Enchanting, intriguing, beautiful Prague. Take away the tourists and gaudy souvenir shops, and you’ll see one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Prague is my husband’s home town, but he had to escape when the communists took over. And then came 1989. He was able to go back and stand on the ground of his beloved Prague. To say that it was unbearably emotional is an understatement.
Today, Prague is stuffed full of tourists with heads up and mouths open. It can be suffocating. But we know how to escape the crowds and venture into the more untouched spaces. I love Prague. It has become my home away from home.
If one knows where to look, there are surprises lurking around corners, behind doors, some in plain sight that the tourists don’t even see.
- I get a kick out of watching the tourists watching the famous clock in Old Town Square.
Here are some of my Prague surprises. I hope they delight and surprise you as well. (If you click on any photo, a slide show appears.)
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- Early morning on the Charles Bridge
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- Gliding by the Castle
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- Old-time musicians
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- House with water wheel
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- From inside the water wheel
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- On a small waterway
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- A stolen moment on the Charles Bridge
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- Oh please let them be safe!
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- The river runs, I walk
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- A walk in the park
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- The peacock may be beautiful, but I’m King
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- Patterns
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- Spring
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- This is what medieval felt like
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- For all the Leos in my life…and there are lots
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- Strange fruit
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- Winter morning
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- Unbelievably touching Jewish cemetery
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- Jewish cemetery…there are no words
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- Jewish cemetery…perhaps a family
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- Sunset
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- Twilight
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- Silhouette
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- Night time
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- Walking home
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- ‘Round midnight
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