A Swedish soldier and a gambling monk both ride at night but are harmless One of the darkest moments for Prague was at the end of the Thirty Years’ War, when Swedish…
The lure of free gold led a barber down the path to ruin Sometimes having a decent profession isn’t enough. A barber during the time of Emperor Rudolf II was growing bored…
A visionary woman saw the future of the Czech capital Like many old cities, the origins of Prague are a bit mysterious. A popular legend says the city was founded by a…
People can see esoteric treasures plus meet like-minded people Prague, and much of Bohemia, is just filled with mystical and curious places. Finding them on your own and separating the fact from…
A beautiful connection between Charles Bridge and the tomb of St. Wenceslas. There was little difference between science and mysticism back in the time of Emperor Charles IV. This extended to architecture…
