Prague Diary Day 5

Day 5 was a 'rest'day for us... actually it was scheduled as a shopping day... so I basically took a rest from taking photos.. almost.

We started the day by taking a tram across the river northwards then coming back again and stopping off in the Jewish Quarter. Took a few pictures and had some light refreshment before roaming around to look for stuff. We wanted to visit the Harley Davidson shop.. which took some finding as it didn't have the usual obvious signage but when we got there it was a let down as we couldn't find what we wanted in the correct sizes. The rest of the day was spent roaming around the various streets looking for good buys and knick-knacks. Fortunately in Prague the prices aren't anywhere close to the more traditional European cities (i.e., much cheaper here) so we managed to pick up quite a few good bargains.

Overall it was a good day out for us and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.

Prague Diary Day 4

After a short break... I'm back with Day 4.. so here's how it goes...

Another early start and today's destination is Petrin Park, on the other side of the Vatla River in Little Quarter. Since its early, we decided to walk across Charles Bridge and to our surprise, its almost deserted at around 7:30 a.m. What we'd realise in the days to come was that the bridge only gets really busy after 10 a.m. so on this glorious sunny morning, we had very little human traffic so I could admire and photograph the statues in peace.

After a quick bite we headed towards the bottom of Petrin Park to catch the funicular tram that brings people to the top. Along the way, we did a quick stop at the church where the original "Infant Jesus of Prague" resides.

Petrin Park sits atop a hill and one of it's claims to fame is a miniature Eiffel Tour. From this tower, you can get a spectacular view of most of the major attractions of the city, from the Castle, to Charles Bridge, Prague Tower in the distance, and most of the Vatla surrounding Prague. Unfortunately since we were looking up-sun, a lot of the pictures taken didn't have a nice contrast to it so you'll only see a few in the Flickr photostream. Nevertheless, it was quite a view and well worth the entrance fee.

After lunch, we walked down the hill towards a monastery where a famous library exists and showcases the travels of the monks and the original writings dating back centuries.

Later that afternoon after we had returned to the apartment I changed to the long lens and we went out Old Town again for another photoshoot (and shopping) so that I could capture all the little plaques and motifs that were 'out of reach' with my normal lens...

Stay tuned for more.....