Posted April 3, 200718 yr Thought I'd share some of my pictures I took while I was in Europe over spring break... I stayed in Prague for 2 nights... Moon over Ireland on the flight to Frankfurt, DE My favorite Frank Gehry building, built from 1992-1996 The view of it when we first arrived at the river from the train station The hotel we stayed at, The Guesthouse Merlin. 1160 kr/night (roughly $55) The view out the window from the hotel room Old woman on the street The Opera House Scary traffic jam near The Charles Bridge Scary traffic, there werent too many traffic lights, I wasnt sure how the traffic worked there. Astrology clock says Sun in Pisces and Moon in Aquarius Tourists watching for the clock to turn at the hour? I guess for some puppet to come out? Lots of castles in that city. This particular square has over 800 years of architecture around it. See? heres pedestrian traffic, totally out did anything close to NYC or Cleveland after a game hah Detail of bridge entrance Rooftops There was a wedding going on down below Beer: 80 cents. Cheese pastry: 50 cents. Having these for breakfast in public: priceless... Me at the train station getting ready to head back to our friends in Germany.
April 3, 200718 yr awesome i am stopping there on a trip this summer. i am really looking forward to it!
April 3, 200718 yr Totally excellent. Except that now I want to jump out of my office window and do something fun. Thanks a lot.
April 3, 200718 yr Wonderful!!! I have to agree with you about the Gehry building...one of his better works! Can't wait to see some more of your European pictures!!!
April 3, 200718 yr ^oh there were plenty of parks around there. altho there were a lot of gardens/grassy areas that did not permit people to be on. Totally excellent. Except that now I want to jump out of my office window and do something fun. Thanks a lot. yea i would recommend doing that, its it bit of how i managed to go here actually haha
April 3, 200718 yr Nice! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 4, 200718 yr ^Calvin don't tempt me to repost those photos of that guy in your frat with the fanny pack and the pinwheel cap missing the pinwheel.
April 5, 200718 yr Great pictures. Was there in November and really enjoyed it. Food was excellent and very cheap. The traffic was horrific especially near the river--we walked that same sidewalk with the flimsy guardrails. Yikes! Did you get up to the castle and cathedral? They are also spectacular and the streetcar ride up is fun, with several switchbacks.
April 9, 200718 yr Great pics indeed. I visited there in 98 and really enjoyed it. Did anyone ride the subways there? The escalators down to the subway were the longest rides i've ever been on. Another note, the cars were so outdated, a reminder of how the country operated under communism. https://www.instagram.com/cle_and_beyond/https://www.instagram.com/jbkaufer/
April 9, 200718 yr nice. very cool place. lots of old density. we like that! did you get a visit from the green fairy while you were there (that is to say, did you try some absinthe)?
April 10, 200718 yr The subway was clean and efficient. Soviet era cars, but the stations were nice if a bit dated. Didn't notice the normal passenger cars being any older than normal, though. We took a streetcar away from the center to the end of the line to see what a non-tourist neighborhood looks like. Vast difference from inner city to city edges. Lots of commie blocks and bleak squares. Pretty unimaginative architecture. Give it a few more years and the transformation will be complete.
April 10, 200718 yr I actually opted not to ride the street cars or any public transport. the city felt so walkable that i just went everywhere by foot. you get to experience the city a lot better that way too. its so dense. on the map we were staying close to the gehry building and it looked like it would be a really far way up the river to where the tourist stuff is, but in a matter of maybe 10 minutes we were already there. haha we almost got the green fairy... it was rather cheap! but we opted for the amazing beer there instead.
April 12, 200718 yr ^No loss on the absinthe- I believe modern science has exposed the stuff as nothing more than a subpar aparatif (i.e., wormwood is a crock). A little pivo on the other hand...
July 8, 200717 yr some more prague photos; vignettes, and neighborhoods: http://www.pbase.com/archetype/prague
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