Impressions of Prague, Czech Republic ***PICS***

[MissHoneychurch]

I finally got around scanning some pics in yesterday evening. Enjoy

Teyn Church






Jan Hus memorial


Old City Hall with famous clock






Greek-Orthodox church




Hradschin with Veits Church




Charles Bridge






St. Nicolaus Church

[u4ic]

1. Those are amazing pics, MissHoneychurch!!

How was your visit?

Prague is such a beautiful city! A friend had the chance to visit a couple years ago, and said it was just magnificent.

Just grand. I hope to get there someday!

Thanks for posting them!

[MissHoneychurch]

2. The visit was wonderful

The city is really just breathtaking. So much history (and tourists :) ). Prague should really become a must for every person who visits Europe.

[u4ic]

5. If and when I'm able to go on another European tour

It's at the top of my list.

I'd love to go to Transylvania, as well.

Germany and Austria, both...I would love to go, especially during the Aachen showjumping meet. Christmas in Vienna...don't know why, but it has always appealed to me.

My ancestors came from Ukraine and Poland, and would love to see the areas where they came from, too. :hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

8. Poland has great cities to go to as well

the Ukraine I am not so sure. Except Kiev of course. Last year I went to Wrozlaw with my family. We went to places where my grandfather grew up. It was really interesting.

[u4ic]

14. Considering they came at the turn of last century

from little farming villages...it was still Austro-Hungary when they left...I have no idea what country their towns will be in now. LOL

I used to have dreams when I was quite younger, about what those villages, and the geography, looked like. Much later, I slowly started to see films, pictures, etc of the area, and they looked so close to my dreams.

I wonder if genetic memory is a truth?

I don't think Ukraine is as big of a tourist destination than Poland, I agree. Bulgaria is another place I'd like to visit.

[MissHoneychurch]

20. This weekend I will spend time with an Ukrainian couple

in Berlin. They work with my mom. They are very lovely people. And she cooks fantastic. Ukrainian food is yummy I tell ya.

[u4ic]

27. You never had my baba's cooking!

:rofl:

Take the absolute worst of the worst of Ukrainian food, and that's what she served us. Ugh. Pickled odd stuff, headcheese, sour cabbage rolls..I always lost weight when I visited her. Luckily, it wasn't for very long...she wasn't a nice lady, to say the least, and she was a stop along the way across a 7000 km road trek (Toronto to Calgary, Edmonton, then back to Toronto via Saskatchewan. This was done every second year up until I was 16).

Other relatives cooked up MUCH better Ukrainian food. :bounce:

All in all, it is great food!! :9

I hope you have a wonderful visit, and feast, with your Ukrainian friends!! :hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

28. We will thanks

In Berlin my brother reserved a table for one of the evenings in a restaurant where you eat in darkness. You don't see what you eat. It will be very interesting. I don't know if we can choose what to eat before or not.

[SeattleGirl]

3. Absolutely gorgeous pictures, MissHoneychurch!

I have just added Prague to one of the places I'd like to visit. Thanks for sharing these!!!

[MissHoneychurch]

4. There are a lot more where these pics come from

:)

I just scanned pics from 4 films from 11. :blush:

[SeattleGirl]

6. Then scan some more!

I really do love to look at pictures of places I've never been, then dream about going there!

[MissHoneychurch]

9. I will, no worries, I will

Over the next few weeks. Won't be able to do it tonight or the next days though. I am going to Berlin tomorrow after work till Monday. Oh that reminds me, I need to buy new rolls of film :)

[SeattleGirl]

26. Whenever you're ready and have the time!

:bounce:

[Heidi]

7. Gorgeous, MissHoneychurch!

Are the churches in Prague full of beautiful, old art, like many of the churches in Italy? :thumbsup:

[SeattleGirl]

10. OMG! Heidi!!!!

Dang, seems I have not seen you in forever! How are you??? Aren't Honey's pictures beautiful??

And speaking of beautiful, here's my little town.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http://www.spaceneedle.com/giftshop/day_skyline1024.html&h=768&w=1024&sz=158&tbnid=OrZKe7rdC7jCqM:&tbnh=112&tbnw=150&hl=en&start=736&prev=/images%3Fq%3DSpace%2BNeedle%26start%3D720%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26rls%3DGGLR,GGLR:2006-02,GGLR:en%26sa%3DN

[Heidi]

12. Hi, gf!

Your photo is just beautiful! I've never been to Seattle. :(

:hug: :loveya:

I've missed you! :*

[SeattleGirl]

15. I have missed you too!!!!

Well, if you ever make it over to my side of the world, you are most welcome in my home! :loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[MissHoneychurch]

11. Partly yes

Esp. the Veits Church on the Hradschin. But we weren't allowed to go in all churches. Some of them were closed to the tourists :shrug:

[Heidi]

13. Maybe they thought you looked like a Naughty Girl,

so they couldn't take a chance on having your Naughty Girl Influence inside those churches. :evilgrin:

:hug: Thank you for the photos! :*

[MissHoneychurch]

17. I behaved, honestly

after all I was with my mom :)

Do I look naughty to you here?

