Krakow
| Czechia, December 2023 | Germany
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| Brno Prague |
Brno
A long overdue visit to the home of the great Gregor Mendel.
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| St Thomas Abbey Church |
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| Mendel plaque outside Abbey Church Commemorating the 200th anniversary of Mendel's birth |
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| Gregor Mendel statue |
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| Monastery courtyard Foreground lawn area is site of Mendel's garden. |
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| Monastery Courtyard Mendel's room was in the far block |
Around Brno
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| Špilberk Castle |
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| Špilberk Castle entrance |
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| Špilberk Castle interior |
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| View to St Peter & Paul Cathedral |
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| Brrno |
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| St Peter & Paul Cathedral |
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| Old Town Hall Tower |
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| Brno Christmas Market |
Brno to Prague
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| 20 miles North of Brno |
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| 60 miles East of Prague |
Prague
Prague Castle
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| Prague Castle |
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| Prage Castle, main gate. With wrestling Titans |
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| St Vitus Cathedral: main entrance |
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| St Vitus Cathedral |
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| St Vitus Cathedral: Rear view |
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| St George & Dragon (replica in a courtyard) |
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| Enormous reception hall Mighty indeed were the Kings of Bohemia! |
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| Grave Jewels of King Otokar II (1297) |
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| Grave Jewels of HRE Maximilian II (1570) |
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| Grave Jewels of King Rudolf I (1307) |
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| St George & the Dragon (1373)(Original) |
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| The Dragon |
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| St George Basilica |
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| St George Basilica: Narrow interior |
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| St George Basilica: Apse |
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| "Golden Lane" (mostly 16th c) |
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| Modern "re-imagined" medieval jousting armor |
Prague: Old Town Square
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| Old Town Square |
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| Jan Hus Monument |
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| View to Church of Our Lady before Týn |
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| View to Old Town Square |
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| Old Town Square: Christmas Market |
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| Old Town Square: Christmas Market |
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| Christmas Market: Blacksmith |
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| Christmas Market: Blacksmith |
Prague: Astronomical Clock
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| Old Town Hall Tower Home of the Astronomical Clock |
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Prague: Museum of Communism
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| The Museum of Communism |
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| "Liberation of Prague, 1945" (1950s) |
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| Photo of giant Stalinist monument |
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| The Velvet Revolution |
Prague: Cold War Museum
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| The Cold War Museum is below the Hotel Yalta |
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| Welcome to the Bunker |
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| Control room with illuminated map |
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| Surveillance room (monitoring hotel above) |
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| "Friendly Policeman" children's toys |
Prague: National Museum
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| National Museum |
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| National Museum interior |
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| National Museum interior room |
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| Daily travel speeds |
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| Bucket helmet, Bohemia 14th c |
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| Imaginary Mesozoic encounter |
Prague: Charles bridge
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| 14th c Tower at East end of Charles Bridge |
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| View from Charles Bridge to Castle |
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| West End of Charles Bridge |
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| View to Charles Bridge, from North |
Around Prague
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| Prašná Brána. 15th c city gate |
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| Jindřišská věž: 15th c Bell Tower |
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| Jerusalem Synagogue |
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| Wenceslas Square |
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| Wenceslas Statue |
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| Wenceslas Square at night |
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Krakow
| Germany
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