Prague to Nuremberg

Headed back to Germany today, but not before checking out the art nouveau architecture of the main train station. It was stunning, but sadly that part of the building hasn't been well maintained over the years.

Ps. The funky glass building is the dancing building design by Frank Gehry, it is supposed to resemble the curve of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dancing together.

Prague day 2

Another day in Prague! And so much to do I don't know how we managed to fit it all in. First up was the Prague palace, St. George's basilica, the golden lane (which had a house, now appropriately a tiny bookstore, which Kafka used to live in), the toy museum and St. Vitus' cathedral. And that was all before noon. After that we wandered over to the Jewish section to check out synagogues and the old cemetary (an amazingly photogenic place, filled with crooked tombstones that date back to the 1600s), then on to a little craft market near the national theatre. We checked on tonight's performances, but unfortunately there wasn't anything that sparked our interest. Then it was off to the Mucha museum (I've long been a fan of his), and king wenscelus' square (the whole time I was there I had the Christmas carol looping thru my head). Lastly we stopped at the louvre cafe for dinner (it may be touristy, but if it was good enough for Kafka and Einstein then it is surely good enough for me.). Tomorrow we head back to Nuremberg, I'm looking forward to a short break from hardcore travel, been going non stop for almost 2 weeks.

Ps. The candles were lit to honor those who fought against the communist regime in Prague.

Prague day 1

My first impression of Prague (keep in mind that I was In the design-oriented world of Stockholm yesterday), was that it was a borderline chaotic 3rd world country.... After my mother and I checked into our botel.... As in boat/hotel ( yes it's a repurposed yacht) and we were able to get our bearings things started to look up. We walked from the Prague castle past st. Vitus cathedral, over the Charles bridge into the old town where we grabbed a bite of goulash In a locals' tavern(it had pretzels on the table... Which we didn't touch because we were warned we'd be charged) and were soon joined by a group of singers who were performing that night in one of the churches. It ended up being a lovely dinner and although we were invited to watch the show, we declined in order to check out more of the city. Later that night we found ourselves in the old town, moments before the astronomical clock chimed, and everyone in the square paused to watch the show. After which I grabbed a gingerbread star (about the size of a muffin) then found a nice hot cup of mulled wine to warm up to. If it hadn't been pouring rain on and off the night would have been perfect.