[Heidi]

22. You look lovely there.

Like an angel. O8)

[MissHoneychurch]

24. As said, no chance to misbehave

:evilgrin: O8)

[AirmensMom]

43. What a great pic, MissHC!

You look as innocent as a baby. :loveya:

[MissHoneychurch]

44. With two biddies next to me?

no wonder .... LOL

[AirmensMom]

46. Wait till you get here ...

you can get your pic taken with another biddy (me). :rofl: Maybe we'll get harleykid to stand with you instead. :rofl: :loveya:

[MissHoneychurch]

48. LOL

Maybe we can take a pic with all three of us. Or better all four with Joani as well.

:rofl:

[AirmensMom]

50. Definitely with Joani!

And harleydad! You and harleykid will be the younguns in the crowd. (I doubt harleyson-in-law will want to be in the pic ... he's like that.) :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

53. Then he can take the pics

:rofl:

[AirmensMom]

56. Yeah, right ...

if he hangs around us at all. He's not the most sociable guy on the planet ... and I don't think he likes me. :shrug: I don't think he's said more than 10 words to me in the 2 1/2 years they've been married.

[Oeditpus Rex]

16. This is why I love Europe

Europeans understand the value of history.

I hope to love it on a more personal level someday.

[MissHoneychurch]

18. I am sure you would love it

and once you tasted the Czech beer .... There will be no return :P

[DarkmoonIkonoklast]

19. VERY Impressive!

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As one who, long, long ago, in a lifetime far, far away, made his living with a camera, I must say your eye is quite impressive!

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Your photographs almost compensate for the disappointment of knowing that, barring an almost miraculous reversal of my personal fortunes, I shall never see those lovely places with my own eyes...

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Thank you so very much for sharing...

[MissHoneychurch]

23. Thank you

When I first looked through the pics I wasn't too happy about it. But the weather wasn't really the best (except arriving and departure days :eyes: ) To hear such a compliment about my pictures from someone who understands something about it means a lot to me. I enjoy photography very much and I think it is the only talent I have :)

[billyskank]

21. Nice pics

:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

25. Thanks billy

:hi:

How are you feeling today?

[billyskank]

29. Much better than yesterday

thanks. I am at work again. Just a little discomfort deep in my abdomen but it is quite tolerable. :)

[MissHoneychurch]

30. Glad to hear

it sounded horrible yesterday :hug:

[billyskank]

33. It wasn't very much fun

But fortunately it was short lived. :)

:hug:

[NMMNG]

31. Beautiful pics MissHoneyChurch!

That architecture is absolutely amazing.

[MissHoneychurch]

34. Buffy!!!!

So good to see you :hug:


oh, and thanks :) The architecture was there already. All I needed to do was trying to capture its beauty.

[NMMNG]

36. And you did that very well

We don't have anything like that over here. Sure we have the historic Colonial stuff, but I don't like Colonial stuff.

[MissHoneychurch]

37. What I liked about Prague

was that the history shows. You have buildings from the 15th century till Art Deco style. It blends all together.

[tjwmason]

32. Wonderful pictures Miss Honeychurch.

:hi:

I've just had to add Prague to my list of places I have to visit. :D

[MissHoneychurch]

35. Mission accomplished

:7

:hi:

[AirmensMom]

38. Those are fantastic, MissHC!

:bounce: Thanks for posting them! :yourock:

[MissHoneychurch]

39. My pleasure

:hug:

[AirmensMom]

40. Do we get to see more?

:bounce:

:hug: :loveya:

[MissHoneychurch]

41. Once I got them scanned

yes

[AirmensMom]

42. Oh boy!

[MissHoneychurch]

45. Now this smilie parade is mesmerizing

:crazy:

[AirmensMom]

47. They're doing the wave.

:rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

49. They do it VERY well

:rofl:

[KitchenWitch]

51. Incredible architecture

Much more interesting than the glass and steel behemoth buildings put up in US cities.

[MissHoneychurch]

54. Thanks KW

to tell the truth I like skycrapers. There are very interesting architectures in there. Not all of them of course and old buildings just tell the history as well.

[riona]

52. Thank you

I love the architecture. Don't you wish we had kept some of our older buildings rather than tearing them down?

