Prague Photos

We made our first trip to Prague!  Here are the photos...

After a night in the hotel...

We headed to the Prague Castle complex for a tour...



Unfortunately, it was very cold and the snow turned to rain...



So we only saw a little bit...



Including inside of the beautiful St. Vitus Cathedral...



Before we left the tour and wandered off on our own, through the city...



To the LEGO museum...



Where we could play with LEGOs...



And warm up!



Then we took the tram...



to the Church of Our Lady Victorious...

which houses the Infant of Prague statue...



We got to pray in front of the miraculous statue, especially for all the infants we know!



Brian, holding Clare, got to do the First Reading & Responsorial Psalm (Clare's first time lectoring!)...



So, not to be outdone by their baby sister, Isaac and Francis joined Brian at the podium for a few announcements after Mass...



Then we were off to a cafe...



that I heard had a kids' play area...



and beautiful views of the famous Charles Bridge out the window!



After lunch, we admired some artwork...



and toys outside the puppet shop...



as we made our way to Charles Bridge!



We posed for some photos...



as we headed across...



the bridge!



We met up with the Sisters and several students and visited the Convent of St. Agnes of Bohemia (who was a friend of St. Clare of Assisi)...



they also had a great kids' room...



where the kids made some great artwork!



We then went to Old Town Square...



here we are passing by Church of Our Lady before Tyn, which has been the main church of this part of the city since the 14th century...



We got to see the Prague Astronomical Clock, a medieval clock mounted on the wall of Old Town Hall.  It was first installed in 1410, making it the third-oldest astronomical clock in the world and the oldest clock still operating...



At 6:00pm, we got to see "The Walk of the Apostles," a show of figures of the Apostles and other moving sculptures, notably a figure of a skeleton, striking the time!



And what do you do while you wait for the clock to move?  Eat Trdelnik, which is... 



A chimney cake topped with cinnamon sugar and filled with ice cream!



We left the square...



And had a four hour bus ride home!