Prague: Day 2

Day 2 in this fairy-tale land started off with another tour with the same group. A nice American woman who is also an English teacher throughout the week in Prague was our tour guide and she took us up to Prague Castle. We walked and talked and then took a tram up a little bit to make the trip a little easier.

This is the view from the castle of the town.

St. Vicus Cathedral. The tour lasted about 2 1/2 hours and we learned a lot about the history of Prague dating back to medieval times (we saw a building that still has cannon balls stuck on the side of it!) And learned about some scandalous stories from the communist era.

 After the tour my friends and I decided to go to the Museum of Torture. We figured, if something like that exists we have to see it! It's probably the smallest museum I've ever been to but it was definitely effective, as you can see by this "Witches Chair" above. My friends and I left the museum cringing.

Here is a shot of the canal at sunset on our way back to town from the castle. Gorgeous, ain't it?

Stay tuned for Day 3!