Friday, May 11, 2018

Prague, Czech Republis

Just discovered I had not shared this last blog entry.

We had to leave the ship, finally. About 2/3 of the passengers boarded coaches for the 3 hour ride to Prague.

Prague is a bustling city, full of visitors, and more so because May 1 is a holiday for them. We were in a hotel very near the Old Town Square, and walked there many times. So many churches and beautiful buildings in that area.

Our guide took us to Prague Castle, which is a huge complex with courtyards, a castle, St. Virus Cathedral, vineyards, etc. It sits high on a hill overlooking Prague. Many Habsburg monarchs and others are buried here. “Good King Wenceslas” has a chapel and shrine here.

We did a lot of walking in Prague - to Charles Bridge, a pedestrian bridge lined with many statues of saints, etc., as well as artists and musicians working on the bridge.

We also toured the Jewish Quarter, and Old Town Square where the 15th century Astronomical Clock is under scaffolding for rejuvenation. Guess we all need a little of that after 500 years.

The architecture in all of the places we visited on this tour is so beautiful. I took many, many photos of doors, windows, statues, etc., that I will share with you soon!

Thanks for joining us on this tour!

Photos?

I have discovered that Blogspot no longer has the capability of accessing photos on the iPad, so I have been working around that to find the best method of showing you some photos.

I have been working on this since we got back a week ago, and have not found an easy solution. I have looked at photo share apps and a multitude of other methods, looking for someplace you could easily access them without having to sign in each time.

If anyone has a simple answer to this problem, please let me know.

Those of you who have Facebook have seen some photos. If you have an iPhone, I can create a photo sharing album with you. Let me know if you have an iPhone, and would still like to see some photos.

Guess I’ll have to learn a new blog method if Google doesn’t get its act together!