Budapest & Prague (9 Dec 06 - 14 Dec 06)
Hmm.. Let me start talking about Prague, Czech Republic. It is a very beautiful and romatic place. Full of tourist also. Lucky for us, the weather was good, clear blue sky. This makes the whole scenery very beautiful. We spend 2 days in Prague, one day in Kutna Hora (small town in Czech) and another day in Budapest, Hungary. Kutna Hora is famous for its Ossuary chapel which has its interior filled by 400,000 human bones.
Budapest.. Hmm.. maybe its due to the foggy and cold weather, I don't think it is as beautiful as Prague. Should have tried the thermal bath there but did not really have the time. Chain bridge at Budapest was quite nice too.
"One should view Charles bridge on Charles bridge but should not view Chain bridge on Chain bridge." (If u get what I mean)
Prague- Old Town Square
Charles Bridge
Prague Castle
Ossuary Chapel, real human bones..
Budapest:
Thermal spring..
Chain Bridge
Cold..
Fisherman Basilica.. (Should get a good view of sunset here.. too bad weather quite foggy)
Sleeping over at Airport..
Lastly, some lesson learnt.. Always check your change and the price of the stuff you are buying.. Firstly I was given the wrong change.. then I realised that I had paid ard 10Sgd for a bottle of mineral water.. Kaoz.. kanna cheated!
posted by c.w. | 12:10:00 PM
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Arriving in Prague in the winter was like a dream come true for me as to gaze across the snow covered rooftops was like something straight out of a fairy tale...
Right from the moment I took my first walk around the old town in the evening mist of my first night, I instantly felt as though I had been swallowed up by its astounding history from its first founding just over a millennium ago.
We booked a room in one of the Prague hotels right in the center of the Old Town - wanting to be close to everything. The old town square is simply breathtaking, presided over majestically as it is by the town hall and the dominating presence of the monolithic Church of Our Lady before Tyn. A short five minute walk from the square has you standing on the banks of the Vltava River gazing in awe at the medieval masterpiece of the Charles Bridge - in fact the only thing that can possibly tear your eyes from this visual feast is the simply stunning presence of Prague Castle and St Vitus Cathedral standing proudly watching over the city on the opposite bank.
And that is just the beginning of visual treats that Prague has to offer... :-)
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