Astronomical Clock Olomouc

Olomouc is pronounced Olomutz and has an amazing history dating back to the original Roman Military around 166AD. The most notable historical sites are the St Wenceslas Cathedral dated 1107 in the compound of the Olomouc Castle, the astronical clock and the Holy Trinity Column in the centre square dated approx 1750 which is a UNESCO world heritage …

Today we arrived in Prague around 5pm after about 4 hours on the bus. They stop frequently and the times passes quickly. After a nice supper we went on a night tour around Prague. This is a beautiful city at night! The cobblestone streets were gleaming and it was lightly snowing, it was a little chilly (-1 degrees) but was magical with all the …

Normal day. Sleeper train full of cold wind. Walking tour. Beer and soccer at hostel. I got to talk to most of my friends and family for b day and fathers day. That was my favorite part by far. Yes, considerably …

... square and lovely architecture like Prague, just without the tourists, which was lovely. The town is famous for its astronomical clock, remodelled by the Communists with proleterian workers in place of the 12 apostles (see movie). The town square is ...

... , a huge gothic monster hidden down a cobblestone lane and around a corner. Also notable is the town hall, which has an astronomical clock on one side that used to have religious icons on it but was replaced with 'ideologically pure workers’ (as ...

... Virgin Mary.  The base of the broad column contains a small chapel and is decorated by statues of many saints.  Astronomical Clock & Town Hall Built around 1420 in a sheltered recess off the old Town Hall, the Astronomical clock has ...

I have fallen a bit behind on the blogging but trying to do some catching up. So now I am in Olomouc, Czech Republic. Yes, I have left Poland. I really enjoyed Poland as there is a lot to see and do and it's easy to get around and meet other travellers ...

... French, and my awful French and awful Czech, somehow we got directions and eventually found the main square.  Sorry Prague - the astronomical clock in Olomouc is way cooler.  The pictures don't do it justice. You have to get up close to it. ...

... ), before stopping for lunch.  During lunch, we stepped away from the table for a few moments to watch the Olomouc Astronomical Clock (first origins from around 1519) chime noon and see the parts of the clock move.  The original clock was ...

... in that night. Lovely. The next day featured Greg's walking tour. Legend has it that he arrives every morning at the astronomical clock - if no one turns up, he just does leaves. He advertised himself as an english speaking, completely authorised tour ...

I'm in Olomouc now, a lovely town in the Czech Republic. It's nice to come here after Prague. There are plenty of beautiful monuments and things of cultural import, but it's smaller, less touristy, and much more homey than I ever felt Prague to be. I ...

... was a quick visit.  When we arrived it was around 4pm so we went for a walk into the city square to see the astronomical clock and Holy Trinity Column. We went for a walk around the side streets and checked out the cafes and shops.  There were ...