Day TWENTY THREE
Contrasting with the sites of yesterday,
we decided to explore the beautiful Old Town of Prague 1 today, and (spoiler
alert) see the other side of the river and go up to the castle tomorrow. The
town square and astronomical clock were the highlights of today, as well as a
statue of a naked lady who's vagina you can climb into (anyone else just get a
terrifying 'Grimsby' flashback?).
David Černý is the man behind a lot of Prague's public pieces of political art
- alliteration - including the weird giant black babies with no faces that you
can see crawling up the TV tower, the reflective lady with the open womb, and
many other statement pieces. When the new President moved into his river-facing
mansion, Černý erected a giant purple hand, pulling an enlarged middle finger,
on a barge and moored it on the river so the President could see it. Because of
his popularity as an artist, and the political climate, the President decided
to let it remain there, rather than deal with the possibility of a riot.
The astronomical clock (local name Orloj) was installed in 1410, and it meant to tell us the location of the sun and moon n the sky. It is also the oldest astronomical clock still working.
^ When in Prague, order half a duck with dumplings. It has to be done, and then never done ever again.
next: Prague | Karlův most | Day 24
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