Another day at Prague

Day 9
April 16, 2009
Prague

Come Thursday morning, I found that our ticket to the Prague castle complex was not fully used yet. We missed some attractions, including the Golden Lane, which was included in the book '100 Great Wonders of the World.' I thought we have already passed through it on our way to the exit the other day, but apparently not. There was also the Powder tower which I thought might provide a wonderful view of the castle complex.

As it turned out, the tower only housed an exhibition of the Prague Castle guard. It was not even high enough to provide any view at all. The Golden Lane, on the other hand, was a charming narrow lane lined with little houses.



There is an exhibit of armors and weaponry...



as well as souvenirs like toys, marionettes, and glasswares, for sale




We spent the afternoon at a shopping area downtown, where I saw a Crumpler store. It really did not make sense to buy an Australian-brand bag in Prague, but I bought one for my SLR.

Late in the afternoon, we went back to Old town square and chanced upon the 65m-tall Powder Tower



We then went to Charles bridge, Prague's most familiar monument.




The bridge provided us a wonderful view of the Vltava river valley.