Czech It Out (couldn't resist)

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Hello everyone,

Everyone said that Prague is beautiful and I agree. It didn't suffer a lot of damage during WWII. Except for an incredible amount of graffiti (worse than any other city that I have visited) they keep the buildings painted and in great shape. Czech Republic has been a democracy since 1989. It was a peaceful transition from communism, called The Velvet Revolution."

Enjoy the pictures.

Bye for now,
Donna

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Photos

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Fifteenth Century Astronomical Clock. Rather than just telling the hour, it keeps track of moon phases, equinoxes, and various christian holidays tied to them.

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One of the many castles in Prague. The twin towers are called Adam and Eve. Adam is the bigger one.

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Beautiful buildings everywhere.

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Jewish Quarter in Prague. Jewish population goes back to 10th century.

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Entrance to old town.

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Church of Holy Saviour in Prague.

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View of Prague from castle.

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Royal Palace in Prague.

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On Charles Bridge in Prague. Theory is that if you rub this particular statue, you will return to Prague.

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On Charles Bridge in Prague. It is lined with statues, although they were replaced in early 18th century. The bridge, with original statues was built in 14th century. It has a 1700 foot span.

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Beautiful architecture.

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More beautiful architecture.

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Even more beautiful architecture.

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On a more serious note--this stone recognizes people who took their lives in the late 1960's to protest Communist rule. Their battle cry was, "Life without freedom is not worth living."

Comments

[Marg Hambly]

Pictures...
Incredible architecture - and so clean looking! You wouldn't think it would be marred with grafitti to look at the pictures. On the other hand, it should have kept people employed cleaning it up. Good to hear from you... Marg