A Walk Around Prague Downtown

Yesterday Bernie had the chance to photograph Maxik. He is a Prague Ratter. Similar to a Chihuahua, he is only 4lbs. and maybe 6 inches tall. He is so cute and the photo shoot produced some very humorous photos.

This morning we had crepes made from the most extravagant recipe we had ever experience. They were very delicious. It was a great brunch with toppings of orange crème, strawberries, bananas, Nutella, and spinach and cheese. Yum!

After our brunch, we headed out on the town. We walked through the park with our back to the Communist radio wave blocking tower with sculptures of black faceless babies to downtown. We were on a quest to find the Communist museum. We found a Starbucks instead. Bernie was very excited about the blue lit urinal. It was so good, Bernie used it twice. Meanwhile, I happily ate a toasted bagel with cream cheese and watched the people going by. It was a Saturday so there were many more tourists out than when we had been through downtown before.

We did successfully find the Alfonso Mucha museum. He was a Czech artist that made beautiful lithographs and paintings. He designed practical items (like chairs) and even did all the interior and exterior design on some buildings. He even made the designs for the Czech money.

We went on a journey to find St. Thomas, the church that had an English Mass. We took tourist pedestrian highway through the shops. One man standing outside of the restaurant with a menu greeted us. “Hello, my good friends. I have been waiting for you. Where were you last night?” We were completely weirded out and did not know how to respond so we avoided eye contact and kept walking. He continued, “You are missing out on your great happiness!”

So we left our best friend that we had never met and came to the Stare Mesto. There were lots of food booths and things for Bernie to photograph. We bought a delicious and large sausage in a baguette then listened to the clock and crowd celebrate that it was 5 o’clock. The trumpet player played a ditty on all four sides of the tower and waved his long red and gold belled sleeves to clapping and cheering.

Then we walked across the Charles Bridge which is lined with statues of Jesus, Mary and saints on both sides. There was a memorial to St. Nepomuk (where he was thrown over the bridge for not revealing what a person had confessed in the sacrament of confession) that people would prayerfully touch. His statue was also popular to touch and photograph.

We made it to an excellent and filled Mass in the chapel of St. Thomas. It was actually a part of a monastery. The priest was excellent and applied the challenge of Lent to people’s lives. He also offered to be very available for confession all week.

On the way back, we saw an incredibly large full moon hanging low around the beautiful towers and buildings of Prague. Tomorrow, we plan on going back and taking night time photos of the city. Hopefully the moon is as impressive and the weather as good.