Today I finally visited the city center. Behind me you can see the Petřín hill, the National Theatre and the Prague Castle.
Then I went on Smetana's Embankment, where I saw Krammer's fountain - a monument dedicated to Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor.
In front of Charles Bridge, I looked up to statue of Charles IV, another Holy Roman Emperor and Bohemian King. Czech people usually call him "Otec vlasti" ("Father of the homeland") and consider him the best sovereign ever.
You can meet lot of musicians on the Charles Bridge.
From the Charles Bridge I saw the Straka's Academy, seat of Czech government. It was named after John Peter Straka, who estabilished an academy for needy young noblemen. It's a play on words - "straka" means "magpie" in Czech, so many people say that "Straka's Academy" is an appropriate name for the seat of government.
When I was going over the Charles Bridge, two girls suddenly came to me and wanted to take picture of me and their penguin. I asked them if they have something in common with ToyVoyagers.com, but they said that not - they are just travelling through Europe and photographing their penguin.
The Lesser Town Bridge Towers are one of the most photographed buildings in Prague. The smaller one is older than the Charles Bridge, because it originally belonged to former Judith Bridge, destroyed by flood.
