Day 4
Prague, Czech Republic
Thursday, May 25

Day 3 Europe Trip Day 5

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We first went to the Prague Castle. Here is one of the guards. We just missed the ceremony of the changing of the guard.
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Inside the courtyard at the castle.
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And this cathedral is in the courtyard too.
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We left the castle through this gateway. I had a hard time getting the exposure right to get the statues instead of the sky.
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This is the St. Nicholas cathedral where we would sing the next day.
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McDonald's are everywhere. I didn't get a chance to eat at any of them though.
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The entrance to the famous St. Charles bridge.
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Our Korean friends on the St. Charles bridge.
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Another lady who was with us, on the St. Charles bridge.
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Looking off the St. Charles bridge. This image is immediately to the right of the previous one.
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The St. Charles bridge is lined with statues like this one.
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Looking back toward the St. Charles bridge.
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On the bridge, I think.
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Looking back at the Prague Castle from across the river.
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A typical building. Fancy, huh?
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Fancy iron work at our lunch stop.
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We got one practice before the concerts.
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Here's a blurry picture of the soloists. I was having trouble getting my camera to focus well.
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These two images are the exterior of the National Theater, where we would see the opera Aida later that day.
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Mom, Jonathan Ng, Daryll, Sherri, and Jan at the National Theater prior to the start of Aida. (Not focused -- arg!) The rest of the Catalina Methodist contingent was scattered around the theater.
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It was super fancy. Vast amounts of gold were used in the decorations.
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They brought down this fancy screen during the intermission.
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Only later I would learn that my camera has a setting to get rid of the orange hue of indoor pictures.

Day 3 Europe Trip Day 5