Too bad the kayak-loving Ma R. wasn't in Prague last week; the Canoe Slalom World Championships were north of Prague. We'd intended to cycle to them but ended up running into road construction so opted instead to do some sightseeing by bike in the city.
We started with the gardens of Wallenstein Palace, which now houses the Czech Senate. It was built in the 1600s by the calculating general Albrecht von Wallenstein; he constructed it to rival Prague Castle and was assassinated by Emperor Ferdinand II for being too ambitious.
Afterwards, we took a drizzly refreshment break in the Mala Strana area and found ourselves next to some sort of a middle-aged group of Scottish punkrocker guys. They were wearing "Good Night White Pride" logos on their clothing, which is a German movement to oppose hardcore punk neo-Nazis.
Finally, we ended our ride in the Havlickovy Sady vineyard area. It really started to rain, so we took the metro partway home.
We started with the gardens of Wallenstein Palace, which now houses the Czech Senate. It was built in the 1600s by the calculating general Albrecht von Wallenstein; he constructed it to rival Prague Castle and was assassinated by Emperor Ferdinand II for being too ambitious.
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| BW and the bikes |
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| Pretentious peacocks roam the gardens |
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| Yeah, it's pretty nice |
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| Headed toward the Senate |
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| One of 47 dozen statues bedecking the garden |
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| "Senate" |
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| The "Grotesquery," a drippy limestone wall |
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| The construction that blocked our way to slalom supremacy |
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| Love the colors of the part of town |
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| The Scottish punk dudes just kept coming and we kept getting drizzled on |
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| Tired! |
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| Headed for a hot shower at home |
