Prague, part 2

Starting out from the National Theatre, a bit south of the Charles Bridge, one can cross the Vltava via the Most Legii, built in 1901, which received its name in memory of the legions that formed under the Austro-Hungarian empire during WWI. Many thousands fled these legions to support the other side during the war with the intention to fight for an independent Czechoslovakia. Keep forward on the other side and you reach the bottom of the stairs leading up to Újezd. To the left, one can see the Hunger Wall, and right ahead is the Monument to the Victims of Communism on the stairs.

Climbing further towards Petrinské skalky, you get a wonderful view of the city’s eastern side, which I showed you in my previous post

The view is even more beautiful in springtime

It is worth climbing further on the quiet hillside as we can soon arrive at places from where another view of the castle can be revealed, one that few tourists come to see

We can have a wonderful view not only of the outside walls of the Schwartzenberg palace

but also of the Lobkovitz palace and the St. Vitus Cathedral behind it

On the way there, it is worth looking back again on the old town

Then, passing the Strahovsky monastery by, 

we are in the sprawling castle district with winding streets and dozens of famous palaces

among them, the Cerníncky Palace, which houses the Ministry of Foreign Affairs now or the Toscan Palace here

The Schwartzenberg Palace, which we have seen from the outer side, is one of the most interesting among them

And then we are almost at the Cathedral …

almost …

and having passed two gates …

Overlooking the square with the old royal palace

the southern side is also of utmost beauty

All the surrounding buildings and others further down the street are amazing.

I leave you here with a view overlooking the old town again, I’ll be back soon with more about this beautiful city.

by P.S.