If I Were on Instagram - 24 October

Prague Castle at dusk.

1. Nový Svět (New World), a charming 14th century neighborhood behind the castle. 2. New fall uniform.

The Holy Trinity of Czech food: 1. Svíčková with dumplings and smažený sýr (fried cheese) with boiled potatoes 2. Ovocné knedlíky / fruit dumplings

David Černý’s Babies at Museum Kampa Park.

1. The Philosophical Hall at Strahov Monastery Library 2. A Latin manuscript housed in this 12th century library.

The alchemist’s lodge on Golden Lane, inside the castle walls.

1. Ana Tyulpanova’s rendering of The Astronomical Clock. 2. Petr Sís: Flying Man / Hommage à Václav Havel.

1. The walls of the Pinkas Synagogue are covered with the names of nearly 80,000 Czech and Moravian Jews killed in the Holocaust, each with their birth and death dates. 2. The Old Jewish Cemetery next door, where graves were layered on top of one another for more than 300 years.

Idiom, Matej Krén’s tower of books at the Municipal Library.

1. Gardens below the castle. 2. More red Virginia creeper!

Back in London: pink skies

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