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architecture, baroque, ghosts and phantoms, Magic Bohemia, magic prague, Prague and Bohemia, saints and relics, Tarot of Prague

Bruncvík and his magic sword

December 18, 2017 /

A dragon-slaying knight and his white lion now guard Charles Bridge Not all of the statues on Charles Bridge are actually on top of the bridge. There is one off to the…

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baroque, Bohemian lifestyle, magic prague, Prague and Bohemia, Tarot and divination

Fortunes change on Charles Bridge

November 13, 2017 /

Fate frowns on a vain merchant but smiles on a poor villager and bridge guard Two tales tell of strange reversals of fortune that took place on Charles Bridge. One is a…

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baroque, Magic Bohemia, saints and relics, Tarot and divination

The dog, the bridge and the legend

July 13, 2016 /

Petting the bronze dog on Charles Bridge is a more recent tradition than many people think. Practically every tourist who crosses Charles Bridge in Prague touches one of three places on the…

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