One of our assignments for our Prague Art and Architecture class was to go visit the Vysehrad Fortress. A large fortress that was built before Prague Castle signifies the legend of Libuse and Premyslid, the first line of Bohemian Kings. Se up on a hill overlooking the Vltava River, the fortress is a beautiful town surrounded by stone walls. Beginning at the main gate, we walked past what used to be their homes, shops, their lives.
The Vysehrad cathedral stood before us; an absolutely incredible piece of architecture, with beautiful glass mosaics above the doors.
Next to the cathedral was a large cemetery holding the remains of important artists, musicians and cultural figures of the time.
After seeing the main parts of the fortress, we walked through the snow up to the top of the fortress walls, what we saw before us was amazing.
You had a view of the entire city, the river with all its bridges, and the Prague Castle off in the distance. As we stood and soaked in the beauty of a city, we though back to what it must have been like to live during those times. Was the life withing walls all they ever knew? I'm sure some people must have been born, raised and died inside the city walls. But part of me thinks that they were better off. They didn't have the corruption our world has today, they had their family, their faith and life was simple. Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong century...
It was getting late so we decided to head back and grab some dinner. Being the adventurous adventurers that the two of us are, we picked a random metro stop and got off! Pankrac was the winner. Low and behold there was a HUGE mall right off the metro stop. This is one reason I love Prague, you never know what you are going to find! Some delicious Lebanese food and a scoop of gelato and we were satisfied!
Kirbs came over to see the apartment and do homework for the night, but who are we kidding, no homework was done =)
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