There's so much to see in Prague, you could easily fill a month in this city just going to concerts, museums and reading up on everything you are looking at, never mind all the rest of the Czech Republic (I really want to go to Transylvania some day if only because of the name), but I had to pick my last most desired destination, so it was the Old Town Hall.
And here is the real jewel of the Old Town Hall, The Astronomical Clock. This clock dates back to the 1400s and every hour the bells in the bell tower (above what is pictured) chime, the figures behind the windows dance, and the four figures next to the clock face do thier thing--death (the skeleton to the right) rings a bell, a Jew with moneybags (apparently the "offensive stereoptypical beard was removed in 1945--whew!), Vanity admiring his reflection in a mirror and a Turk shaking his head. Once they stop, the bells ring the hour and a guy up at the very top of he tower does a very pretty trumpet solo. I was so lucky to get there just a few minutes before 6:00 as the show was definitely worth seeing and the crowd watching went absolutely wild.
Here is the crowd building up just a few minutes before the show began. It had started raining as I got there but was coming down pretty hard by this point. The clock is on the left.
After the trumpet solo ended a gaggle of segue-riding tourists sailed off to see more sights.
And here is the real jewel of the Old Town Hall, The Astronomical Clock. This clock dates back to the 1400s and every hour the bells in the bell tower (above what is pictured) chime, the figures behind the windows dance, and the four figures next to the clock face do thier thing--death (the skeleton to the right) rings a bell, a Jew with moneybags (apparently the "offensive stereoptypical beard was removed in 1945--whew!), Vanity admiring his reflection in a mirror and a Turk shaking his head. Once they stop, the bells ring the hour and a guy up at the very top of he tower does a very pretty trumpet solo. I was so lucky to get there just a few minutes before 6:00 as the show was definitely worth seeing and the crowd watching went absolutely wild.
Here is the crowd building up just a few minutes before the show began. It had started raining as I got there but was coming down pretty hard by this point. The clock is on the left.
After the trumpet solo ended a gaggle of segue-riding tourists sailed off to see more sights.
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