Day Three

On day three we headed to Vysehrad right away in the morning.  It was defiantly off the main tourist path.  I saw very few other people with cameras as we headed into the New Town part of Prague.  Vysehrad is called “a cliff top fortress” by Lonely Planet (We Believe that Lonely Planet publishes the best guidebooks).  It was a hike to the top but there were some pretty cool views!  You can look our in all directions from some point of the hill. 

In the middle is the Church of SS Peter and Paul and an old cemetery. 

 Then we walked back to Old Town along the Vltava River.  On our way there we stumbled upon a charming farmers market.  Many locals were purchasing their fresh produce for the week and it seemed to be the norm to carry a wicker basket to put everything in.  Several children also had smaller baskets.  At this market they had apple cider so of course we had to try some.  Much to my surprise it was maroon, but still tasted like apple cider.  It was just the thing to warm us up on a chilly day.

Then we went to find The Lennon Wall.  It was started in 1980s as a tribute to him after his death.  In 1988 the wall was an irritation for the communist regime.  Young adults and teens would write on the wall about love, peace, happiness and grievances they had suffered.  This caused disputes with the security police on and nearby the Charles Bridge.  The movement these students followed was called “Lennonism”  They whitewashed it regularly but could never keep it clean long so eventually gave up.

 Today the wall is owned by the Knights of Malta who allow the graffiti to continue on this wall.  The wall is continually undergoing changes and the original portrait of John Lennon has long been lost under layers of new paint.

As we left the Lennon Wall we walked by the canal and came across the official Lovers Locks.  There were tons of locks but as we looked closer we could not find any that were very old so we speculate that they cut them off from time to time.  Then a group of couples came by and put some locks on.  I hope they were in love because otherwise I think they are screwed! 

 We then went back to the markets where we had Trdelnik and the potato chips on the first day, we tried Trdelnik one or two other places and determined this was the best one, and had a few last Czech treats before it was time to go.

 Then we saw this street performance.  This way by far they best one we had seen in Prague.  I mean they guy playing the kazoo and that other girl with a recorder were something I guess … NOT.  But this was incredible!

And that wrapped up our long weekend in Prague!