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Czechia, December 2023

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Brno

A long overdue visit to the home of the great Gregor Mendel.
St Thomas Abbey Church, Brno, Czechia, December 2023
St Thomas Abbey Church
Mendel plaque outside Abbey Church Commemorating the 200th anni, Brno, Czechia, December 2023
Mendel plaque outside Abbey Church
Commemorating the 200th anniversary of Mendel's birth
Gregor Mendel statue, Brno, Czechia, December 2023
Gregor Mendel statue
Brno, Czechia, December 2023
Monastery courtyard Foreground lawn area is site of Mendel's ga, Brno, Czechia, December 2023
Monastery courtyard
Foreground lawn area is site of Mendel's garden.
Monastery Courtyard Mendel's room was in the far block, Brno, Czechia, December 2023
Monastery Courtyard
Mendel's room was in the far block

Around Brno

Špilberk Castle, Around Brno, Czechia, December 2023
Špilberk Castle
Špilberk Castle entrance, Around Brno, Czechia, December 2023
Špilberk Castle entrance
Špilberk Castle interior, Around Brno, Czechia, December 2023
Špilberk Castle interior
View to St Peter & Paul Cathedral, Around Brno, Czechia, December 2023
View to St Peter & Paul Cathedral
Brrno, Around Brno, Czechia, December 2023
Brrno
St Peter & Paul Cathedral, Around Brno, Czechia, December 2023
St Peter & Paul Cathedral
Old Town Hall Tower, Around Brno, Czechia, December 2023
Old Town Hall Tower
Brno Christmas Market, Around Brno, Czechia, December 2023
Brno Christmas Market

Brno to Prague

20 miles North of Brno, Brno to Prague, Czechia, December 2023
20 miles North of Brno
60 miles East of Prague, Brno to Prague, Czechia, December 2023
60 miles East of Prague

Prague

Prague Castle

Prague Castle, Czechia, December 2023
Prague Castle
Prage Castle, main gate. With wrestling Titans, Prague Castle, Czechia, December 2023
Prage Castle, main gate.
With wrestling Titans
St Vitus Cathedral: main entrance, Prague Castle, Czechia, December 2023
St Vitus Cathedral: main entrance
St Vitus Cathedral, Prague Castle, Czechia, December 2023
St Vitus Cathedral
St Vitus Cathedral: Rear view, Prague Castle, Czechia, December 2023
St Vitus Cathedral: Rear view
St George & Dragon (replica in a courtyard), Prague Castle, Czechia, December 2023
St George & Dragon (replica in a courtyard)
Enormous reception hall Mighty indeed were the Kings of Bohemia, Prague Castle, Czechia, December 2023
Enormous reception hall
Mighty indeed were the Kings of Bohemia!
Grave Jewels of King Otokar II (1297), Prague Castle, Czechia, December 2023
Grave Jewels of King Otokar II (1297)
Grave Jewels of HRE Maximilian II (1570), Prague Castle, Czechia, December 2023
Grave Jewels of HRE Maximilian II (1570)
Grave Jewels of King Rudolf I (1307), Prague Castle, Czechia, December 2023
Grave Jewels of King Rudolf I (1307)
St George & the Dragon (1373)(Original), Prague Castle, Czechia, December 2023
St George & the Dragon (1373)(Original)
The Dragon, Prague Castle, Czechia, December 2023
The Dragon
St George Basilica, Prague Castle, Czechia, December 2023
St George Basilica
St George Basilica: Narrow interior, Prague Castle, Czechia, December 2023
St George Basilica: Narrow interior
St George Basilica: Apse, Prague Castle, Czechia, December 2023
St George Basilica: Apse
"Golden Lane" (mostly 16th c), Prague Castle, Czechia, December 2023
"Golden Lane" (mostly 16th c)
Modern "re-imagined" medieval jousting armor, Prague Castle, Czechia, December 2023
Modern "re-imagined" medieval jousting armor

