| | Tomb outside the Prague Castle. | |
| | | Since the Soviets left, the aristocracy are trying to reclaim their property. | |
| | | Prague Castle - Royal Palace, St.Vitus Cathedral, St.George's Basilica | |
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| | | Gardens surrounding Prague Castle. | |
| | | More of the gardens surrounding Prague Castle. | |
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| | | Front of St. Vitus Cathedral. | |
| | | The famous artist Mucha (creator of Art Nouveau) designed a stained glass window. | |
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| | Pulpit in St. Vitus Cathedral | |
| | | Plaza in front of the Prague Castle - changing of the guard occurs 2 times daily. | |
| | | View of Prague from the Castle. | |
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| | Charles Bridge (Karluv Most) dates back to 1357! | |
| | | John standing Karluv Most - wooden structure dates back to 900 A.C. ! | |
| | | Many religious statues adorn the Karluv Most. | |
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| | Church of Our Lady Before Tyn | |
| | | St. Nicholas Cathedral - we saw a Czech Guitar duo here - WOW! | |
| | | St. Nicholas Cathedral - accoustics were fabulous. | |
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| | Jan Hus Monument - July 1415 he was excommunicated and burned at the stake. | |
| | | Storch House on Old Town Square - painting is St. Wenceslas. | |
| | | St. John Nepomuk executed by king Wenceslas IV. Rubbing the gold is good luck. N | |
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| | Bertranka - Mozart lived here and composed Don Giovanni for the Czechs. | |
| | | One of Mozart's harpsichords! | |
| | | The Czech people adored Mozart - Don Giovanni is regularly performed using hand puppets. | |
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| | U Fleku Brew Pub in Prague, you had to put a coaster over your glass to keep fro | |
| | | We took an overnight train from Prague to Holland - mistake! | |
| | | We finally arrive in Harleem - it's wonderful here. | |
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| | Plaza Harleem - very laid back kind of place. | |
| | | The oldest pub in Harleem - we were offered raw Herring by the locals! | |
| | | Never SEEN so many bikes - this is in the train station. | |
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| | Harleem is the home of the Corrie Tenboom house (Hiding Place, etc...) | |
| | | This is the real "hiding place" where Corrie Tenboom and family hid 100s of peop | |
| | | Plaque inside the hiding place. It was only 6 feet wide and about 3 feet thick. | |
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| | Star that Jews were forced to wear. The Nazis designed many stars to depict diff | |
| | | This is the actual room - this was Corrie Tenboom's bedroom. | |
| | | People crawled into the hiding place through the closet. | |
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| | This symbol was placed in window when it wasn't safe to enter the house. | |
| | | The city of Harleem is charming and laid back. | |
| | | Most towns in Europe have a main "plaza" or "Platz". | |
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| | Out of place - this is the 11th Commandment - a bar in Antwerp, Belgium! | |
| | | | Brussels - outside the The Royal Museum of the Army and Military History. | |
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| | Museum of the Army and Military History - Brussels | |
| | | THE GRAND'PLACE (Grote Markt - Market Square) - Brussels | |
| | | The Grand Place, built in 1402, took 50 years - it was bombed to ruins in 1695 by Louis IV. | |
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| | Manneken Pis - really, the silliest thing we saw the whole time. | |
| | | John poses -rare photo opportunity of Johneken Pis | |
| | | Sarah poses with our iPod -rare photo opportunity of Saraheken Pis | |
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