Prague, Czech Republic

I went to Prague on business in October 2005.  What a great city!  The rumor has spread though and it was really packed with tourists.

This was the view from my hotel window.  It was oddly situated at the bottom of the Prague Castle.  I took the elevator to the top floor of my hotel and walked up a hill to get to the Castle.

One of the beautiful stained glass windows in the castle cathedral.

You can't leave Prague without a picture of the bridges.  Unfortunately it was really overcast when I took this.

The nave of the church. It's almost overwhelming to think this was built before modern technology

The crucifix statue is one of many statues on the famous Charles Bridge.  The golden hebrew text on the crucifix was added in 1696. It was placed there as punishment for a Prague Jew, Eliass Backoffen, who had been convicted of debasing the Holy Cross. The text is derived from the words of the prophet Isaiah and reads, in English, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts.