Prague 5: Along the Vltava [Sky Watch Friday]

We continued on our free time by strolling along the Vltava. This gave us an opportunity to see Prague from a different perspective. For example, we had been up to the Hradcany Prague Castle several days earlier. Now we could see it from across the river. Note the towers of St. Vitus’s cathedral towering above.

Heading in the opposite direction, we saw a line of houses with wonderful Baroque facades. Remember that Prague was spared the WWII bombardment that had, for example, devastated Budapest. So, virtually everything of beauty has remained intact. The lower image shows how close to river these houses are situated.

From the vantage point of a nearby bridge, I shot this image. Note that the bottom one has been edited to remove a number of objects.

The bridge we were on was quite busy with pedestrian and vehicular traffic. In the two images below, I made a color to B&W conversion, as well as edit out a number of distracting details. Which version do you prefer?

Not only the bridge, but also the Vltava was bustling (with small boat traffic). The Charles Bridge is in the background.

That same evening, our group bused to the Charles Bridge for a walk across it [to our restaurant for dinner]. The shots below were with my cell phone.You can see a slight reddening of the sky as the sun is setting.