Prague Pictures, Post the Fifth

Finally, some of the pictures from our walking tours. The city is divided into several quarters, or towns, which we visited over the course of our stay.

We started out in the Lesser Town, with Wallenstein Palace:





Also of note in the Lesser Town, the Church of St. Nicholas:



We proceeded in the following two days to visit the Old Town. Some important sights here include the Rudolphium, where I later caught a performance of Beethoven's 5th Symphony by the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn.


The main landmark within the Old Town is the Old Town Square. This is a huge square, containing the Church of St. Nicholas (another one by the same architect... except this one's Protestant), the Jan Hus monument, a view of Tyn Church, and the famous astronomical clock.






A view from the top of the clock tower of the city:


South of the Old Town is the New Town, where we saw Wenceslas Square, the National Museum, and the National Theater.



Between the Lesser Town and Old Town lies the famous Charles Bridge, which has many (copies of) statues of various saints:



Closer to the castle, lies Strahov monastery, which houses an 800 year old library:


I've already posted my pictures of St. Vitus Cathedral inside Prague Castle. Here is the outer courtyard, the palace building, and a picture of our group (well, a fraction thereof) leaving through the lower gate.




Finally, towards the south of town, lies the old fortress of Vysehrad, which also contains the national cemetary and an old Rotunda of St. Martin.


We were fortunate that public transportation is very good in Prague. We bought a weekly pass, which was good on all trams and the subway system (and the bus system, although we never needed it).

Oh, one last remark. The beer in Prague was excellent. I'm not normally a beer drinker, but it's actually cheaper to order beer than water at a restaurant. And the beer was really, really good... particularly after a day of walking around and singing. Of note, U Fleku is a brewery and restaurant, with an internal garden. The dark beer (exclusively served here) was exceptional.