Prague Day 2

Yesterday, we covered "the other side" of the river. We walked across the bridge, then took a tram up to see the Prague castle complex, most notably Saint Vitus Cathedral. We (and thousands of our closest friends) spent the morning in the castle complex. We had lunch at one of the cafes in the castle (theoretically ill-advised, I know, but it was actually quite good). Then we walked down along the river to look at some of the art pieces that we had seen the day before. We caught the funicular up to the Petrin Tower (there is some relationship to the Eiffel tower... perhaps this was designed by Eiffel as well?... either way, Cora just calls it the Eiffel tower thing), climbed the tower, and checked out the nearby mirror maze (total tourist trap, but hilarious fun). Then we wandered around to the "Miniature Museum". This is just a two room museum (everything is really tiny after all!) tucked in near the Strahov Monestary, but we really enjoyed it. Everything is "on the leg of a mosquito" or "inside the eye of a needle" and you look at each exhibit through a microscope or magnifying glass. We completed our walk back to the hotel via Wallenstein Gardens (we had also wandered through them earlier) and a look at the grotto with hidden faces embedded. Also, Cora REALLY loved the fish in Wallenstein Garden. Dinner was at a notably amazing Italian restaurant.

On the walls outside Saint Vitus:

Inside the church:

Here's our buddy Saint John of Nepomuk again. This is actually his tomb. Also, I think I heard the audio guide right when it said that the story about whispering in the dog's ear is false. I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that though.

Maya taking photos... Cora listening to the audio guide.

Mosaics around the Golden Gate of Saint Vitus Church:

Inside the Old Prague Castle (you can't visit the new one because it's the president's house):

View from a balcony of the Old Prague Castle:

Old books inside the Land Registry:

Inside the Wallenstein Gardens:

Czech gingerbread snacks near the statue of the peeing guys:

I talked about this yesterday...

Penguins in the river. Obviously.

I talked about this yesterday, too...

The Petrin Tower:

Views from Petrin Tower:

The mirror maze:

Walking down the hill from the tower:

Inside the miniature museum. This one is a metal came convoy inside of the eye of a needle:

This one is a train on a human hair:

More views from the walk down:

Back in Wallenstein Gardens:

Back "home" (remember, I mentioned our hotel is right behind the church...)