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Day 4 PM Prague Castle & Lobkowicz Palace

By Willis Chung
Jan 27, 2018
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Day 4 PM Prague Castle & Lobkowicz Palace

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Entering west end of Vladislav’s Hall, Old Royal Palace (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Royal crests and chandeliers, east end of Vladislav’s Hall, Old Royal Palace (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Twin tailed royal lion on the sculpture on the east wall of Vladislav’s Hall, Old Royal Palace (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

St. Nicholas Church steeples through the windows of Vladislav’s Hall, Old Royal Palace (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Royal chair in the Old Royal Palace (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Vew from the east end of Vladislav’s Hall, Old Royal Palace (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

An observation deck on the south wall of the Old Royal Palace. Shouldn't be crowded. (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Taking a photo of a photo being taken. (Taken from the entrance to the Observation Deck of the Old Royal Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia.)

Mánes Bridge to the east, with Charles University on the far side. (Taken from Observation Deck of the Old Royal Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia.)

Štvanice, an island in the Vltava river, near our hotel. (Taken from Observation Deck of the Old Royal Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia. The central dome of the Strakova akademie is in the center. We walked by that a lot back to our hotel.)

A few of the people on the Old Royal Palace observation deck with us. (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Žižkov Television Tower to the east. We will visit that in a few days! (Taken from Observation Deck of the Old Royal Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Looking east towards Old Town (Taken from Observation Deck of the Old Royal Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Steeple and bell tower of St. Nicholas Church. The stairs to the top can be climbed! (Taken from Observation Deck of the Old Royal Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Panoramic view of Praha Malá Strana, translating to Lesser Quarter. (Taken from Observation Deck of the Old Royal Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Another look at the crowds on the Observation Deck of the Old Royal Palace. (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

An American flag! Apparently this is part of the United States embassy on Petrin Hill. (Taken from Observation Deck of the Old Royal Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Entering St. George’s Basilica, looking east into the apse (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

One of the modern looking lamps in St. George’s Basilica (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Ceiling of St. George’s Basilica. (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Interior arches, St. George’s Basilica (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Apse in St. George’s Basilica (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Looking to the west end of St. George's Basilica (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Crypt underneath the apse, St. George's Basilica. (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Crypt in St. George's Basilica (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

An exterior gate under the crypt of St. George's Basilica (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

We ate at the Restaurant Vikarka north of St. Vitus Cathedral. This is the view from the men's room. (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

The Golden Lane, where small shops now occupy small houses. Nice insight into how people lived. (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Now I know where to go if I need to dress up as the Black Knight. (Golden Lane, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Window on the Golden Lane, Prague Castle. (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Happy faces from toy store on the Golden Lane, Prague Castle. (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Well dressed Asian visitor waiting outside one of the shops on the Golden Lane, Prague Castle. (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Torture chamber in Daliborka tower, at the east end of Prague Castle (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

This is the entrance to the oubliette, a cell with only an opening in the ceiling. (Daliborka tower, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Outside at the east end of Prague Castle, looking across the Vltava River (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Taking a tour of Lobkowiczký palác, a lovely mansion on the east end of the Prague Castle complex (Lobkowicz Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

In the Genealogy Room, we meet some of the ancestors. (Lobkowicz Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Some of the special china, only when guests are over. (Lobkowicz Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Peggy admiring some jeweled handiwork. (Lobkowicz Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

The armory: castles needed to be defended at times! (Lobkowicz Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Lobkowicz Palace armory (Lobkowicz Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Ernestine Room, a pretty drawing room, available for rent! (Lobkowicz Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

The Bird Room, featuring watercolor portraits with bird feathers. (Lobkowicz Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Looking to the south through one of the palace windows (Lobkowicz Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

On the balcony of Lobkowicz Palace, looking south (Taken from the Balcony Room at Lobkowicz Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Jiráskův most (Jirásek Bridge), then Palackého most (Palacký Bridge) and then Železniční most (Taken from the Balcony Room at Lobkowicz Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Looking south at Most Legií, Legions' Bridge, with the Národní divadlo, National Theatre to the east (Taken from the Balcony Room at Lobkowicz Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Most Legií, Legions' Bridge, and Národní divadlo, National Theatre, at full zoom. (Taken from the Balcony Room at Lobkowicz Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Steeple and bell tower of St. Nicholas Church in late afternoon light. (Taken from the Balcony Room at Lobkowicz Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Petřín Lookout Tower, which we did not get to this trip. St Lawrence Church to the left. (Taken from the Balcony Room at Lobkowicz Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Charles Bridge and the Old Town tower (Taken from the Balcony Room at Lobkowicz Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Prague is a city of many steeples! Lesser Quarter tower of Charles Bridge on left. (Taken from the Balcony Room at Lobkowicz Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

The National Museum in the center, covered with scaffolding. (Taken from the Balcony Room at Lobkowicz Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Štefánikův most, Štefánikův bridge, to the northeast (Taken from the Balcony Room at Lobkowicz Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Czech flag in the afternoon light. (Taken from the Balcony Room at Lobkowicz Palace, Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

A school group hanging out at the east end of the Prague castle complex (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

Žižkov Television Tower, worth a visit! Note little baby sculptures on side of legs. (Prague Castle, Praha, Czechia)

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