The church of St. Vitus within the Prague Castle
Today was a good day. We slept in until about 10 o'clock so we could still get our free breakfast and then we made our way out into the world. Yesterday was a sad day as I broke my camera as I slept on it, but this morning we made our way to the nearest electronics store and I bought a new one. What would I do without a camera? Honestly?! Thanks to my parents for helping out a little too, they are amazing! We also dealt with Thomas' camera issue by purchasing a new battery at the same store!
After taking care of our camera issues we made the short, but majorly uphill, walk to the Prague Castle. The Prague castle is huge and gorgeous with lots of buildings within it's walls. The main attraction though was the magnificent St. Vitus Catholic Church. This Gothic architectural feat is amazing both inside and outside and is just enormous! The inside is a beautiful, cavernous area with breathtakingly tall ceilings and enormous, vibrant stained glass windows. There are many statues and interesting sculptures that also adorn the inside of the St. Vitus Church and overall the church is really just breathtaking!
Inside the church
After taking care of our camera issues we made the short, but majorly uphill, walk to the Prague Castle. The Prague castle is huge and gorgeous with lots of buildings within it's walls. The main attraction though was the magnificent St. Vitus Catholic Church. This Gothic architectural feat is amazing both inside and outside and is just enormous! The inside is a beautiful, cavernous area with breathtakingly tall ceilings and enormous, vibrant stained glass windows. There are many statues and interesting sculptures that also adorn the inside of the St. Vitus Church and overall the church is really just breathtaking!
Inside the church
Beyond the church, the rest of Prague Castle was very amazing too. The first thing we saw as we entered the actually castle itself was the enormous common room with it's tall ceiling, giant windows, and interesting design patterns. From the main banquet room we made our way out onto a balcony that over looked the King's gardens and from there you could see the entire city of Prague and let me tell you, it was spectacular!
We moved from the balcony into the Basilica of St. George which was very old and very pretty also. The next stop after the main area of the castle was a history tour of the castle showcasing the different eras the castle had been through from it's first banquet, through the Renaissance, through communism, and the castle's current use and as the office of the Czech President.
Overall the castle was a very, very worthwhile tour. We learned lots of history about Prague, the country, and the Prague Castle. We saw lots of beautiful architecture within the castle, the church, and the other buildings, we toured the art gallery inside the castle with many, many extraordinary and beautiful paintings, sculptures, and ornate pieces of furniture, we saw the guard towers and what is known as "the Black Tower" where the kept the prisoners. All in all the tour was a great experience and way to see lots of beautiful things!
Tonight will probably be low key again, nap for a bit, go out for awhile and explore, and come back, relax, and go to bed! Thomas' uncle told us of a certain bar we need to go to and enjoy the original Budweiser beer here in it's home so we will do that and see how that is.
Tomorrow will be our last day in Prague before we catch our 11:10 flight to Dublin on Thursday! As I have said numerous times I am very excited to arrive in Ireland and enjoy what I hope and know will be an amazing place. But in the time we have been here in Prague, I have come to really enjoy the city and it's extraordinary beauty and fun atmosphere.
I hope all is well at home and that you enjoyed your day off yesterday! Take it easy and take in some of Minnesota for me!
Matt
The main banquet hall of Prague Castle
A view of Prague from the castle balcony
Playground equipment in Prague is AWESOME! There are 4 or 5 of these guys in various sizes.
We moved from the balcony into the Basilica of St. George which was very old and very pretty also. The next stop after the main area of the castle was a history tour of the castle showcasing the different eras the castle had been through from it's first banquet, through the Renaissance, through communism, and the castle's current use and as the office of the Czech President.
Overall the castle was a very, very worthwhile tour. We learned lots of history about Prague, the country, and the Prague Castle. We saw lots of beautiful architecture within the castle, the church, and the other buildings, we toured the art gallery inside the castle with many, many extraordinary and beautiful paintings, sculptures, and ornate pieces of furniture, we saw the guard towers and what is known as "the Black Tower" where the kept the prisoners. All in all the tour was a great experience and way to see lots of beautiful things!
Tonight will probably be low key again, nap for a bit, go out for awhile and explore, and come back, relax, and go to bed! Thomas' uncle told us of a certain bar we need to go to and enjoy the original Budweiser beer here in it's home so we will do that and see how that is.
Tomorrow will be our last day in Prague before we catch our 11:10 flight to Dublin on Thursday! As I have said numerous times I am very excited to arrive in Ireland and enjoy what I hope and know will be an amazing place. But in the time we have been here in Prague, I have come to really enjoy the city and it's extraordinary beauty and fun atmosphere.
I hope all is well at home and that you enjoyed your day off yesterday! Take it easy and take in some of Minnesota for me!
Matt
The main banquet hall of Prague Castle
A view of Prague from the castle balcony
Playground equipment in Prague is AWESOME! There are 4 or 5 of these guys in various sizes.
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