Day 5 Petrin Hill and Charles Bridge by Willis Chung

2018May Prague 2018May Prague

Day 5 Petrin Hill and Charles Bridge

By Willis Chung
Oct 23, 2018
89 Photos

Willis Chung's Gallery

2018May Prague 2018May Prague

Day 5 Petrin Hill and Charles Bridge

Oct 23, 2018
89 Photos

Day 5 Lennon Wall, walk to Petrin Hill

Day 5 Lennon Wall, walk to Petrin Hill

Day 6 Powder Tower, Palladium Mall

Day 6 Powder Tower, Palladium Mall

Day 0+1: Airport and Open House Praha

Day 2: Invalidovna

Day 2: Regina DAB Praha, Central Telecommunication Building CETIN

Day 2: Sunset at Old Town Hall Tower

Day 3 Kampa Museum

Day 4 Aviation Museum Kbely

Day 4 Prague IKEA, Kbely flowers

Day 5 Aerovka Hangars at Letňany, IKEA Prague

Day 5 Lennon Wall, walk to Petrin Hill

Day 5 Petrin Hill and Charles Bridge

Day 6 Powder Tower, Palladium Mall

Day 6 Klementium

Day 6 Prague Public Library, St. Nicholas Church

Day 7 Dawn on Charles Bridge

Day 7 St. Nicholas Church Bell Tower

Day 7 Great Fürstenberg Garden

Day 7 Paddleboat on the Vltava River

Day 7 The Night of Churches

Day 8 Old Town Bridge Tower to Strahov Monastery

Day 8 Sunset at Old Town Bridge Tower

Day 9 Our Old Town Praha Apartment, Homeward Bound

Petřín funicular track up the east side of Petřín Hill

One of the trams waiting at the Újezd station. Walk up the hill or ride?

View of the Újezd station with the tram waiting for departure.

Our tickets for the tram. at 24 KCz, about a dollar each. Beautiful tickets!

We get to the front on the tram once we got on board and get a view up the hill.

Petřín funicular, Újezd station sign on the wall.

Passengers on board the Petřín funicular.

Setting off up Petřín in the funicular.

Halfway up the hill is the Nebozízek station.

Several nice restaurants near the Nebozízek station.

St. Vitus Cathedral to the north in Mala Strana.

St. Nicholas Church in Mala Strana to the north.

St. Nicholas Church and St. Thomas Church a bit further away.

Arriving at the Petřín station at the top of the hill.

Petřín sign inside the station.

Everybody looking at the stairs as they depart the tram.

The Štefánik Observatory at the top of Petřín Hill. Quite a surprise to me to see this!

Růžový sad Petřín, a large ornamental garden also at the top of Petřín Hill.

Roses, Růžový sad Petřín, Petřín Hill, Praha, Czechia

Russian sage and roses, Růžový sad Petřín, Petřín Hill, Praha, Czechia

Roses, Růžový sad Petřín, Petřín Hill, Praha, Czechia

Rose, Růžový sad Petřín, Petřín Hill, Praha, Czechia

Telescopes and trellises. Růžový sad Petřín and Štefánik Observatory, Petřín Hill, Praha, Czechia.

Růžový sad Petřín, Petřín Hill, Praha, Czechia

St Lawrence Church and Petrin Tower from the Petřín funicular station.

Helpful sign directing us to Petrin Tower

Getting closer to Petrin Tower.

St Lawrence Church steeples.

St Lawrence Church, under renovation. Praha, Czechia. Had a closed look to it, so we didn't go in.

St Lawrence Church, yellow construction machines at work. Praha, Czechia.

Arriving at the base of Petrin Tower.

St Lawrence Church at the top of Petrin Hill, with dense trees going down to Mala Strana.

Charles Bridge and Old Town Prague. Heavy clouds overhead. Looks like rain...

Steeples and rooftop of St Lawrence Church.

Mala Strana and Prague Castle complex viewed from Petrin Tower.

St Vitus Cathedral and sprawling Prague Castle complex. Twin spires of St. George's Basilica to east

St. Nicholas Church blocking the steeple and dome of St. Thomas Church.

Church of Our Lady Victorious and The Infant Jesus of Prague.

Mala Strana, the Vltava River, and Old Town Praha. In the distance the Žižkov Television Tower.

Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower next to the St. Francis Of Assissi Church.

Strahov Monastery immediately to the north of Petrin Hill.

Superwide panorama looking north from Petrin Tower. Monastery, Prague Castle, Vltava River (L-R).

The observation platform at the top of Petrin Tower.

Charles Bridge with the dome of St. Francis Of Assissi Church behind it.

The German Embassy to the northeast. A beautiful building!

St Vitus Cathedral in the rain. Contrast boosted in Lightroom.

Small building belonging to the US Embassy on Petrin Hill.

Troja bridge, a bowstring arch bridge that opened in 2014.

Part of the Hunger Wall, built in 1360-1362, built to protect Mala Strana.

Starting to head down, using the stairs instead of the elevator. Hoping for some rainbows...

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