Prague: Old Town Square

Old Town Square, Prague: Old Town Square, Czechia, December 2023
Old Town Square
Jan Hus Monument, Prague: Old Town Square, Czechia, December 2023
Jan Hus Monument
View to Church of Our Lady before Týn, Prague: Old Town Square, Czechia, December 2023
View to Church of Our Lady before Týn
View to Old Town Square, Prague: Old Town Square, Czechia, December 2023
View to Old Town Square
Old Town Square: Christmas Market, Prague: Old Town Square, Czechia, December 2023
Old Town Square: Christmas Market
Old Town Square: Christmas Market, Prague: Old Town Square, Czechia, December 2023
Old Town Square: Christmas Market
Christmas Market: Blacksmith, Prague: Old Town Square, Czechia, December 2023
Christmas Market: Blacksmith
Christmas Market: Blacksmith, Prague: Old Town Square, Czechia, December 2023
Christmas Market: Blacksmith

Prague: Astronomical Clock

Old Town Hall Tower Home of the Astronomical Clock, Prague: Astronomical Clock, Czechia, December 2023
Old Town Hall Tower
Home of the Astronomical Clock
Prague: Astronomical Clock, Czechia, December 2023
Prague: Astronomical Clock, Czechia, December 2023
Prague: Astronomical Clock, Czechia, December 2023

Prague: Museum of Communism

The Museum of Communism, Prague: Museum of Communism, Czechia, December 2023
The Museum of Communism
Prague: Museum of Communism, Czechia, December 2023
"Liberation of Prague, 1945" (1950s), Prague: Museum of Communism, Czechia, December 2023
"Liberation of Prague, 1945" (1950s)
Photo of giant Stalinist monument, Prague: Museum of Communism, Czechia, December 2023
Photo of giant Stalinist monument
Prague: Museum of Communism, Czechia, December 2023
The Velvet Revolution, Prague: Museum of Communism, Czechia, December 2023
The Velvet Revolution

Prague: Cold War Museum

The Cold War Museum is below the Hotel Yalta, Prague: Cold War Museum, Czechia, December 2023
The Cold War Museum is below the Hotel Yalta
Welcome to the Bunker, Prague: Cold War Museum, Czechia, December 2023
Welcome to the Bunker
Control room with illuminated map, Prague: Cold War Museum, Czechia, December 2023
Control room with illuminated map
Surveillance room (monitoring hotel above), Prague: Cold War Museum, Czechia, December 2023
Surveillance room (monitoring hotel above)
"Friendly Policeman" children's toys, Prague: Cold War Museum, Czechia, December 2023
"Friendly Policeman" children's toys

Prague: National Museum

National Museum, Prague: National Museum, Czechia, December 2023
National Museum
National Museum interior, Prague: National Museum, Czechia, December 2023
National Museum interior
National Museum interior room, Prague: National Museum, Czechia, December 2023
National Museum interior room
Daily travel speeds, Prague: National Museum, Czechia, December 2023
Daily travel speeds
Bucket helmet, Bohemia 14th c, Prague: National Museum, Czechia, December 2023
Bucket helmet, Bohemia 14th c
Imaginary Mesozoic encounter, Prague: National Museum, Czechia, December 2023
Imaginary Mesozoic encounter

Prague: Charles bridge

14th c Tower at East end of Charles Bridge, Prague: Charles bridge, Czechia, December 2023
14th c Tower at East end of Charles Bridge
View from Charles Bridge to Castle, Prague: Charles bridge, Czechia, December 2023
View from Charles Bridge to Castle
West End of Charles Bridge, Prague: Charles bridge, Czechia, December 2023
West End of Charles Bridge
View to Charles Bridge, from North, Prague: Charles bridge, Czechia, December 2023
View to Charles Bridge, from North

Around Prague

Prašná Brána. 15th c city gate, Around Prague, Czechia, December 2023
Prašná Brána. 15th c city gate
Jindřišská věž: 15th c Bell Tower, Around Prague, Czechia, December 2023
Jindřišská věž: 15th c Bell Tower
Jerusalem Synagogue, Around Prague, Czechia, December 2023
Jerusalem Synagogue
Wenceslas Square, Around Prague, Czechia, December 2023
Wenceslas Square
Wenceslas Statue, Around Prague, Czechia, December 2023
Wenceslas Statue
Wenceslas Square at night, Around Prague, Czechia, December 2023
Wenceslas Square at night
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