Blogs from Prague, Czech Republic, Europe - page 17

This city of Prague (Praha) seems to rival others in terms of the immense expanse of glorious ancient beauty in architecture, influenced by countless dynasties, rivalries, war and change. Fortunately it is all there before us to see, feel and enjoy. The old city and the area surrounding the great castle across the river just ooze with history. Just walking the Charles Bridge over the Vltava River (built by King Charles iv, starting 1357) after leaving the castle, says it all, baroque-style statue after statue (replicas now), depicting important parts of the city history. I found it very difficult to absorb it all and settled for simply enjoying the ambience of this magnificent city which was so intertwined with religious conflict between the Roman Catholic Church and her Protestant challengers centuries ago. Now the Church's influence ... read more

The second leg of our quest-trek during summer 2015 focuses on teaching at Anglo-American University i(AAU) n Prague, Czech Republic and continuing our Camino training schedule. This is the 8th year we have come to Prague to teach at AAU, and the 14th time we have visited this beautiful city. Every time we come we discover something new, and we expect the same this year. We have rented a terrific apartment about a 20 minute walk from campus (or 2-stop tram ride for those rainy days) that is conveniently located between 2 huge parks. This makes for easy early pre-breakfast training walks as we have enjoyed exploring these lovely parks along with the other areas around Prague with which we are already familiar. AAU has recently moved into a newly restored castle built originally in the ... read more

My third stop of my travels was Prague. Getting to Prague proved interesting as the trains in Germany were on strike so I had to take a bus to the border where I then got on a train to Prague. After that little bit of excitement, I made it to Prague and got off at the wrong train station. Not to worry though, the metro ran to this station as well so I was able to make it to my hostel without enduring an extra cost or much of an inconvenience. Once I made it to my hostel and checked in, I went on my customary walk of the city to try and get my bearings. My walk took me across the famous and beautiful Charles Bridge and into the Old Town. Prague being the medieval ... read more

Geo: 50.0878, 14.4205I think I have adjusted to the difference between Greece & Czech Republic. Greece is brash in its beauty. The scenery can be awe inspiring and a large majority of the young women have a unique beauty which they wear so well. And some of the men just make you weak at the knees!In the Czech Republic the beauty is more subtle and sometimes partly hidden. The women can be handsome and chic. The men occasionally the same but not so much. The scenery is pretty and the villages quaint. As you drive the motorway the landscape is mostly flat with rolling hills in the distance. You see nothing but vivid green broken by the occasional yellow of the canola fields and the terracotta of the village rooftops. A tall spired church or town ... read more

Hello my fellow travellers! Today I had a very leisure day, I started by taking the metro out to the Church of the Sacred Heart at the outskirts of the city. It's a nice church with a unique construction and next to it there is a small image series dedicated to the Prague Uprising during World War II. Close to the church is the Zizkov Television Tower which also has a pretty unique construction, neither of these two are by any means a must visit but if you have the time to spare while you're here it's not to bad to take a look at. Afterwards I returned to the centre of Prague and made my way over to the Convent of Saint Agnes but it only seemed to be some kind of art exhibition there ... read more