To finish out our time in Prague, we returned to the Old Town Square to see the medieval astronomical clock known as the Prague Orloj (Pražský orloj) located on the lower, southern wall of the tower of the Old Town City Hall. According to Wikipedia, “the clock was first installed in 1410, making it the … Continue reading →

The Vltava River runs north through Prague, dividing the city between Staré Město and Nové Město (Old Town and New Town) on the right bank; and Hradčany (the Castle District) and Malá Strana (Little Quarter), on the left bank. Eighteen bridges span the Vltava River in Prague, but the most famous is a pedestrian crossing … Continue reading →

We arrived in Prague (Praha in Czech) in the mid-afternoon and once again decided to walk to our accomodations, the approriately named Old Prague Hotel. Prague is to Bohemia what Brno is to Moravia, the capital of its respective, ancient kingdom. The only difference is that Prague continues to be the capital of the Czech … Continue reading →

We arrived in Brno, the second largest city in the Czech Republic by both area and population (pop. 400,000), early Sunday afternoon. Brno is a college town, but it has a reputation as being pretty sedate, which was fine with us. It was certainly quiet when we arrived. From the train station, we walked the … Continue reading →

Besides the opera, another excursion that Dale had planned in advance for us was a visit to the Punkva Caves in the Czech Republic which can only be seen as part of a scheduled tour. The Punkva Caves are a popular destination for Czechs and Austrians, so reservations were necessary and ours were for Saturday, … Continue reading →