Walking around Prague

In addition to the formal sights we visited, we also spent a bunch of time just walking around. Given how hot it was (very hot), it was more of a meander, with various interesting things to look at in this compact, old, and very beautiful city.

Right away, not more than a five minute walk from our hotel, was the impressive National Gallery, now home to cultural events. Right inside its courtyard was tucked a very odd building with the entire exterior covered in glass bubbles.

Somewhere on one of the street corners was this sculpture. It spelled a word, very close to "revolucja" but we weren't exactly sure. Oh, and it was made entirely of house keys.

Throughout the city, we would come across one or the other of these signs. Are they encouraging young ones to run into the street and play soccer? And what's that menacing car coming around the corner?

Down a side street lives John Lennon's Wall, which sprang up right after his death in 1980. Continuously kept alive as a graffiti and peace wall, we even saw some active art-making that day. The owners of the wall used to whitewash it but have given into the persistence of the artists. Lots of good Beatles sayings, too!

Then, of course, every once in awhile it felt like the right time to take a picture of the town. Down a city street, looking out over the whole city from above, or taking it in from river level.

While we didn't go inside, we did thoroughly walk the grounds of Prague Castle. My favorite bits were the impressively detailed gargoyles coming off of St. Vitus' cathedral.

The inevitable etching of Johannes Kepler's name on a wall.

How did we do all this walking, you might ask? Well, we were Haribo-fueled. The variety here and in Germany has been astounding and we've been getting through about a bag a day.