Jewish Quarter
Today we went to the Jewish Quarter, then hiking and swimming in a park outside the city. I am a technology master! I figured out how to use LJ galleries. Hopefully now I will be able to share more pictures with you. Keep in mind these are tourist junk and not for my portfolio but... this is what I saw today. I'll post the good ones after I've developed them.
vtlava bridge
Paddleboating under one of Prague's many bridges across the river Vtlava
riverside bar
boat dock and bar on the river
kicking back
my trusty chacos and i, laid back in a paddleboat on the river vtlava
horm blowers
medieval horn players tempt tourists to very expensive concerts in a 14th century church
old-new synagogue
this is the entrance to the old-new synagogue in the jewish quarter in prague
old-new ceiling
we are not allowed to photograph in the old-new synagogue but when has that ever stopped me?
u stare synagogy
the jewish ghetto was torn down in the 1890's by the city of prague and rebuilt. art nouveau was the architectural style of the moment and so the jewish quarter is now windy streets filled with 5-story art nouveau buildings
golem
according to legend, the golem is locked up in the attic of the old-new synagogue, waiting to aid jewish prague in its hour of need. to the right of the chimney is the small window that allows worshippers to see the first evening star on fridays, prompting the start of shabbat.
jewish graveyard
the jewish graveyard in prague is huge but tiny considering the number of people (almost 100,000 stacked 12 people deep in places).
jewish graveyard close up
the amount of graves here absolutely blew my mind. they go every which way sticking up out of the ground like broken teeth.
jewish lion
the graves in the jewish cemetary have signifiers to tell passersby the occupation or family origin of the person buried there. a pharmacist gets a mortar and pestle, etc.
jewish cemetery path
the jewish graveyard is bordered by apartment buildings
pebble wishes
placing pebbles on a grave of a venerated leader is a jewish tradition. placing money, gold rocks, or messages on a jewish grave is a tourist tradition.
jewish cemetery more
there are many levels to the jewish graveyard since people are buried on top of one another. the ground is higher in places.
spanish synagogue
jews weren't allowed to practice architechture so all their synagogues were built by outsiders. this synagogue was build by spanish architects and every surface was covered with gorgeous, ostentatious ornamentation.
vtlava bridge
Paddleboating under one of Prague's many bridges across the river Vtlava
riverside bar
boat dock and bar on the river
kicking back
my trusty chacos and i, laid back in a paddleboat on the river vtlava
horm blowers
medieval horn players tempt tourists to very expensive concerts in a 14th century church
old-new synagogue
this is the entrance to the old-new synagogue in the jewish quarter in prague
old-new ceiling
we are not allowed to photograph in the old-new synagogue but when has that ever stopped me?
u stare synagogy
the jewish ghetto was torn down in the 1890's by the city of prague and rebuilt. art nouveau was the architectural style of the moment and so the jewish quarter is now windy streets filled with 5-story art nouveau buildings
golem
according to legend, the golem is locked up in the attic of the old-new synagogue, waiting to aid jewish prague in its hour of need. to the right of the chimney is the small window that allows worshippers to see the first evening star on fridays, prompting the start of shabbat.
jewish graveyard
the jewish graveyard in prague is huge but tiny considering the number of people (almost 100,000 stacked 12 people deep in places).
jewish graveyard close up
the amount of graves here absolutely blew my mind. they go every which way sticking up out of the ground like broken teeth.
jewish lion
the graves in the jewish cemetary have signifiers to tell passersby the occupation or family origin of the person buried there. a pharmacist gets a mortar and pestle, etc.
jewish cemetery path
the jewish graveyard is bordered by apartment buildings
pebble wishes
placing pebbles on a grave of a venerated leader is a jewish tradition. placing money, gold rocks, or messages on a jewish grave is a tourist tradition.
jewish cemetery more
there are many levels to the jewish graveyard since people are buried on top of one another. the ground is higher in places.
spanish synagogue
jews weren't allowed to practice architechture so all their synagogues were built by outsiders. this synagogue was build by spanish architects and every surface was covered with gorgeous, ostentatious ornamentation.