Prague, Terezin & Kutná Hora

Prague, Terezin & Kutná Hora

In October of 2019 I visited Prague with Family and Friends. It was a day tripping packed three days. 

Prague is such a lovely city and it would of been an amazing few days if it wasn’t for a friends bag being dipped and passports robbed (Adults and Childs) on day two. So please take heed, don’t become complacent and be extra careful with your bags, not only in Prague but any busy city you may visit. The bag was picked whilst on a busy tram from our hotel into the City. Luckily the passports were found and handed in to the police, however it was a little late as the cancellation and renewal process had started; taking up until a few hours before our departure to get temporary passports allowing us all to get home as scheduled.

Moving on. 

I travelled light for my trip to Prague taking just the Fuji Film X-T20 with the Fuji XF 18-55mm kit lens.

Prague Church

On day one 

We had only arrived into Prague late afternoon and that evening had a Ghost Tour of the streets of Prague booked, which was interesting and involved plenty of walking and stopping. I didn’t get many images this evening, despite the dark and mystical evening it was with the fog dropping, the lights and chimney smoke.

Day Two. Terezin Concentration Camp and Ghetto.
Day two saw us jump the coach on an organised trip just an hour out of Prague to Terezin. Visiting Terezin Concentration Camp first and then into Terezin Ghetto, which is now a quiet village and museum. During World War II, this fortress town was a waystation for tens of thousands of Jews, before being sent to Auschwitz and served also a retirement village for the elderly and prominent Jews to mislead their communities about the final solution. The ghetto also served a propaganda role. The trip was made very interesting by our very knowledgable English tour guide.

Terezin Concentration Camp
Terezin Concentration Camp
Block A Terezin Concentration Camp
Terezin Concentration Camp Block-A taken with the Fujifilm X-t20
Terezin Concentration Camp
Terezin Concentration Camp (Geschäftszimmer) Office Building
Medical Room Terezin
Medical Room taken with the iPhone XS
Wash Basin Terezin
Wash basin shared between cell mates with the iPhone XS
Terezin Ghetto Door Way
Terezin Ghetto with the Fujifilm X-t20
Terezin Ghetto Building
Terezin Ghetto with the Fujifilm X-t20

Day Three. Sedlec Ossuary ‘The Bone Chapel’ and Kutná Hora.
Can we call this an Art Installation? The bone chapel is located beneath the church of All Saints in the suburb of Kutna Hora and it is estimated to contain 70,000 peoples bones. The location of the church was a desirable burial site throughout Central Europe due to the piece of holy land brought back from Golgotha under the reign of King Otakar II of Bohemia in 1278. Wordworker Frantisek Rint was later employed by the Schwarzenberg family (members of the Czech nobility and German nobility) in 1870 to put the bone heaps into order. The crow pecking the skeleton eye is part of the Schwarzenberg family crest. Today the chapel is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the Czech Republic.

The Bone Chapel
Taken with the Fujifilm X-t20, Fuji XF 18-55mm
Bone Chapel Prague
Taken with the Fujifilm X-t20, Fuji XF 18-55mm
Kutná Hora Bone Chapel
Taken with the Fujifilm X-t20, Fuji XF 18-55mm
Family Crest made from bones
Bone Chapel Czech Republic
Chandeleir made from bones

The Village of Kutná Hora

A town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic and home to the amazing St. Barbara Church one of the most famous Gothic churches in central Europe and it is a UNESCO world heritage site.

(Image to the right or below taken with the iPhoneXS)

Picture being Taken of St. Barbara Church
St. Barbara Church in the background
St. Barbara Church
St. Barbara Church taken with the iPhone XS
Statue inside St. Barbara Church
Statue inside St. Barbara Church taken with the iPhone XS
Stained Glass St. Barbara Church
Stained Glass St. Barbara Church taken with the iPhone XS
Streets of Kutna Hora
Taken with the Fujifilm X-t20, Fuji XF 18-55mm
Church in Kutná Hora
Taken with the Fujifilm X-t20, Fuji XF 18-55mm
Caravan on the streets of Kutná Hora
Taken with the Fujifilm X-t20, Fuji XF 18-55mm
Taken with the Fujifilm X-t20, Fuji XF 18-55mm
Taken with the Fujifilm X-t20, Fuji XF 18-55mm

The Streets of Prague

Taken with the iPhone XS
Taken with the Fujifilm X-t20, Fuji XF 18-55mm
Taken with the Fujifilm X-t20, Fuji XF 18-55mm
Taken with the Fujifilm X-t20, Fuji XF 18-55mm
Charles Bridge in Prague
Charles Bridge in Prague taken with the iPhone XS