We took the tram from our hotel to the bottom of Petřín. Here we are aboard the funicular, waiting to ascend:
This is the view looking down as the funicular goes up the hill
The top of Petřín is surrounded by a thick stone wall, here's some of the treble choir singers in a doorway in the wall
This is the tower on top of Petřín. It does look sort of like the Eiffel Tower...
Here I am in the first level platform (too lazy to walk all the way up to the second, although the kids did it). The view was pretty amazing.
View of the Vltva River; old town Prague is to the right
Here's the view from the observation tower of the Prague Castle and St. Vitus' Cathedral in the center:
... and here are more of the choir kids outside a church on Petřín:
After spending about an hour and a half on Petřín we came back down and headed towards Charles Bridge to walk across. Here we are coming back down the funicular to the tram station, looking up the tracks toward the top of the hill:
This is the Charles Bridge, very old and foot traffic only (also currently undergoing repairs). This was the royal path between the Old Town and Castle many years ago. Today it's mostly souvenir stands selling (ahem) kitsch. Some of your kids will be bringing it home with them...
Charles Bridge has several famous statues along the sides, here's one:
After crossing Charles Bridge we split up into different groups. Some of us headed back to Old Town, here's what it's like walking along Karlova
Finally coming back towards the hotel we pass the Powder Tower, a remnant of the old walls around Old Town Prague:
It's quarter to five now, and at five we'll load the buses for a trip to the Spanish Synagogue where the kids will sing another concert. More of that later.I hope to update tonight, but it might not be easy -- we will get up very early tomorrow for our bus trip to Vienna, when we'll say goodbye to Prague, and we'll all need our rest. If I can't get this updated tonight I'll do it tomorrow night from Vienna.
Later!
No comments:
Post a Comment