Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of nearly 2.0 million. 

 Prague has been a political, cultural, and economic centre of central Europe during its 1,100 year existence. Founded during the Gothic and flourishing by the Renaissance eras, Prague was the seat of two Holy Roman Emperors and thus then also the capital of the Holy Roman Empire. It was an important city to the Habsburg Monarchy and its Austro-Hungarian Empire and after Worl War I became the capital of Czechoslovakia. The city played major roles in the Protestant Reformation, the Thirty Years' War, and in modern history generally as the principal conurbation in Bohemia and Moravia whose second city is Brno.

Prague is home to a number of famous cultural attractions, many of which survived the violence and destruction of twentieth century Europe. Main attractions include the following: Prague Castle, the Charles Bridge, Old Town Square, the Jewish Quarter, the Lennon Wall, and Petrin hill. Since 1992, the extensive historic centre of Prague has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. 

A modern public transportation system connects the city. Its rich history makes it a popular tourist destination2011. Prague was the sixth most visited city in Europe. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Here are my photos,

The lobby of our hotel, in Prague , which was not at the center, but cute because of its design full of pictures about music, the piano there and the flowers... 

Around the location where the hotel was cituated, there were old, but colorful buildings and each of them had its own decoration or color. Some of them had little statues on their surfaces.

Me and Kaan:)

From my perspective...

The entry of the famous Charles Bridge. So mystical...

The Charles Bridge was full of different statues, and of caurse full of tourists, too:)

People used to put their hands on this statue to pray; some still do.

The big castle's entry

And then, there was the castle!

I loved this painting, which an artist was selling in Prague, and couldn't stop myself to buy it=)

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Find the differences:)

We found a restaurant, which was famous in Prague, because of the little trains that brings your drinks. Railways were constructed on all the tables in the restaurant. ALsoi the food was delicious! 

This is the famous Milunic and Gehry's Dancing house. The left building is "the woman" and the other one is "the man". They are dancing!

Good bye Prague... We're going to Amsterdam.

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