Pavlovians in Prague

On a whim, and just because we could, we decided to catch a train to Prague, and give our German hosts Marcus and Petra a rest from the Aussie galahs. It still amazes this small town boy that we can just hop on a train and be in another country in just a few hours.

I can't even caption these photo's as we don't know what the buildings are. We just wandered around, with no guide books or lonely planets. We really enjoyed just being gobsmacked by the beautiful buildings and the general baroque atmosphere.

Prague was like entering a baroque fairy-tale. Every twist of the cobbled lanes led us to new visual delights.

Old town, centre of Prague

We saw a poster for a concert that was playing the next night, so we grabbed some tickets to see Vivaldi played in the Smetana concert hall. The next day, we learned to navigate the tram system, and (eventually) found our way across the Moldau river to the grand church and the summer palace.

A bemused Megan on the tram

Ceremonial guard on the summer palace

A courtyard inside the palace

St Vitus church inside the palace 

Inside St Vitus church

Gorgeous stained glass windows

We walked from the palace back down to the town that is laid out below it. The walk presented panoramic views over Prague.

The back of St. Vitus church 

View over Prague

Buildings around the palace

An aerial view of Prague

More views from the Palace

Steps from the palace to the town.

Panorama of Prague

We found the cable car up the highest hill in Prague, and took it for a ride. We certainly got our value from the 24 hour ticket.

Sculpture depicting the communist take-over as a dismemberment

Funicular cable car

Observatory at the top of the hill.

In the evening, we walked back to the old town across the Charles Bridge, which was just littered with sculptures and decorative baroque stone work.

Start of the Charles bridge, a pedestrian walkway

Statues receding into the distance

A side canal with water wheel.

Sculpture silhouetted against the evening sky

Charles, for whom the bridge was named.

Three wise men and two selfies.

The Moldau and Prague at night

Bridges across the Moldau

Statues on the skyline.

We spent 4 days in Prague, happy just to soak in the vibe.

Astronomical clock

Puppet shop

A grand old hotel

Kinky architecture, the old clashes with the new

Another day, another church

Fairytale scenes in Prague

Beautiful painting on some of the old houses

More old and new, I enjoy the juxtaposition

Megan, dressed in her cold war garb

What's next? We're travelling from Berlin to Kiel to see 'Alice in Wonderland', and to Lubeck to see the Baltic Sea. We are just having too much fun!