Wednesday, September 16, 2015

LAST DAY IN PRAGUE

On, this, our last day in Prague, we went to the Trade Center museum.  The way I understood it, this museum was built to be a trade center under communism, and then became a museum later.  They have a large collection of Czech art, but nothing very exciting.  However, they have installed a huge exhibit of Alfonse Mucha's Slavic History which is quite fantastic.  I'm putting in a few pictures, but they didn't come out very well.  

Following that we visited the Spanish Synagogue, which is built in the moorish style popular in the late 1800s. Many people think it was a Sephardic Congregation, but it wasn't.  They were just very up to date in their architectural tastes for the time.  

After that I walked around town, had a loaf of bread and a double gelato, found the memorial to Jan (forgot his last name) who immolated himself in Wenceslaus Square during the Prague riots in 1968.  It's very small.  

We went out to our farewell dinner tonight at a nice restaurant on the other side of the bridge (the castle side) and walked across the bridge to get there.  

I have really loved this trip.  

1 comment:

  1. This trip sounds fantastic, but then, I'm sure your presence and intriguing perspective on it is what makes it so enjoyable to read about.

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