27.2.06


part two....Kuntá Hora

On Saturday we took a day trip to this sleepy city just an hour outside of Prague. Most of the city was closed due to the fact that this is the off season for tourists. However we were able so see some of the sights the city had to offer. Probably the most well known attraction is the chapel that is decorated with bones, human bones. The Chandelier hanging in the middle of the chapel is said to have one of each bone from the human body. Even though there were more than the bones of 40,000 people surrounding me, I didn’t feel creeped out or even mildly disturbed. The way that the pieces were put together were carefully and skillfully created, over all it possessed a unique beauty.
After spending quite a bit of time at the chapel we walked through the almost dead town and trekked to St. Barbara’s. Unfortunately the building was partly covered in scaffolding and the same was true for the interior of the church. After meandering around this church for an hour or so we found an ice patch outside and began to slide and “skate” across the bumpy solid surface. It’s funny how you can find entertainment in the simplest things.

bone chapel

heads up

bone chandelier

After returning home from Kuntá Hora, we were able to take the tube to old town square and watch the fight for the bronze metal in men’s ice hockey. The Czechs were set to battle the Russians in the consolation game. The square was set up with two huge jumbo screens and a random stage for random performances during the intermissions. The buildings surrounding the square were all a light, looking awesome in the cold February air. Despite the nearly freezing temperatures there were quite a lot of people crowded around the screens waving Czech flags, wearing Czech jerseys and showing their Czech pride in various ways. Chris and I were the most into the game doing all the cheers the locals were doing, however we had no idea what they were chanting, we just followed along. After watching the Czechs skate to victory, we headed to a bar nearby, where drinks were 65 kc for one beer, after one we headed back to the dorms and only spent 24 kc on our victory drinks.

GO CZECH!!