Powder Tower (Prasna brana, literally Powder Gate) Prague

Praga este un oras de o frumusete nebanuita; un amfiteatru natural prin care curge raul Vltava. Situat in inima Europei, acest oras iti ofera un spectacol inedit prin combinarea mai multor stiluri arhitectonice, care creaza o unitate aproape perfecta. Istoria acestuia a fost scrisa atat prin foc si sabie, cat si prin condei, pensula, sevalet, topor …

We've had a pretty relaxed past few days - which were much needed, I think. We have mostly been doing a lot of shopping.

Two days ago we spent a good portion of the day finding gifts for our moms. We finally found the perfect things and we think you'll both really like the gifts! We had already bought some gifts in London and Paris, but I …

My European influenced farmer's tan is coming along quite nicely. Don't be jealous. With entire days spent walking in the beautiful sun, I am beginning to shed my pasty winter glaze. Although today was so hot and sunny I burnt up. Why not a little red tinge to kick-off the slow build up of a tan? The day began by joining a 'free' walking tour that …

Luego de un muy ameno viaje, con un paisaje muy bonito también, llegamos a Praga a las 13.30hs. Lo bueno de poder compartir es que uno no se siente tan solo y le permite compartir anécdotas y experiencias.

En la frontera subió una persona de migraciones y selló mi pasaporte, en esa época se precisaba visado para entrar, además de validar …

Country number 7 – Czech Republic.

Typical to our standard ways, we hopped on the early train (06:45) en route to our newest destination – Prague. Also in typical fashion, we just barely made it on the train in time to board, having to reorient ourselves with a metro system that we hadn't quite figured out yet (and the …

We've seen a good deal of western Europe so far, but you know what? The east isn't so bad either. Granted we're in the western most part of the former Eastern Bloc, but hey...

After enjoying a 5 euro breakfast consisting of omelets, various meats, cheeses, juices, and sweets, we saddled up for today's bike tour around the historic city of …

The mission of sightseeing continued today, although today we decided to make the journey to Prague Castle by foot. Undaunted by the seemingly long distance on the map, we figured since there was little on the agenda today that it didn't really matter how long it took.

Following another well-rounded breakfast courtesy of the hotel, we …

I woke up quite a bit later than I had hoped. I was planning to go to a Mass in English for Easter, which started at 11 a.m. I didn't wake up until well after 11. So, I got ready and headed out to join the day. It was freezing again, even snowed for a good part of the day I was walking around. I had to stop back by one of the places I'd been the …

Today was the main reason I came on this journey. Seven years ago today, Alyssa and I were married, it was the happiest day of my life. Since September I've been in a sort of fog and have just been rolling with the punches the best I know how. I knew I wouldn't be able to handle today on my own or make it through the last few months without being …

Prague reminds me of a fairytale setting. There are giant hills and surrounding castles that look down on the town center. The city has the most castles per square mile than any other in the world! During my days in Prague, I did both a walking tour and castle and cathedral tour. Both were fabulous introductions to this city and helped me get a …

We finally bit the bullet and decided to do a bit of sight seeing today. First we headed up to the Powder Tower, an impressive gothic tower with a Baroque façade. Just the other side of this is the Municipal House, a far more recent building but also ...

... dot our minibus arrived and we joined the New Zealand ladies for an extremely fast drive to the airport. Getting out of the Czech Republic was a breeze, the officials were even (by Czech standards) friendly. At Heathrow we took a twenty-minute bus ride ...

... , which was excellent! I went to the Church of St James, the Jewish Quarter, the Franz Kafka memorial, Wrenclas Square, Powder Tower, Charles University and the Estates Theater - the only still standing concert hall where Mozart performed. I took another ...

... a poetic tour of the city down another side. So much to be seen, so much to enjoy...Wenceslas Square, the Powder Tower, Prague Metronome - which afforded a wonderful view, the National Theater, the Jewish Quarter...and just taking it all in with a ...

... looking chocolate babies crawling around on the sides. After doing a few laps of the town again, passing the Black Madonna, the Powder Tower, the dozens of marionette stores with painted faces staring out through the window, I rest my feet at the ...

The morning of the 19th our train arrived to take us to Prague. The trains in the Czech Republic are much different than the ones we've been on so far. It doesn't help that we've only been on trains in Germany and Austria, which are some of the best in ...

... Prague Castle picture gallery, which is self explanatory.  No photos allowed so we zipped through that one quickly.  The Powder Tower held weapons as well as displaying a rather macabre torture chamber.  As usual the highlight for me was ...

... was time to say goodbye to Prague, as we headed to the metro.  Before we reached our metro station, we ran into the Powder Tower.  This Gothic gate of the old town wall, was built to house the city’s gunpowder. We reluctantly left the ...

... at 10am to explore the New town & saw the National Theatre,Bethlehem Chapel,Velvet revolution,Francisan Garden,Charles University,Powder Tower,Rock wall & the Jewish Ghetto where all the building were knocked down 100years ago because of poor ...

Crossing the border to the Czech Republic there was an immediately noticeable difference with remnants of dilapidated train cars and equipment rusting on the siding and the station itself looking if not pre-war, then feeling like Cold War. But, the sun ...