discovering .. PRAGUE .. just one word - WOW !!

Cobblestones and tiny streets.   What do you expect from a very old city?   When you walk around .. you look UP!    The architecture and varied designs is awesome.   We arrived in the dark and discovered a beautiful city all lit up.   Walked through the famous Old Town Square and the Christmas Market.

After breakfast we prepared for an exploratory walk.   Here's the view from our room this morning :

here I am in front of the famous .. Astronomical Clock

on our way to visit .. St.Nicholas Church

We discovered that they're having a concert tomorrow night featuring .. The Prague Brass Ensemble with trumpets, french horn, trombones, and organ .. playing J.S.Bach and M.A.Charpentier.   We bought tickets.    (Later in the day we came across another concert playing tonight .. and we went!  ..more later)

St.Nicholas Church

We headed East out of the square to discover new building gems.

These types of buildings are .. E V E R Y W H E R E   !!
and, you can take tours in many different conveyances :

Interesting marionette store we passed by.

More buildings :

here I am .. in front of the .. Powder Gate  (1475)

This is one of the original 13 gates in old town Prague.
After lunch we continued to explore and found .. St.Giles Church.
Very ornate inside.   Started 1238, changed to rich Baroque style .. 1731.

We found out that they were having a concert today at 4:30.  We bought tickets.
This was the program :

It was EXCELLENT !    The soprano was excellent .. and the organ music sent chills through my body!   

After the concert we strolled through the square and ate some street food and enjoyed another cute concert by 6-8 year old kids.

Another fun and glorious exploration day!    My senses are filled with new sights, sounds, smells, and .. bone-chilling cold!   Tomorrow -  we'll hike across the Charles Bridge and take a tram up to the Prague Castle and St.Vitus Cathedral.   Should be another fun day!