Prague : brief impressions

Misty autumn backdrop. Rusted green domes. Spires. Baroque style architecture. Violins in the air. churches. synagogues. churches (oh, have I mentioned churches already). Concerts in churches. stain glass. cobble-stones driveways. small tiled footpaths. Horse-drawn carriages. Open-top antique cars. Pigeons. Mandarin ducks. dog shit on the side of pavement. Bridges. Electric trams.

Grey stone statutes holding up the frames of doorways. Maidens posing on walls or on edge of buildings. Brass statues. Humour.

[notes: Moving sculptures where the hips on the men move left and right, while their swords move up and down]


Blackened stone statues. Reflections of tree branches on glass windows. Houses painted in coordinated warm tones of mustard yellow, moss green, peach, beige, grey, brown (don't remember seeing any blue buildings); so soothing to the eye.



View of Cihelna side of the Vltava river


Massionettes (puppets) shops and workshops. Bohemien glass shops. Chandeliers dripping with crystals. Wooden toy shops. T-shirts. Russian nesting dolls. Oil paintings shops. Vodka. Souvenirs at ridiculous prices. Bored sales women outside the doors of their shops smoking. Al fresco cafes. KFC. MacDonalds. Chinese restaurants. Carrefour. Modern shopping mall.

"Metro" underground trains. Three lines. Simple. Clean. efficient. Grafitti. deep escalators. steep escalators. Police checks on tickets. Modern hotel at Andel. business guests. card insert elevators. Gleaming bathroom. floor heating.