Today I had painting class and YAY! My painting came out pretty nice and for once I felt like I was semi-in control of the paint! I got to walk to and from class, which was nice--the weather here has been cool and damp (the exact opposite of what I hear is going on in California).
Went to the bank and did laundry after I got home from class. Balanced my budget. Made spaghetti, steamed zucchini, salad, and pseudo-garlic bread (no garlic, just butter and Italian seasoning blend on a roll). Skyped with Mom and Joanna for about an hour and a half.
But I know you probably aren't that interested in all the random tasks I did today, so here's something way more interesting: the photos from Prague! Also, here is the
link to the website for Richie, the guy from London we met at the hostel who plays guitar and sings. He has a bunch of "Free Songs of the Month" that you can listen to on the page. A lot of them are instrumental, but there are a few with vocals too.
Again, it's tough to narrow it down . . . but here are some of the best photos from our weekend in the city of music and color! (By the way, there are definitely more than 20!)
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| Café Louvre |
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| Street next to the river |
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| Street music on Charles Bridge |
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| The hilltop park and river, seen from Charles Bridge |
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| The view from the steps of the Rudolfinum. where the Prague Philharmonic plays |
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| At the Motto café restaurant near the main square. Marni and I liked it so much that we ate here twice! |
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| Horses in the main square |
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| The Astronomical Clock and main square |
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| Marni at Mamacoffee, the cute 2-story coffee shop just a few blocks from the hostel |
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| The view from the tower at the hilltop park . . . breathtaking! |
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| St. Vitus's Cathedral front façade |
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| Rose window of St. Vitus |
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| Nave of St. Vitus |
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| St. George's Basilica--notice the heavy Romanesque architecture |
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| Side view and "Golden Gate" entrance of St. Vitus |
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| Beef goulash in a rye bowl! Yum! |
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| Me and Marni at the cute café restaurant with our goulash |
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| The waiter was nice enough to take this picture of us together. :) |
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| The square at the east entrance to Charles Bridge |
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| Cathedral and castle hilltop from across the river |
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| Marni drawing at Charles Bridge |
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| At Charles Bridge in the evening |
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| Bridge absolutely encrusted in locks . . . it looked like a piece of jewelry! |
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| Café Márnice, under Charles Bridge at the west end |
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| Wow. |
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| Double wow. |
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| Statues on Charles Bridge just after sunset |
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| Mosaic House had these super trippy sculptures outside . . . |
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| Mosaic House, our hostel, complete with people floating in on umbrellas and giant mushrooms under which everybody could sit and smoke (not sure the mushroom thing was coincidental . . .) |
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| The Rudolfinum, where the Prague Philharmonic plays. Wonder if Jim Svejda has been here? |
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| St. Nicholas' Church--very Baroque! |
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| Me at Divokasarka |
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| The view from Divokasarka . . . GORGEOUS! |
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| Marni in a hilltop meadow at Divokasarka |
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| #amazing |
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| Another meadow! |
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| "The hills are alive . . ." |
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| The Ishtar Gate! WOWZERS! |
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| Okay, Mary, I got my photo in front of the gate! Ancient history up close and personal! |
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| Pergamon Altar!!! DOUBLE WOWZERS! |
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| The view from the top steps of the altar. Yeah, this thing is huge. |
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| A model of what the entire altar would have looked like |
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Cool but kind of creepy: Reconstructed tomb of ancient Assyria at the
Pergamonmuseum, complete with skeletons. Those bones are OLD! |
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