I could not find a reference for which saint is dying in this statue outside the St. Vitus Cathedral. But I would take a guess that it might be St. Vitus.

One of the popular tourist attractions in Prague is the Astronomical Clock on the City Hall. Legend has it that the Prague Councillors blinded the clock maker so that he would not [...]

I’m not averse to a little bit of luxury, so I was thrilled to recently discover the picturesque little Czech Republic Spa town Marienbad, or Marianske Lazne as it’s known in Czech, [...]

Czech winters are cold. Among the jobs I would not want would be standing outside very still on guard duty as this soldier was doing at Prague Castle. That little hut can’t [...]

This is a picture of the Christmas Market in Prague that is held in the city square. What this photo does not show is how cold it was. What drives Czechs, who [...]

One of the most interesting museums that we visited on our trip to Prague was the Museum of Communism. This well laid out but small museum shows a peak behind the iron [...]

This old graveyard in Prague is part of a larger memorial to the Jewish population of this country that was all but wiped out by the Nazis in World War II. The [...]

We normally think of St Nick as jolly but this statue from St Nicholas Church in Prague has more of a coal in the stocking feel because clearly this churchman (Pope Alexander [...]

With the Northeast United States slammed with winter weather it seemed cruel today to post some picture of a tropical paradise, so instead is one of Prague in December. Prague is very [...]

Sofie met us in the lobby of our hotel somewhat out of breath from traffic in Prague snarled by a fresh snow storm. Sofie was there to give us  guided tour of [...]