I also took a number of black and white photos of Prague...
Monday, August 11, 2008
Prague, Czech Republic
From Barcelona, I went to Prague. What an amazing city! Prague is like a fairytale city-- cobblestone roads, old, narrow homes and it is so relaxed and laid back. There are some minor vestiges of the communist era there but for the most part it is relatively unscathed and I often forgot that Prague had been under communist rule.
I managed to see the major sites while I was there-- Wenceslas Square, the Astronomical Clock, the central/historic square, the Charles Bridge, Mala Strana and Prague Castle. The eeriest place for me was walking through what used to be the Jewish Ghetto. It is now full of high end stores but during WWII, the Nazis had preserved this Ghetto, intending to turn it in to a "museum of an exterminated race". It gave me chills to walk through this section and realize how close that became a reality.
I spent 3 days wandering around Prague, enjoying the sites and sitting at cafes watching the world go by.
I managed to see the major sites while I was there-- Wenceslas Square, the Astronomical Clock, the central/historic square, the Charles Bridge, Mala Strana and Prague Castle. The eeriest place for me was walking through what used to be the Jewish Ghetto. It is now full of high end stores but during WWII, the Nazis had preserved this Ghetto, intending to turn it in to a "museum of an exterminated race". It gave me chills to walk through this section and realize how close that became a reality.
I spent 3 days wandering around Prague, enjoying the sites and sitting at cafes watching the world go by.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Barcelona- June 2008
Lori and I ran away to Barcelona to celebrate the end of the year and to say 'hello' to summer. We stayed near Catalunya Square and La Rambla. Our 4 days included lots of walking around, viewing historic sites and museums-- my favourite was the Picasso Museum. We ate lots of tapas which were so yummy. My favourite were the chicken croquettes-- Mmmm... We also lucked out in that we happened upon a human tower competition, something which occurs more in the provinces than in the city.
Barcelona is such a neat city and Lori and I quickly turned to the European way of life. We slept in, had a later breakfast, wandered around the city for a bit, had tapas and sangria, then wandered back to the hotel for an afternoon nap, then around 10p.m we'd head out for dinner. I could totally get used to this type of lifestyle!
We got to see some neat architecture by Gaudi such as La Segrada Familia. La Segrada Familia will be etched indelibly in my mind as it was there that I caught my shoulder on a piece of wrought iron fencing as I tried to hop it. I was left with a nasty gash which has now turned in to a nice scar about 3-4 inches long along my shoulder. That'll teach me to try to hop fencing that has modernist art attached to it!
This was such a nice way to come down from the end of the year and begin enjoying summer. From Barcelona, I went on to Prague...
Barcelona is such a neat city and Lori and I quickly turned to the European way of life. We slept in, had a later breakfast, wandered around the city for a bit, had tapas and sangria, then wandered back to the hotel for an afternoon nap, then around 10p.m we'd head out for dinner. I could totally get used to this type of lifestyle!
We got to see some neat architecture by Gaudi such as La Segrada Familia. La Segrada Familia will be etched indelibly in my mind as it was there that I caught my shoulder on a piece of wrought iron fencing as I tried to hop it. I was left with a nasty gash which has now turned in to a nice scar about 3-4 inches long along my shoulder. That'll teach me to try to hop fencing that has modernist art attached to it!
This was such a nice way to come down from the end of the year and begin enjoying summer. From Barcelona, I went on to Prague...
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