Prague/Czech Republic - Saturday photo challenge - share your personal pictures from your visit to the Czech Republic!
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Hello fellow Steemians,
I hope you are all having a great day! :) As usually, I am here with my daily photo challenge where you can submit your personal images from your travels to Prague and other locations in the Czech Republic in the comment section below.
The best 15 entries of the day will get my upvote. I will then pick the absolute winner of the day from these 15 photos. The winning photo will be awarded with a bigger upvote and it will also be featured as the cover image for the challenge post the next day to give the author of the winning shot some more exposure and publicity.
Don’t forget to add a short background story for your entry with at least 30 words and let me just remind you one more time that only personal images will be accepted in the challenge.
There were many great entries submitted in the yesterday Prague/Czech Republic photo challenge and I had a hard time picking the best one. After a deliberate consideration, however, I decided to choose the following entry by @phortun:
One of the most iconic views in Prague - silhoutte of the Prague Castle and a part of the historic center of the city with the St. Nicholas Church as the most dominant feature of it. I took this image on a warm summer evening earlier this year from the Petrin Hill.
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I rewarded @phortun entry with some extra upvote. Feel free to visit his blog and check out some of his other entries.
Thank you for your submissions. Have a great day and keep on Steeming!
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Wenceslas Square. In the evening there are performances here, artists and magicians perform. Life comes to life, as in any similar place, be it San Marco in Venice or Rambla in Barcelona.
The backlight, as elsewhere in Europe, is economical. For the citizens themselves, Wenceslas Square is a significant place where important events took place and are held. With its name “square”, it’s rather a long and wide boulevard about 1 kilometer long. It has an extremely interesting distribution - sidewalks, as it should be for pedestrians, on both sides of them are highways, and between them, just in the middle is another pedestrian zone. Probably, in order to be able to enjoy the view from the view of Wenceslaus, which opens only when driving in the center, it is not visible from the walkways behind a row of trees.
Whenever I see an image like yours from the Wenceslas Square, it just reminds me a freedom as that is where the revolution took the place. What a great entry for this Sunday.
Thank you so much for the feature, Tomas! :) Today, I am coming with anoter iconic landmark of Prague - the statue of St. Wenceslas that is located in the upper part of the Wenseslas Square, right in front of the National Museum. One of the symbols of the Czech nation and history, the statue was created by J. V. Myslbek and it took him over 30 years to complete it.
Black and white photo of the Narodni Trida Street - one of the most important boulevards in the center of Prague. On the left, there is the famous Slavia Cafe and facing it, on the right, there is the National Theatre. Pretty cool place to be and take some shots:)
I simply love region Slovácko in the Czech Republic. It’s simple why - nature, food and people. This picture is from Jalubí. Jalubi is an inconspicuous village near Uherské Hradiště. Village can boast a beautiful stone mill that was restored in 2008 with the selfless help of local residents.
O Jalubí jsem nikdy neslyšel, ale ten mlýn je nádherný - jak z pohádky :)
Je na kopci s volnou vyhlídkou do okolí, vevnitř je to také moc hezké a zrekonstruované. Každopádně se tam často dělají svatby před tím mlýnem, je to tam moc hezké. :)
Photo of a section of John Lennon Wall. This wall is a fascinating piece of Prague history and a symbol of the freedom of speech, since it stated as a rebellion of the youth against the communist regime. The ever-changing graffitis of the wall are related to the songs of John Lennon. The wall has many doors, which are also painted as it is shown in the photo.
Archbishop's Palace, Hradčanské Square, Prague
Archbishop's Palace would be the dominant feature of daylight photography. It is a late-baroque building that has, of course, much older foundations. The chapel was built in 1599. On the other hand, the significant sculpture and painting decorations came from the 19th century.
At night, however, our attention is attracted by the complicated lamp from the end of the 19th century. There are only two in Prague.
Cesky Krumlov Lovely and walkable
A lovely old town, lots of small shops to go in and out of, not crowded, and picturesque at every turn. Very different than Prague, a different, slower vibe and a nice place to visit. The drive between the two cities is beautiful.
It has been quoted in documents since 1253 and, with more than 300 historic buildings, is a real journey back in time as it retains the original, magical and charming atmosphere of a medieval town. Its towers, squares and castle gain extra charm by the peculiar geography. The Vltava river, which gave rise to the name Cesky ("Czech") Krumlov, whose translation is "crooked meadow", a reference to the accentuated curve that the river makes around the City.
The dancing house in Prague is the most particular attraction I have seen. I stayed half an hour watching her. The panorama is also excellent. Dancing house not far from the city center. The architecture is impressive. To see if you have time.
The Old Town is the complete opposite of the right-angled grid system of many cities. It is a delight to walk down narrow curving streets and alleyways and be taken by surprise by what is round each corner - just wander about, but have that map in your pocket for when you get lost. Much of the architecture is fascinating. Of course, it is heaving with tourists.
