August 26, 2009

The City of 100 Spires, part I

Here are some images from my from my first few days in Prague. It is truly a beautiful, magical city.

I think this was the oldest functioning synagogue in the city.


View of the cemetery in the Jewish Quarter.


Charles Bridge and Petrin Tower.


















Joseph, Zach, Richard, Rachael, and me in front of Prague Castle.


















The most famous statue on the Charles Bridge, Jan of Nepomuk.


















Nearing the end of the Charles Bridge. We are now west of the Vltava, on our way to the Castle.


















Rachael under the bridge's tower.


















Starbucks (For you, Mom!)


















View from the top! (just outside Prague Castle)


















White peacock.
























Wallenstein Gardens


















Outdoor art and the National Theatre


















The Gehry Dancing House (Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers) across the Vltava
























View of central Prague while walking to Letna Park


















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