A visit to Prague...

One of the best advantages of living in the UK is that the cost to travel to Europe is very reasonable. We recently took advantage of the low fares and traveled to Prague. The city is absolutely incredible. Buildings throughout the city are intricately carved and decorated. From far away, it looked like the buildings had been painted, but when you moved closer you could seen that the designs were maid by scratchings on the stone. Today, we enjoyed walking around the Prague Castle and St. Vitus Cathedral. We watched the changing of the guard and enjoyed walking through the magnificent cathedral. I am still amazed at the history and how far back it can be traced. When I saw the dates of service of this person, I joked to myself that they made up the dates! This piece of history is most amazing when one considers that Prague has been claimed by various kings and empires, survived occupation by the Nazis followed by the Communists, ending only with another revolution in 1989 and has only been part of the Czech Republic since 1993. As I walked through the streets of Prague, I tried to imagine what it was like living through the last 50 years of this city's life.