the lighter side

The Petrin Hill Observation Tower

From the “beach”, we proceeded to look for parking just nearby the foot of the hill in the city and walked up to a transport station. (Along the way, we passed by the Memorial to the victims of communism.) Tickets were bought, and in a while we were in a funicular [...]

Last Saturday, May 31, we headed to the riverside of the Vltava River, a known landmark of the Czech Republic. It’s the longest river in the country, flowing 270 miles (435 km.) through central Bohemia in Prague.

The site was like when you are in a beach, many people around were in swim suits just lying [...]

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 other Tuesday, the 27th, was scheduled for the Castle Hill and Charles Bridge, which we did in the evening (Was it before 7:00pm?) As the pictures show, it was still daylight.
Prague Castle has been the seat of government from the Czech kings, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV included, housed the different offices of [...]

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 [...]

From the Old Town Square we walked our way to the unusually-long St. Wenceslas Square, another historic quaint tourist attraction.
It’s main and well-known landmark is the equestrian statue of St. Wenceslas. On the upper part of the avenue is the National Museum. As always, tourists were still around, but because of the length of the [...]

After the Holy Mass at the Infant Jesus of Prague Church, M had to find a parking place for the car. This is challenge which car owners here have to hurdle in the city proper. We (Dad, M, Dy, little C and I) then proceeded to the Old Town Square. Everyone was walking along the [...]