Prague, the magical city of bridges, cathedrals, clock towers and church domes, whose architectural landscape has been mirrored in the surface of the Vltava river for more than ten centuries, is simply stunning. Quite impossible to forget is an evening stroll along Charles Bridge or a late afternoon dinner at an Italian café at the old town square, a stone's throw from the famous astronomical clock, and a minitrain ride from the royal castle through cobble streets to Mala Strana, the shopping district. Our tour group stayed at Crowne Plaza Hotel for four days (Aug 15-18). Everyday we took the tram because the terminal is right in front of our hotel Our city tour took us to the the largest castle in the world, the Royal Castle, the nearby St. Vitus Cathedral, St. George Basilica. the Golden Lane where Kafka once lived, the Old Town square, the Tyn Church and the statue of Jan Hus (the religious reformer who was burned at the stake), Karlova Street, St. Nicholas Church, and Church of Our Lady Victorious where the venerated Sto. Niño de Praga is enshrined. Built in the mid-14th century with its pillars decorated with 30 baroque sculptures of saints, the famous landmark Charles Bridge is romantic day and night. Another "must-see" is the astronomical clock, where each hour, the twelve apostles take turns peeking out from two small windows above the clock. At the same time, figures symbolizing Death, Vanity, Greed, and the Ottoman Invader placed around the clock move with the <b>...</b>
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