02-JUL-2006
Old Town Square, facade detail
Lovely murals on this one.
03-JUL-2006
Old Town Square, facade detail
Lovely colour on this one.
12-JUL-2006
St Nicholas Church
A very pretty Baroque building at the northwest corner of the square
03-JUL-2006
Horse and carriage in front of St Nicholas
A line of these usually await customers here.
12-JUL-2006
Peek-a-boo
It is possible to go to the top of the tower of Old City Hall, a great venue for photography. Uniquely among the various towers, there is even an elevator.
03-JUL-2006
Old-timer sightseeing car
Just off the main square itself, it is possible to take a sight-seeing trip in one of several classic cars. Here a Tatra.
14-JUL-2006
Sightseeing by horse and carriage
You can go for a ride in one of these. Probably nice, probably quite expensive - I didn't try!
12-JUL-2006
Tourist traffic in front of the Clock
Not so bad at the moment, but this spot is absolutely crowded on the hour, every hour.
12-JUL-2006
Steet cafés
The hotels lining the southern side of the square have cafés selling vastly overpriced food and beverages. Steer clear - when they have 15 million tourists streaming by in a typical year, they don't have to make quality food to get rich in a hurry!
09-JUL-2006
Tourist crowd by the Clock
At the stroke of the hour, the Astronomical Clock performs a little show with figures dancing around. This draws around ten zillion tourists, making the scene look like this. Wait five minutes, and the crowd is gone. Strange stuff.