udallpragueblague: FUNicular to Petrin Fortress--Feb 13

Today the kids and I set off for Petrin--for the second time. This time I had the RIGHT book and map...

Posing at the Namesti Miru tram stop...Brady bought a good camera here in Prague. I have the cheaper one with me today...Pictures are not as nice, but we are happy--and this one does do black and white, see?

The little depot at the bottom of the hill...What the camera does not show is that it was right before sunset. Beautiful! And all the hundreds of love-stricken couples we traveled with thought so too. Clearly this is an activity for lovers, unbeknownst to us. And after all, it was the day before Valentines Day--which is celebrated here.

The "venacular" vernacular for funicular--Finn's joke--Pearl and Georgia now still don't quite know how to say it...

We scored the front car--even though we had to stand for the 7 minutes it took to ascend the hill.

Our view as we moved up the hill backward.

Our tram stopped to let the one descending go by. You can see where the tracks divide.

Petrin Fortress--what I didn't get is the "Hunger Wall", the stone wall that surrounds the fortress. A king in the 13oos (forgotten his name...) had the poor build it in exchange for food. Generous!