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Archive for February, 2015

Early Morning Stroll

Morning stroll through Prague.

 

Motherland Tour II/ Czech Republic

 

Very early morning stroller through the empty cobbled streets of Prague. This was a little bonus shot for me that I captured after taking sunrise pictures on the Charles Bridge (check back for them). I think that the leading lines of the white window grates directed straight at the stroller work well to make this simple shot very visually engaging.


Charles Bridge, Prague

 

Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic

 

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Charles Bridge over the Vltava River. Commissioned by King Charles IV in 1357, Prague’s most stunning bridge spans 16 arches and is lined with 30 Baroque statues of religious figures.


Imagine Peace

 

Lennon Was, Prague, Peace

 

John Lennon Prague Peace Czech Republic

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Lennon Wall, where “young alcoholics, mentally deranged, sociopathic, and agents of Western capitalism” would come to voice their grievances against communism and oppression during the ’80s. At that time, western music and western symbols were banned in what was then Czechoslovakia.


Love Locks and Waterwheel – Prague

HDR Love locks waterwheel Prague Czech Republic

 

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For the uninitiated, these are all padlocks with messages written or etched onto them, mostly consisting of (you) + (me) initials surrounded by a heart.


Salvation

 

Salvation, Jesus, Prague

 

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Excuse me, but can you direct me towards eternal salvation?


Prague Rooftops

 

Prague, Charles Bridge Rooftops

 

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Prague, Czech Republic

 

Prague, Charles Bridge

 

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Next stop, Prague, the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic. St Vitus Cathedral over the Vltata River.


Train Station in Valašské Klobouky, Czech Republic.

 

Train Station, Valašské Klobouky, Czech Republic

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Back to the Future: Onion Dome in Valašské Klobouky, Czech Republic.

 

Onion Dome, Czech Republic, Valašské Klobouky

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Back to the Future: Train Station in Valašské Klobouky, Czech Republic.

Valasske Klobouky Train Station, Czech Republic, HDR

 

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