billbauer

Prague has been wonderful.  Prague is a great city, it has great everything, architecture, art, history and charm.  But if I was asked to describe Prague in one word it would have to be: COBBLESTONE.  Cobblestones are everywhere adding to the ambiance and charm of the city.  Cobblestones also provide a beating to legs, feet and shoes.  I will consider bringing hiking boots on my next trip. This morning we are off to the Trade Fair Palace (Narodni Galerie v Praze), a museum of modern, i.e., 1800s and 1900s, art where our group is provided a guided tour by Petra. Chris and Chick are rapt. We peruse the galleries gazing at amazing art  including a Renior. We have a quick and light lunch of sausages, mustard and horseradish.  Oh my, the horseradish was wonderful.  My sinuses are clear and my tears are only now dry.  After the disappointing, very mild horseradish in Vienna, this horseradish was wonderful. We take the ver...

It is a leisurely morning as we start our excursion to the Museum of Bedrich Smetana for a lecture on Czech music by Ourania Menelaou, a lecturer at the New York University in Prague. We learned about the history of Czech music from the 11th century, through the progressive era of Rudolf II, Baroque in the 17th century, classic style, and Mozart and Dvorak in Prague. The museum contains a room with unique musical stands controlled with a magical wand from a conductor's stand. A sculpture of Smetana sits just outside. The museum is located along the Vltava River next to the scenic Charles Bridge. Since we are next to the river, we take a leisurely and scenic walk along the river and come upon the "Dancing Building" designed to look like Ginger Rodgers and Fred Astaire.  I am not making this up. For lunch we pause at the National Theater which has a very beautiful interior. Unfortunately, access to the auditorium can only be achieved dur...