Blog: Choral & Current

Castles and bones and beer, oh my

July 5, 2008 - Czech Republic

Got out of Hradec Kralove for some sight-lookin'. Stopped at a medieval castle standing atop a hill that overlooks the otherwise flattish countryside. There"s something about a place that isn’t totally tarted up for the tourists or completely refurbished that really gives it character. Following that, we headed for what we have generally referred to as "the bone church”. Frankly, some of us had been looking forward to that since we got here. Put simply, the lower area of the church is decorated with bones. People bones. Lots of people bones. Macabre and a bit spooky to be sure, but the sheer quantity of bones combined with very elaborately constructions made for a sight as cool (to my Europe-virgin eyes) in some ways as the monumental Cathedral of St. Vitus in Prague. This includes a giant chandelier made of bone and giant coat of arms, also of bone.

Finally, we made it back to Prague, where some of us had hoped to take a ride in a tethered balloon not far from the Charles Bridge. Sadly, it was closed due to what they considered too much wind. It really wasn’t that windy. I figure it just would have been to much fun with a little wind, so they would feel like they were under-charging us. Having failed to fulfill our one concrete goal for the day, we proceeded to wander Prague until dinner time. Dinner was good and I had the fewest beers I’d had in one day since we got here. Mother would be proud.

It hardly needs to be said that the beer is great.
 
It's great.

Posted by Phil Jack on July 6, 2008 at 11:33 AM
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