Day 3 Kampa Museum by Willis Chung by Willis Chung

2018May Prague 2018May Prague

Day 3 Kampa Museum

By Willis Chung
Aug 29, 2018
90 Photos

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2018May Prague 2018May Prague

Day 3 Kampa Museum

Aug 29, 2018
90 Photos

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Walking through Old Town towards Old Town Square we come upon a man and his dog begging. (Old Town, Praha, Czechia)

A levitating mime in Old Town Square, Praha, Czechia. Old Town Hall in the background.

A polite giant polar bear making great friends with the tourists. (Old Town Square, Praha, Czechia.)

These girls are trying to figure out if the polar bear is friendly. (Old Town Square, Praha, Czechia.)

Turns out he's a friendly bear! (Old Town Square, Praha, Czechia.)

Posing with polar bear busker in front of Church of Our Lady before Týn (Old Town Square, Praha, Czechia.)

Posing for polar bear photos, Old Town Square, Praha, Czechia. (Old Town Square, Praha, Czechia.)

Leaning bear of Praha, posing with the Church of Our Lady before Týn. (Old Town Square, Praha, Czechia.)

The giant panda was very popular with the Asian tourists. (Old Town Square, Praha, Czechia.)

It's nearly noon, small crowd for video showing actions of the clock under renovation. (Old Town Square, Praha, Czechia.)

Checking the time, and preparing cameras for the presentation. (Old Town Square, Praha, Czechia.)

Pretty good video of what the Astronomical Clock would have done, visible even in broad daylight! (Old Town Square, Praha, Czechia.)

Massive crowds moving from Old Town Square towards the Charles Bridge. (Old Town, Praha, Czechia.)

A classic trdelník shop, with classical uniforms for the servers. Very yummy with ice cream. (Old Town, Praha, Czechia.)

The varied steeples and domes of Church of St. Salvator from the east. (Old Town, Praha, Czechia.)

Finials on the domes of the Church of St. Salvator. (Old Town, Praha, Czechia.)

Old Town Bridge Tower of the Charles Bridge, with heavy foot traffic below.

Details of the central lower statue of the Old Town Bridge Tower. Czech lions on the crests. (Old Town, Praha, Czechia.)

Cellist taking a call on the eastern end of the Charles Bridge, Praha, Czechia.

Nice ceramics here, located under the Mala Strana end of the Charles Bridge. (Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Mala Strana Bridge Tower viewed from street level to the east. (Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Taking a break, everybody checking their phones. Stairs lead up to the Charles Bridge. (Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Very colorful Asian ladies working their camera phones. (Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

View of the Vltava River from benches on the west bank. (Kampa Island, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

View of Old Town Praha across the Vltava River from Kampa Island. (Kampa Island, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Peggy capturing some Old Town scenes. (Kampa Island, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

East side of Legions' Bridge which crosses the Vltava and also connects to Shooter's Island. (Taken from Kampa Island, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Yellow penguins (33 of them, if I count correctly) along the west bank of the Vltava. (Kampa Island, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

These guys could use a bit of a cleaning, but are standing proud. Note prongs to keep birds off. (Kampa Island, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Yellow penguins and the Charles Bridge. Classic and kitsch. (Taken from Kampa Island, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Yellow penguin up close. Now I find that these are lit at night. Darn!!! (Kampa Island, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Yellow penguins and Vltava River weir. (Taken from Kampa Island, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

North end of Shooter's Island, now a big park. No shooting ranges any more. (Taken from Kampa Island, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

One of David Cerny's Tres Bohemes, three faceless giant bronze babies. (Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Little girl examining David Cerny's three faceless giant bronze babies. (Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Little girl examining David Cerny's three faceless giant bronze babies. (Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Interesting modern sculptures in the courtyard of the Kampa Museum. (Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Part of the crowd in the courtyard of the Kampa Museum. (Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Walkways connecting the two main buildings of the Kampa Museum. A small stream runs underneath. (Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Small display space to the west of the main buildings. Circles figure prominently. (Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Modern art installation in the small display space. (Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Taking basket weaving into the 21st Century! (Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Two main buildings of the museum seen from the courtyard, with modern sculptures on display. (Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

