At last I have found an architects dream, a place where the history of the city is visible all around and the mark of graffiti is found only down the darkest of alleyways.
If anyone likes European History and the great buildings of any of their favourite cities then they truly must come to this fabulous city and marvel in all its glory.
Down every street, along every tram route, past every street corner and from every angle looking down from the great Prague Castle itself, high on its mountain top, you can see why the Bohemians wept with joy when the founded the city and why they laboured long and hard to make it as beautiful as it could possibly be.
Although the roads and streets are as chaotic as a acid induced spiders web, one cannot help but be prepared to overlook this when you consider that when the city was created mass transit and automobiles were concepts that didn't exist at the time.
I have climbed part of the Great Pyramid of Giza, I have walked an incredibly tiny amount of the Great Wall of China, but nowhere have I been to has this amount of beautiful architecture everywhere you look, from a town hall or embassy, to the palace and castle and even the most humble of cafes or souvenir shops, literally you cannot go anywhere and not notice the effort and craftsmanship that made the Bohemian empire a thing of pride and wonder.
It does not fully excuse the modern day occupants, but possibly the soviets are partly to the blame for the damage to their collective psyche.
Anyway, enough of my rambling, here are a few more photos.
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