Praha

We kept ourselves very busy while we were in Prague.  Andrew spent most of his time in classes, but I was able to get out a lot and see most of the city.  All of the sites were incredible, rich with history that we just do not get to see much of in the States.  I am not going to lie, at many times throughout our trip, I was overwhelmed with all the green vegetation, cool air and even a few bouts of rain.  It was a huge difference from where we currently live, and it can easily overwhelm the senses.  Here are a few pictures to give you a brief overview of our trip:

These two pictures were taken from a Jewish cemetery in the center of Old City Prague, in what was the Jewish ghetto before World War II.  Years before the Nazi regime, they forced all the Jewish people to live in a ghetto with limited space.  Because of this, they were forced to burry their dead on top of each other, up to 10 or 12 graves on top of one another.  The Cemetery surface is at my estimation about 8 feet above the streets that surround it.

This famous clock tower is found in the heart of the old city square.  Tradition holds that the powers that be blinded the engineer of this clock so he could not recreate it for anyone else.  Then, being so depressed over the situation, he committed suicide at the place of this clock tower.

Prague's history is one of religious strife and blood.  This church seen here at the City Square, throughout history has changed between Catholic and Protestant and with each change, blood was shed by throwing people out of it's windows to their death below.

This Cathedral is found just inside of Prague Castle's gates.

A city landscape of Prague with the Vltava River running through the center.

The Dancing House

The famous Charles Bridge

About an hour outside of Prague is located the Bone Church.  This church is decorated with every bone from the human body, it is estimated there are about 40,000 to 70,000 bodies located within these walls.  Some traditions hold that a monk in medieval times went mad during the Black Plague and began this design of the church with the bodies of those who died during the Plague.

Here some local musicians preform on the Charles Bridge