Czech Republic - Extension Day 3 Kutna Hora
Today, I visit Kutna Hora, home of Sedlec Ossuary, where the famous skull chapel is. It is the second UNESCO World Heritage site that I am visiting in Prague and expectations were high before I started the trip.
It ended up being just a so-so trip with the major downer of not being able to take photos inside Sedlec Ossuary. I managed to try some Czech food so that is one more thing I can cross off the Czech list.
The Kutna Hora tour doesn't start till 12:30pm so I went to explore this toyshop along the same street.
Little Mole!
Marvel Superheroes - Loved everywhere I go. They stand for some values that are universal.
Bought one of these. The Czech say this is Hugarian and touristy. I say I can check this off my Czech list. I ate this while waiting for the Kutna Hora bus.
Kutna Hora
Our first landing point. The tour guide already looks bored.
Museum of Bricks in Kutna Hora? I did not know about this but I managed to sneak a quick look inside.
Sedlec Ossuary
Ah, this is the only reason why this is on my Czech list. But no photos so here is just one pic from the outside, and another taken from Wikipedia.
The bone/skull thing is really something unique. No photos though.
Church of Assumption
I am assuming this Church is important. Okay, this is a Gothic style Church built from the riches of silver mining.
An art gallery within the rafters.
St. Barbara's Church
Saint Barbara's Church is a Roman Catholic Church in Kutná Hora (Bohemia) in the style of a cathedral, and is sometimes referred to as the Cathedral of St Barbara. It is one of the most famous Gothic churches in central Europe and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. St Barbara is the patron saint of miners (among others), which was highly appropriate for a town whose wealth was based entirely upon its silver mines.
It is located outside the Old Town district, behind the Jesuit College. The area was formerly outside of the town.
Art outside the Jesuit college
The organ pipes.
The printing press museum. It is an invention that changed humanity's progress.
This is a WW1 monument.
3D printed concrete bench
Dinner in Prague
These soldiers are typically inspired by Josef Švejk, the protagonist of the satirical Czech novel "The Good Soldier Švejk" (Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války) by Jaroslav Hašek. Švejk is a bumbling, simple-minded yet cunning soldier during World War I, and he's a beloved anti-hero in Czech culture, representing the absurdity of war and blind bureaucracy.
Restaurants often use a cartoonish or wooden cutout of Švejk dressed in a blue military uniform and cap, sometimes with a pint of beer in hand, to signal a traditional Czech pub with hearty food and Pilsner — places often called “U Švejka” (At Švejk’s) or similar.
I had this Beef Goulash. So-so. Not really my kind of food.
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