Construction on Prague Castle started in 870A.D. and has found Kings of Bohemia, Holy Roman Emperors and presidents of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic using it for their offices. The Bohemian Crown Jewels are kept here, though what was on display here today were replicas from 40 years ago… According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the Prague Castle is the largest coherent castle complex in the world with an area of almost 70000 m²! The Prague Castle has been rebuilt so many times over the centuries, it virtually represents every architectural style of the last millennium.  There are some pictures here and a bunch more in 3D coming soon to a screen near you…

We also took in a special museum for Cailey Brooks and Bill Laufman, the Barbie and Toy Museum. Cailey you would have LOVED this place, it had 1,000 Barbie and Ken dolls, I tried to take some pictures of the ones I knew you would have liked the most, especially the Princesses!  Bill, you would have loved this place too, I spotted a number of things you’ve got and perhaps another thousand you don’t. Those are all in a Barbie gallery here

Finally, today’s bonus attraction is a small collection of stained glass windows from the Prague Castle and from Bruges..

We’re off shortly to meet a friend of mine from Scottsdale for, what sounds like it might be an off-the-menu feast prepared by a Pakistani friend of his, Mafooz,  that has a restaurant here. We’ll see… either way it is always nice to see Mike…