Bruce and Elly do the Holy Roman Empire

Saturday 12th April: Prague

Prague

Prague Metro

Prague trams

between tram stop and our hotel

They re(ally)-cycle here!

National Museum at top
of Wenceslas Square

Wenceslas square

St Wenceslas monument

His name was really Vaclav.

looking north-west along
Wenceslas Square

They're everywhere!

still on Wenceslas Square

They're everywhere too!

They were evening doing roadworks
to make us feel at home!

Would a cup of tea by any
other name smell so much of
fermented leaves?

church of St Nicholas
on Old Town Square

Bruce really liked
this wooden shop-front.

detail of Caffe Mucha

another Bruce-favourite!

The astronomical clock
on the Old Town Hall

Old Town Square buildings

next to Old Town Hall

Old Town Hall (with old town
coat of arms and old
council hall on upper floors)

Tyn church (church of our lady
before Tyn) across Old Town Square

Clock-watching is more fun here!

Elly studying!

Why Bruce came to Prague.

Going...

going...

going...

gone!

Hurry up and press the damn
button already!

The astronomical clock!

Into the square propre

Church of St Nicholas
from the south-east

the Tyne church

performers!

more clock-watching

A watched clock never boils!

a drinking fountain off the
old town square

another lovely building
in the old town

YEEHAH!

glaçé?

The hand that rocks the cradle?

around Bethelehem Square

Náprstek museum?

Náprstek museum?

part of the Klementinium

at the north end of Liliova

approaching the Charles bridge

still approaching the Charles bridge

There are morons everywhere too.

outside St Francis' church, ...

... looking across the Vltava

I've cut off Madonna and St Bernard.

looking north along the Vltava

west bank?

looking south along the Vltava

looking south along the Vltava

looking south-west along the Vltava

This christ and the gilded letters
were paid for by a Jew as a
punishment for blasphemy.
AARRGGHH!

looking south along the Vltava

looking south along the Vltava

Chertovka - the devil's stream

Chertovka - the devil's stream

Priory of the Knights of
Malta on Maltese Square
(Maltézské Náměstí)

inside John & George restaurant

inside John & George restaurant

Paul and Ringo didn't appear...

... but Cliff Richard was nearby.

On Karmelitská Újezd

On Karmelitská Újezd

Náměstí Kinských

Náměstí Kinských

Náměstí Kinských

Náměstí Kinských

Náměstí Kinských

Náměstí Kinských

Elly at Náměstí Kinských

Church on Štefánikova Nádražni

Funkiness personified on
Štefánikova Nádražni

Outside Bruce's spiritous home in Prague

Outside Bruce's spiritous home in Prague

Even Elly succumbed to the lure of
Czech beer!

We just missed this lot

BEER!

How many pints have passed
through these gates
(and through this Bruce)?

walking north along Staropramenná
or Svornosti

funky mosaic pavements

walking north along Svornosti

walking north along Svornosti

at Palackého Most

going back across the Vltava

crossing Palackého Most

crossing Palackého Most

On Rašinovo nábřeží

On Rašinovo nábřeží

Church of St Cyril and
St Methodius

Every little helps, even in Prague!

Church of St Ignatius (Charles Square)

Church of St Ignatius (Charles Square)

Getting closer to Igor!

On Ječná

Tesco on Bělehradská

view from a tram - in a scene where
Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect first arrive
on the Heart of Gold

Improbability factor receding!

almost home

Captain Birdbrain?

We started the day by taking a tram to Muzeum, then trying to negotiate our way across a busy road onto Wenceslas Square.

After the obligatory photo-call on the Square that wasn't, we walked through back streets to Old Town Square to see the astronomical clock and drink Staropramen.

We then walked to Karlov Most (Charles Bridge) via a not-quite-direct route and crossed it to get into into Mala Strana (Little Quarter) area, specifically into into Maltese Square.

Lunch was at the rather cool at John & George restaurant.

Then we set off, following yonder Star(opramen).

We then walked back over the river to Nove Mesto (new town), eventually arriving at Bělehradská to take a tram back to the hotel, eat and crash.

© (except the blatantly ripped-off bits) Random Bozo 2008