One of the first things we saw when we got to Prague -- I love grafitti! It's so beautiful, especially when it's done artfully. :)
The Dancing Building in Prague -- isn't it beautiful? I wish I could have gotten more shots of it, but I never got the chance.
This and the next picture are from a random open air market we found on the street in Prague. It was super cute. :]
This is the entrance to the Charles Bridge (Karluv rnost). It was really cool -- there were sculptures everywhere -- some religious, some not -- that were beautiful, but the way the sun was in the sky prevented me from taking a single good picture of them. :(
This was one of the few good pictures I did get on the Charles Bridge -- the guy was having his pupper "play" along with a record that was playing. It was pretty cute.
These were some candles in a Munich church we toured (not St Peter's or St Nepomuk's). I'm not totally sure I was supposed to take pictures, but I'm really glad I did.
I know, I know, again with the graffiti. But I love political graffiti. And this time, in Munich, on the back of St Peter's Church! (Unrelated: Can anyone translate that one for me?)
This is the building where the Nazis (NASDP) had their first political rally. It is now a bar/tavern/thing in the bottom and a large eating hall of some sort on top.
A shot of one of the tables in the upstairs dining hall-type room where hundreds of people gathered to hear Hitler speak as teh leader of the Nazis for the first time.
This is the Apple Store of Munich, which was built on top of the site of the beer hall where Hitler's failed Beer Hall Putsch happened.
This was at the Hard Rock Cafe in Munich. The guitar is a big deal because it's actually a piece of the Berlin Wall. Legit, huh?
The apricots at the fruit stand. They were apparently (according to my mom) the best apricots ever. She hasn't eaten once since she got back to the US because she thinks they won't be as good. She said the same of the cherries.
This is near the Beverly Hills of Prague, in the Jewish cultural center. If you look closely, you can see a Star of David on the door.
Actually in the area where the Jews were corralled into pogroms before concentration camps were established and running.
We stumbled across a wedding while in Prague for the second time. I decided not to post pictures of the bride and groom (yes, I have some), but I thought this was really pretty and acceptable to post. :]
Here's a picture of the actual Astronomical Tower. We went up to the top and took pictures, but none were particularly mesmerizing or anything.
I know it's blurry, but this was at the five story club we went to in Prague that was crazy fun. It was a great way to end the vacation. :]
Hope you enjoyed the pictures! Havee any of you taken any cool trips recently?
This is an awesome photo blog.
ReplyDeleteFrom google translate:
ReplyDelete"The way the Communists are preparing a secret revolution before..."
Also, I'm glad you went to the Astronomical tower, I read about it in one of those magazine that American Airlines makes and wanted to tell you about it, but never got the chance to.
Interesting photos! They seem to capture a different side of Munich and Prague than a typical tourist would see.
ReplyDeleteA more fluid translation of the German graffiti is: "By the way, the Communists are secretly preparing a revolution...". Google translate does an adequate job to give you a sense of what is said, but you've got to do some rearranging.