Old Town Square, Prague

Prague is very easy. Everything fans out from the old town square. This has been the old market square since the middle ages except it is now paved over. To one corner is the baroque church of St Nicholas. It is also a venue for concerts. We didn't get to go in because there is always someone at the door collecting money. I don't think one should pay to go in a church. They can charge for the candles or ask for a donation or sell postcards. To the other end of the church is the Jewish quarter, from the Jewish quarter, one can walk across the Charles bridge and head up the hill to Prague's castle quarter. Prague is easy, you can walk to all the sights. There are all kinds of food stalls in old town square. One can get a hot dog with Czech sausage for 50 korunas or a skewer of BBQ chicken for 100 korunas. That's what we ate the whole time we were there. It is fast and easy and you can see the sights while munching and not waste any time. Or just sit at the square and watch tourists from all over the world.

At the square is the Jan Hus monument. Jan Hus was a prominent protestant, long before Martin Luther came on the scene to rebel against the Roman Catholic church. St Nicholas church was once Catholic but now is a protestant Hussite church. We sat here and munched on our hot dog and drank our Coca Cola.

I think this is Tyn (teen) church. I overheard one tourist from Hong Kong say to his wife, 'why do you want to see that thing, it's old and dirty.' He doesn't get it, the older and the dirtier they are, the more interesting they are.

From Communism to Capitalism, everyone is doing business and making money. And why not? Without money, one can't do anything, I can't travel and take pictures and write this drivel. Some amount of money is required for this life, in order to buy experiences.

The center of focus at the old town square is the Astronomical clock and crowds gather for the striking of the hour. We didn't stay for it. We saw a similar clock in Munich. We watched as the figures came out to joust. Here, at the old town square is the Mucha museum but we didn't get to go in to see, by choice, we didn't want to pay. If everything was in Euros, it would have been easier but to get more korunas and have a bunch of useless money left over after the trip was the stumbling block. I always have a lot of Euros left over after every trip, it's OK because I can always use it again for the next trip.