Oh how I wish to experience the cold breeze of being in a place referred to a land of fairytale by lovers and a paradise of architecture by artists. A shortcut story behind this part of Eastern Europe is comparably similar to a bread bun with toppings. This huge land mass consists of two countries Czech and Slovakia combined as Czechoslovakia. After years of the regime of Nazzi German in WWII it was taken over by communism of USSR. Comes 1989 when the toppings of communism seem not to be tasty anymore and these two countries were divided into Czech and Slovak for the sake of freedom. Though they came in one Slavik tribe in Europe yet these two countries have different views and way of living. Now Czech is full of abundance yet Slovak still needs more additional toppings to make it more appealing.
If you have gone to Czech, they say your tour is not complete if you haven’t passed Charles Bridge which connects to Prague Castle and the historic places in the city. Year 1400 when it was finished and for 600 years it wasn’t destroyed by calamity, war and heavy loads of trucks. If there is something that these statues of saints this bridge tells you, one is about monument of their patron saint St. John of Nepumuceno who was thrown in the river as he didn’t want to speak out what has been confessed by the wife of King Wenceslao.
Would you like to know more? I’ll tell you about it when I’m there. =)
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Photo: Ma and Dad at Charles Bridge