[MissHoneychurch]

55. Oh yes

as far as I know the Czech people rebuilt some after WW2. There was a lot lost in some German cities. They didn't rebuilt it but put up some very ugly buildings.

[In_The_Wind]

57. My favorite is the street corner outside the restaurant.

All of the pictures are beautiful showing what a lovely OLD city it is. The attention to detail on the outside of the structures are particularly fascinating.

:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

59. Hi Joani

thanks :hug:

Now you know why I love that city.

[In_The_Wind]

62. I would get a sore neck from wandering around looking up.

It's gorgeous!

BTW ~ You take great pictures.

[MissHoneychurch]

63. I stopped quite often

to take pics. Different angle, different zoom et al.

[In_The_Wind]

65. I think I'm buying a digital camera soon. I really need advice!

The quality of the picture is very important to me. It needs to be crisp. I was very impressed with recent pics from nnns and bridgit. Your pics are always great!

Help!?!??? I need lots of input!

[MissHoneychurch]

66. I'm the wrong person to ask about digital cameras

I have my reflex camera and I am sticking with that. Sorry I can't be of any help. Ask the question in the Photography Group. I am sure there are a bunch who can give you a lot of input.

[AussieDave]

58. Great pics MissHoneychurch - thank you for sharing them

Prague looks like something out of a fairytale - it's just magnificent. I can't imagine what it must be like to live there, amongst all that history.

All I can say is "Wow"....:wow:

[MissHoneychurch]

60. My aunt lived there in the 70s

and she said she would move there right away again. Without much hesitation. It is a great place to live and Prague is quite big city.

[AussieDave]

61. I guess in the '70s under Communism would be a bit different to today

but the buildings would be the same. It's good to see so much of the old city preserved.

[MissHoneychurch]

64. Well yes of course

but the Czechs never really agreed with the Communism. And the flair of the city is just great.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

67. what a dramatic looking place.

i've been in sanitized florida waaay too long. beautiful pics. thank you.

[Callalily]

68. Thanks for sharing

these marvelous pics MissH. I especially like your angle technique. Makes the compositions most interesting.

I'll patiently (ahem) wait to see more.

[MissHoneychurch]

69. SIMPLYF!!!!!!

I was looking for you!! I missed you!!! :hug:

[Callalily]

72. Aw . . . thanks!

I've been having a few bad days. Check my reply to your has anyone seen me post.

Hope that I can perk up soon. I think I've taken on too much again, a downfall of mine. You'd think I'd learn huh?

[MissHoneychurch]

73. I replied already

:hug:

Hope the pics could cheer you up a bit :pals:

[Sugar Smack]

70. Thank you so much for those. Those pictures are beautiful.

Great work, Miss Honeychurch! :applause:

[MissHoneychurch]

71. Thanks SS

I always do my best. Of course a lot are typical tourist pics but still I try to take the best pic possible.

[JVS]

74. Jan Hus, cool

[MissHoneychurch]

76. Yeah but the memorial is VERY flattering

He was short and chubby in real life

[no name no slogan]

87. Ah, that must be where I get my physique from

:rofl:

[wildhorses]

75. lovely, thanks for posting

:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

77. my pleasure

I am glad I can share it with all of you

[wildhorses]

78. I wish I could see it in person

one of these days I will get over there...

[livetohike]

79. Thank you! I am sitting here in tears. It is so beautiful there

I am 100% Slovak. My Dad was born near Kosice. I have always wanted to visit. My sister made it to Prague a few years ago when she interviewed with the Voice of America. My Dad passed away in 2004 and my Mom won't travel.

Maybe one day I will get there. Please post more pics when you have time :-).

[MissHoneychurch]

81. You should get there

You would love it. Even with the Slovak blood in you :)

I have more pics, I just need to scan them first.

[Brewman_Jax]

80. Photo time

those are gorgeous pics! :thumbsup:

[MissHoneychurch]

82. Thanks L_A

glad you like them. See what you miss not coming here? :hug:

[Brewman_Jax]

83. So true

:(

not much fun waiting for the parents' health to improve. Maybe next year. :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

84. Well, we gonna meet anyway this year

if not in June/July then in September. You are planned in. :hug:

[no name no slogan]

85. Great pics!!! I didn't know they had a Jan Hus memorial in Prague

Back in the 80s, I was a member of a Hussite church called the Moravian Church. I only thought they'd memorialized him in Bavaria. Nice to be proven wrong! :hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

86. He studied in Prague

and was director of the University of Prague. He was the "spokesperson" of the Czech people.

Thank you Wikipedia :)

[Arugula Latte]

88. Damn! I wanna be an ex-pat. My People come from there.

Soooo purdy!

[rockymountaindem]

89. I'll be there this summer!

Thanks for the preview!