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29 April 2012
We had a 4 hour coach trip from Regensburg to Prague.
There were many solar panel farms along the way. We heard they have not been all that successful.
In the afternoon we took a walking tour "Secrets of Prague" to see the Palace Gardens, also Senate & Parliamentary Buildings on top of the hill. The Senate Building is a UNESCO World Heritage Site - beautiful paintinsg on the walls and ceiling and marble architraves. It looked more like a palace.
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Main Hall in Senate Building - a UNESCO World Heritage Site |
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Mythological Corridor in Senate Building |
We walked down the hill through the Castle District, Lesser Town and over the Charles Bridge into the Old Town. We enjoyed pizza in the Town Square and saw the Astronomical Clock strike 5pm.
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Castle District, Prague |
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Old Town Hall in Lesser Town |
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Charles Bridge with its 30 statues |
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Oldest working Astronomical Clock in the world 1410 |
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Old Town Square, Prague |
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Old Town Square, Prague |
30 April 2012
The next morning the coach took us up the hill to the Palace & St.Vitus Cathedral.
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St Vitus Cathedral - a UNESCO World Heritage Site |
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Joy at Palace, Prague |
In the afternoon we travelled 60 kms north of Prague to Terezin Concentration Camp. In 1939 Hitler used Terezin as a "Resort" for the Jews safety, but in reality used it as a transport camp before going to various "gas chamber" camps. Numbers were overwhelming, many died before going to the gas chambers because of the harsh conditions. We saw the cells, delousing areas, Christian & Jewish cemetery, museum exhibits and a film of actually footage of the time. War is so so sad.
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Jewish & Christian Cemetery at Terezin |
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Cell windows open to hear torture of prisioners |
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Delousing equipment at Terezin |
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Delousing showers at Terezin |
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Accomodation Block A at Terezin |
1 May 2012
Our third day in Prague was a free day to do as we liked. We wandered the Jesish Quarter where the oldest Synagogue in Europe is found, also a cemetery with 12000 tombstones. Spent some time in Kampa Museum where it was air conditioned. Many people were enjoying the paddle boats on the Vitava River as it was so hot. We walked over the Charles Bridge again and wandered the Old Town.
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12000 Tombstones in Jewish Cemetery, Prague |
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Jewish Cemetery 1439 - 1787 |
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Vitava River with St Vitus Cathedral & Palace on hill. |
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Charles Bridge over Vitava River, Prague |
2 May 2012
Our train left for
Dresden at midday.
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Prague Railway Station |
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1st class train Prague to Dresden, using our Eurail Pass |
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Prague Railway Station |
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