Our second evening in Prague was partly spent by Ben and I waiting to meet up with some other members of our group in Wenceslas Square. While waiting, I started playing with the black and white settings on my camera, and here are a few of the results, starting with one of Ben in the foreground and the National Museum in the background.
Doesn't the Grand Hotel Europa sound like a cool place to stay? And it's got a train-car diner right out front-- convenient for a quick breakfast before hitting the town or late-night snack on your way back to bed (sadly, this is not where we stayed).
This is the opposite side of the street from the Grand Hotel Europa. There were a couple of big book stores along this street that were fun to browse in, even though everything was in the native language.
On the left, you see part of the base of the statue of King Wenceslas, where we were waiting to hook up with the rest of our party. This is the view looking north, so directly behind me was the National Museum seen in the first shot above.
Here's a different angle on the statue. I kind of which I hadn't tried to be so creative with the angle, because the night sky made for a striking picture without the disorienting slant.
This storefront was directly across the street to the west of the statue. It caught my attention because of the apparent business meeting occurring through the window on the second floor. The participants were quite animated (probably unaware they could be seen from outside, and when the meeting was over, there were handshakes and high fives all around, and then a couple minutes later several of these guys came out the front door in a very good mood. I have no idea what it was all about, but it kind of played out like a silent little play, and as a result was kind of memorable.
Our second evening in Prague was partly spent by Ben and I waiting to meet up with some other members of our group in Wenceslas Square. While waiting, I started playing with the black and white settings on my camera, and here are a few of the results, starting with one of Ben in the foreground and the National Museum in the background.
Doesn't the Grand Hotel Europa sound like a cool place to stay? And it's got a train-car diner right out front-- convenient for a quick breakfast before hitting the town or late-night snack on your way back to bed (sadly, this is not where we stayed).
This is the opposite side of the street from the Grand Hotel Europa. There were a couple of big book stores along this street that were fun to browse in, even though everything was in the native language.
On the left, you see part of the base of the statue of King Wenceslas, where we were waiting to hook up with the rest of our party. This is the view looking north, so directly behind me was the National Museum seen in the first shot above.
Here's a different angle on the statue. I kind of which I hadn't tried to be so creative with the angle, because the night sky made for a striking picture without the disorienting slant.
This storefront was directly across the street to the west of the statue. It caught my attention because of the apparent business meeting occurring through the window on the second floor. The participants were quite animated (probably unaware they could be seen from outside, and when the meeting was over, there were handshakes and high fives all around, and then a couple minutes later several of these guys came out the front door in a very good mood. I have no idea what it was all about, but it kind of played out like a silent little play, and as a result was kind of memorable.
2 comments:
Didn't the Hotel Europa figure in that old movie - The Third Man - with Orson Welles? Seems to me I remember it from some place...Mom
Well, The Third Man was set in Vienna (just saw it again a couple weeks ago on TCM-- but I wonder if it wasn't a common name for fancy hotels in Eastern Europe?
Dr. John
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