Czech Republic, Prague, July 2012

We had a couple of days in Prague during the flower watching trip by Danish Botanists Association – we prioritised a visit to Prague, although the organiser of the trip considered it unserious to prioritise old dusty buildings in favour of beautiful new flowers.

We took the metro from our hotel to Wenceslas Square

One of the living statues of Prague needs a break

A view of the old town hall belfry at Old Town Square (Staroměstské náměstí) where we went up to get an overview of the town

The Old Town Square with the Church of Mother of God before Týn (in Czech Kostel Matky Boží před Týnem , also Týnský chrám) from the 15th century. In the front to the left the Golz-Kinsky Palace

View of the Old Town Square in the direction of Charles Bridge

Musicians at the Old Town Square (from the centre of the previous photo)

View from Charles' Bridge (Karluv most) to St. Vitus Cathedral.

A lot of activities to for the tourists are taking place at the Charles' Bridge

View from our coffee pit stop to St. Vitus Cathedral

The entrance to the Prague Castle

St. Vitus Cathedral

A small lane behind the St. Vitus Cathedral

At the farewell party for the Danish Botanists there was served Roast pork with dumplings and Sauerkraut (pečené vepřové s knedlíky se zelím, colloquially Vepřo-knedlo-zelo) is considered the most typical Czech dish.

The last morning before leaving for DK we took a relaxing boat trip on the Vltava (in German Moldau)