Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is great. Prague and Cesky Krumlov are amazing, and Kutna Hora is a great day trip from Prague. I first visited Prague in 1999, then again in 2013 and 2019. During the 2013 trip, we (Megan and myself) visited Prague and Cesky Krumlov. Prague looked pretty much the same in 2013 as it did in 1999, but it was a completely different experience. In 1999 I stayed in someone's house for $8 a night that I first meet at the train station when I arrived. 1999 was only about 10 years after the fall of the wall, so things were changing quickly. Then in 2019, we (Michaela, John, Megan and myself) visited Prague and we did a day trip to Kutna Hora.
Prague, Czech Republic
The Church of Our Lady before Tyn. (2013)
Tower of the Town Hall. (2013)
Everyone is checking out the solar eclipse. (1999)
Street art in Prague. (1999)
Musicians on the Charles Bridge. (2013)
The Prague Castle in the background. The picture was taken from the Charles Bridge. (2013)
Another picture from the Charles Bridge with the Prague Castle in the background. (2013)
Prague Castle. (2013)
Found some Hacky Sacking in the old town square. (1999)
From the steps of the Prague National Museum looking down at Wenceslas Square. (1999)
Mucha Museum. (2019)
Having a little Gelato in the Old Town Square. (2019)
From the Charles Bridge with Prague Castle in the background. (2019)
From the top of the Klementinum overlooking Prague. (2019)
Looking across the Vltava River with the Charles Bridge and the old town in the background. (2019)
This is one of the two libraries at the Strahov Monastery. These libraries are really cool. You can't go inside the library, but you can look in the library and for a small fee you can take pictures. I paid a small fee to take the picture shown above. (2019)
The Pinkas Synagogue is a Holocaust memorial to nearly 80,000 Jewish victims. The walls contain the names of the victims. The picture above just shows a small percentage of all the names on the walls. If you visit the synagogue be sure to visit the Old Jewish Cemetery, which is right next to the synagogue. (2019)
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Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic
Overlooking the amazing city of Cesky Krumlov in the Czech Republic. (2013)
When we arrived in the morning it was cold and rainy, which gave me a chance to do my Gru impression and wear my manly scarf. (2013)
This view is overlooking the wonderful city of Cesky Krumlov. Cesky Krumlov is a UNESCO World Heritage site. (2013)
The Castle Tower in Cesky Krumlov. (2013)
The State Castle and Castle Tower in the background. (2013)
The Castle Garden in Cesky Krumlov. (2013)
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Kutna Hora, Czech Republic (The Kutna Hora Pictures are from 2019)
This is a small town that is about an hour's train ride from Prague. It makes for a quick and easy day trip from Prague. It is a cute little town that has a church, the Sedlec Ossuary, which is estimated to contain the skeletons of between 40,000 and 70,000 people. The picture below are of the town and the Sedlec Ossuary.
At the train station in Kutna Hora.
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The Sedlec Ossuary, also known as The Bone Chuch.
Another picture from the Sedlec Ossuary.
Kutna Hora.
Looking out over Kutna Hora.
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