Strahov Monastery and the Loreto Pilgrimage Center
mom811 on Jun 20th 2008
(written June 20, 2008)
Tuesday, June 17, was an Interesting day of history, when we visited the Strahov Monastery (Strahovsky klaster) with its famous library, and the Loreto Pilgrimage Center. Our gratitude goes to Karel, our gracious host and Mart’s dad, who sponsored for us a very knowledgeable tour guide. He explained to us in [...]
Jose Rizal in Litomerice Part 2
mom811 on Jun 19th 2008
(written June 19, 2008)
In Part I: “There is a part 2 to this search, we’ve found out something more done by (and in) Litomerice to honor our hero, and much much more than what we could expect. For our out-of-the-blue find, watch out for a later post: Jose Rizal in Litomerice Part 2.”
Some more walking [...]
Jose Rizal in Litomerice Part 1
mom811 on Jun 16th 2008
(written June 16, 2008)
Last Saturday, off to the northern part of Czech Republic we went, approximately 64 km (39.7 miles) northwest of Prague, to the historic and enchanting city of Litomerice. I was thrilled to experience a touch of our own history in our present travel to this far-away continent of Europe, and was the [...]
The Procession of the Imperial Crown Jewels
mom811 on Jun 9th 2008
Last Thursday night, K came to inform us that there would be a special event on the next day, and we might be interested to see it.
During his reign, every year Charles IV, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, would have the imperial coronation jewels transported to Prague to be viewed by pilgrims all [...]
Charles Bridge
mom811 on Jun 5th 2008
From the Prague Castle, we walked our way to the historic Charles Bridge (Karluv Most). There were still so many tourists in spite of its being reconstructed right now. Another site has more on this.
This bridge is known for its famous sculpture gallery, statues (30 in all) of saints lining both its sides, most [...]
The Czech Republic
mom811 on Jun 1st 2008
Before, I was confused by these places “Bohemia” and “Moravia” which usually pop up when reading about Czech Republic materials. Even while walking along the tourists’ sites, “Bohemia” always comes up, and I didn’t know its connection to the country or to Prague. This sent me again to surfing the net, and I’ll share the [...]
St. Wenceslas
mom811 on May 30th 2008
This is one good thing about travel, it can’t be that we can’t learn as we go along the way. Like this one, I was curious if St. Wenceslas was the same person to the son of the “king” (or Duke), who also ruled in Bohemia after his father. So this sent me on a [...]