Na Prikope

The most fashionable street in Prague, Na Prikope, chock full of Art Nouveau style buildings and fanciful shops. When we visited that morning, there were already a few tour groups there. It's good to be in a tour group, they have the knowledge of the history of the place. It's amazing this street and all the lovely things in Prague survived the world wars, Hitler's rule and communism and then emerged unscathed as if nothing happened and rejoin the western world in their consumerism. Why is the modern world associated with malls and fancy shops. It's the same mentality in China. When I visited Kunming, Yunnan, China, they were building more and more malls and there were some of the west most famous labels there. I could never afford these designer's things and why would I waste thousands of dollars (hard earned) on designer shoes, clothes or handbags? I'd rather take a trip.

We craned our necks just looking up and taking pictures of these gorgeous buildings.

There was an eyesore, this building, a remnant of the communist era, it's some worker's building. The statues depict some of the professions the communists deemed noble!

The oldest building in Prague is now a bank. It is absolutely gorgeous. This is the ceiling at the entrance. Inside is this gorgeous staircase, there was a guard there and we weren't allowed to take any pictures but while he was not looking I managed to take this shot.