Showing posts with label Charles Bridge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Charles Bridge. Show all posts

Saturday, April 21, 2018

Day 3 - Prague, second visit to Charles Bridge

St. Catejan
We visited Charles Bridge the next day, and it was much less crowded.  The Monday after Easter is a huge holiday in the Czech Republic so less people were on the bridge on Tuesday.


St. Adalbert

St. Philip Benicius

St. John of Matha, St. Felix of Valois and St. Ivan

A Turkish guard 

Chained Christians ask God for salvation

St. Wenceslas

St. Kosma and St. Damian

St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Dominique

Statuary of the Holy Crucifix and Calvary

St. Norbert, St. Wenceslas, and St. Sigismond

St. Vitus

Fuzzy touches the bottom of St. John of Nepomuk

I touched the other side, where the dog is. We wanted to be doubly sure.

St. Cyril and St. Method

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Day 2 - Prague by night

Prague is as beautiful at night as she is during the day.  Here is the Charles Bridge.





Prague Castle


A view of the city from the castle.



Strahov Monastery


Day 2 - Prague, Statues on the Charles Bridge

St. Cajetan
Statues along the Charles Bridge.

St. Augustine

St. Nicolas of Tolentino

St. Francis Seraphic with two angels

St. John of Nepomuk. 
Legen has it if you touch the base of the statue, you will return to Prague.  I touched it in 1995 and I made it back!  Fuzzy and I touched it twice this year.

St. Norbert, St. Wenceslas and St. Sigismond

St. Christopher

St. Cyril and St. Method

St. Joseph

Statuary of the Holy Crucifix and Calvary

Pieta

St. Barbara, St. Margaret and St. Elizabeth

St. Ivo