Early one morning before work, I bought some breakfast rolls at a Flora Station bread shop, then rode the subway to Müstek Station. From there I hoofed it to the Vltava River.

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This photo shows Prague Castle, above Lesser Town, with the Vltava River in the foreground. Lesser Town was founded in 1257 and is supposed to be the are least touched by modern changes.

A part of Lesser Town, shot from the bridge that appears in the photo above.

This the Charles Bridge, which completed construction in 1400 and carried traffic for 600 years. Now it is open only to pedestrians. It connects Old Town on the left to Lesser Town on the right.

This is the gate at the Old Town end of the Charles Bridge. It was built in the late 1300's.

An arch of the Charles Bridge.

On Charles Bridge, looking toward Lesser Town. Note the statues lining the bridge. There are 30 of them -- many duplicates of the originals which are tucked safely away in museums.

Most of the Charles Bridge statues are quite tarnished and dark. This one was unusual in its brightness, but I'm not sure why. Maybe it's kept polished? Maybe it's gold?

Here's a detail of a Charles Bridge statue, where people have rubbed away the tarnish.

A view of Prague Castle and Lesser Town from the Charles Bridge.

The Lesser Town end of Charles Bridge. This is as close as I got to Lesser Town.