Staroměstská

Old Town from across the Vltava river.

City of a Thousand Spires

Still just doesn't get old.

Go Czechs!

The Czechs do love their hockey.

Empty Square

It's strange to see the square so empty.

Prague Astronomical Clock

Can you believe this thing has survived 600 years?

Seriously though, somehow this clock has managed to make it through a number of wars without significant damage. They just celebrated is 600th anniversary in October 2010. Amazing. 


If you're looking at it and saying, "Well it looks pretty cool but I don't know what it means," let me give you some help.


There are three major parts. First is the astronomical dial which show the position of the sun and the moon. The second is a calendar dial which tells the month. Then there is the hourly "Walk of the Apostles" in which the figures all move around. 


You'll also find Old Czech time and a 24-hour clock on it for keeping time. If you want to know more about the clock, there's a pretty awesome graphic here.

Church of Our Lady before Týn

Gorgeous Gothic church in Old Town

I'm always so amazed when I see that things like this have survived so much time and so many wars.