Monday, December 11

ah it's good to be back...

but then and again i must say that i've been to so many extremely beautiful places..
i wanna go again!

haha...




Christmas market at the Old Town Square in Prague.




And that's me!
Just round the corner from the square.
















Wenceslas Square, one of the major shopping districts in Prague. Not really much of a square, really, more like a boulevard. Christmas markets open here too, along the long stretch in the centre separated at intervals by small, pretty gardens.








Strahov Library, in Strahov Monastery. It's been standing since 1143 and it is today still a library, and as well as the Musuem of National Literature.




Church of our Lady at Strahov Monastery. Mozart once played the church organ there. That's actually not saying much since in Prague and the surrounding territories Mozart played a fair lot of organs that are still around today.





Look all the way down past that huge chunk about who built it to see his name. It probably just says he played in
there in 1787.


The gates to Prague Castle. The castle is the largest castle complex in the world, and also one of the oldest, built in the 9th century. It has been and still is the seat of administrative power in the country.














Charles Bridge, named after King Charles IV, with 30 statues along the length of the bridge. At the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk there are two well worn images, of the saint being thrown into the river and the other of a dog, that was said to have come to the bridge to follow its master to death.








If you touch the saint and make a wish it will come true, as long as you tell no one what you wished for. If you touch the dog, a symbol of loyalty, you will one day return to Prague.












The highlight of the entire trip - Gold in the International Festival of Advent and Christmas Music.










And together with it a special mention for the outstanding performance of one of our songs.






and more to come soon...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

wahhaha... pretty photos!! and shu shu's getting more and more photogenic. ;)