My reflection in the glass cross, taken with my superwide. (Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Same sculpture with conventional wide angle lens. Not as dramatic, but more accurate representation. (Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Rocks on springs. Hovering rocks? (Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Coiled plastic rods add a lot of interest to the main building's stairwell. (Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

The restaurant along the east side of the Kampa Museum. We will have a late lunch there later. (Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

More modern art installations. Spheres figure prominently. (Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Glass walkway to the smaller main building, crossing the tamed stream. (Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

A look at the stream as it crosses the courtyard. (Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

A hall of slowly spinning circular mirrors. Perfect fun for a photographer! (Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Using the superwide angle lens, I get close to the mirror and get two wide angle views of the room. (Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Photographer working the room of spinning mirrors. (Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Self portrait with Nikon DSLR and iPhone. (Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Peggy steps in to see what the fun is about. (Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

We get our annual Christmas photo taken! (Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Vltava River weir, Charles Bridge, and Old Town Prague. (Taken from the Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Restaurant at the Kampa Museum along the west bank of the Vltava River. (Taken from the Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Old Town Praha, Shooter's Island to the right, and canal around the weir in the Vltava River. (Taken from the roof deck of the Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Glass balcony projecting to the south off the roof deck of the Kampa Museum. Great for photos! (Taken from the roof deck of the Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Tram crossing Legions' Bridge. Great day for a boat ride. (Taken from the roof deck of the Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Relaxing and dining along the west bank of the Vltava on the south end of Kampa Island. (Taken from the roof deck of the Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Rush hour for paddle boats in the Vltava. (Taken from the roof deck of the Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Tour boats approaching the yellow penguins as they enter the canal to bypass the weir. (Taken from the Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

In the glassed deck atop the main building. Great for photospheres. Check Google Earth. (Taken from the Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Plastic tubes add interest on the way down. (Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Some details of the tube sculpture. Lights in the supporting metal structure. (Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Taking lunch at the Kampa Museum restaurant. The chair sculpture is way oversized, 4 meters tall. (Taken from the restaurant at the Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Our view of the canal and Vltava River at lunch. (Taken from the restaurant at the Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

The restaurant's view of the yellow penguins. (Taken from the restaurant at the Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Tourboat entering the canal to pass through the lock south of us. (Taken from the restaurant at the Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Paddleboating and photography, a great combination on the Vltava River. (Taken from the restaurant at the Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Views of the Charles Bridge at lunch. (Taken from the restaurant at the Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Views of the Charles Bridge at lunch. (Taken from the restaurant at the Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Views of the Charles Bridge at lunch. (Taken from the restaurant at the Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Yellow penguins and Aperol. (Taken from the restaurant at the Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Yellow penguin faces (Taken from the restaurant at the Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Magdalena Jetelová 4 meter tall chair sculpture, with Staroměstská vodárna in the background. (Taken from the restaurant at the Kampa Museum, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Walking south along the west bank of the Vltava towards Shooter's Island. (Kampa Island, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Over the canal, looking north at the Kampa Museum and the Charles Bridge. (Kampa Island, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Over the canal, looking north at the Kampa Museum and the Charles Bridge. (Kampa Island, Mala Strana, Praha, Czechia.)

Paddle boats in formation, looking north from the tip of Shooter's Island towards the Charles Bridge

National Theatre and Legion's Bridge from the north end of Shooter's Island, Praha, Czechia.

Swan resting along the east bank of the Vltava River.

Female swan, a pen, and her baby, a cygnet, along the east bank of the Vltava River, Praha, Czechia.

Female swan and cygnet stretching their wings. (Taken along the east bank of the Vltava River, Praha, Czechia.)

A cygnet, baby swan, with water droplets from recent swim. (Taken along the east bank of the Vltava River, Praha, Czechia.)

A cygnet, baby swan, stretching it's wings. (Taken along the east bank of the Vltava River, Praha, Czechia.)

Mother and child grooming together. (Taken along the east bank of the Vltava River, Praha, Czechia.)

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