My Swedish Exchange: Prague

I spent two full days in Prague. I really liked Prague. It's a very neat city with beautiful architecture. And Prague is cheap compared to the rest of Europe which was really nice. However, unlike everywhere else in Europe, I was completely unable to read anything because the language is so different. There's a whole pile of accents and I didn't even know where to begin with pronunciation.

On my first day I went on a free walking tour which was fantastic. This post covers my walking tour and a few pictures I've been unable to identify. Many important sites are located in the Old Town Square including the Church of the Mother of God in front of Týn. The famous Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe is buried inside.

There is the Jan Hus Memorial.

And the Prague astronomical clock.

The astronomical clock was built in 1410. Every hour, the four figures move, including death striking the hour. At noon, all twelve Apostles come through a doorway. (On the hour, only one comes out.) There is also the moon, the sun, and the zodiac which move to give their current position relative to each other. The moon also correctly gives the Lunar phase by changing colour. After all this time, the clock is still correct!

Another view of the clock tower.

Prague has Europe's oldest active synagogue, the Old New Synagogue. It was called the New Synagogue when in was first finished in 1270, but was changed to the Old New Synagogue when new synagogues were built.