Prague, Day One

Our river cruise has ended and the four of us are spending four days in Prague.  Our hotel in on St. Wenceslas Square which is really a wide street that leads to Old Town Square.  When we arrived the Taste of Czech Food was right outside the hotel, so we indulged in local food, sausage sandwiches and a chicken kabob sandwich.

 

Prague’s signature site is the 15th century Astronomical Clock that hourly has the apostles appear and a skeleton and saint ring in the time present the signs of the zodiac and the phases of the moon. 

 
Buskers entertain the huge crowds the rest of the time.  We enjoyed watching this woman make giant bubbles.

Traditional Czech food is available on every block.  Our weinerschnitzel under the heating lamps of the patio of Hotel U was typical.   Concerts are another characteristic of the town.  Churches, synagogues, and concert halls have one and two performances a day.  Most last one hour and are inexpensive.  We went to St. Nicholas Church for an excellent organ concert and not as good brass quartet.  The acoustics made the quartet sound out of synch.  The church itself is quite beautiful but very cold.  We sat bundled in our coats for the performance. 

If we have more time, we will find more concerts to attend.