamon sugar.
Joined the throngs in front of the old town hall to watch the show at the hour, over before it starts!
An interesting church we went to was, St. James' church. It has a shriveled arm of a thief hanging inside from the 16th century.
Walked through the old Jewish quarters, the overcrowded cemetery and the synagogues, such a sad history yet now seems lively due to all the tourists. We visited our first ever Synagogue. The Old-New Synagogue is the oldest one in Europe in use.
Had some great fruit at the Havel market as we made our way to the Petrin tower. A miniature Eiffel tower it has beautiful rose gardens in front of it. Felt too lazy to walk so the funicular was very handy.
Last stop was the Wenceslas square, it's the busiest square in the city. Even with all the modern stores it also has an old city feel. Contemplating buying a history book but it weighs around two kilos, not sure if I want to lug it around.
Last night here, Prague has been lovely. Old city, steeped in so much history, most of it quite sad.
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