Back Down To Earth
Another day trip and more exciting surprises. Decided to go to Kutna Hora about an hour train ride outside of Prague. Someone had told me that the Bone Church was really interesting at Kutna Hora. We got up late and had to scramble to make the 10am train. Arrived around 11 and went straight to the Bone Church. Pretty eerie place, but also different and cool. All the items in the church are made from bones from 40 thousand people who had died in the 14th and 15th centuries. Original altars and decorations by a partially blind monk. Very strange place with all the skulls and femurs around! Didn't take very long to see the church so we decided to check out the rest of the town. Nice little picturesque town with lots of nice statues,
Mike Rose
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Lots of Bones........
June 26, 2017
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Kutna Hora
Another day trip and more exciting surprises. Decided to go to Kutna Hora about an hour train ride outside of Prague. Someone had told me that the Bone Church was really interesting at Kutna Hora. We got up late and had to scramble to make the 10am train. Arrived around 11 and went straight to the Bone Church. Pretty eerie place, but also different and cool. All the items in the church are made from bones from 40 thousand people who had died in the 14th and 15th centuries. Original altars and decorations by a partially blind monk. Very strange place with all the skulls and femurs around! Didn't take very long to see the church so we decided to check out the rest of the town. Nice little picturesque town with lots of nice statues,
monuments, and churches. At the far end of town we ran into a beautiful big Gothic church. This church was started in the 14th century and never really finished until the 18th. What a fantastic work of art! Spent more time inside and out at the Saint Barbara Cathedral than at the Bone Church. Almost missed our train back, but today was a everything went right day for travel. Got back in time for an early supper of goulash with dumplings and of course beer. Love these day trips that have these unexpected treasures!
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It all started with the first grey hair.........
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On the Road again.....
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Eataly and Old things......
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Culture Day
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The Medici Curse
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A Slanted View.......
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Lining up for David
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Holy Cannoli
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Exploring Paradise......
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Verona and Shakespeare......
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South to the home of Pizza and Mozzarella.....
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Sunday is not a slow day in Napoli...
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Pom Pom's for Pompeii
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Totally Different.....
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Hidden Gem of the Adriatic.....
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Kotor below the mountain.....
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King's Landing......
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Surf and Sun .......
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A Pleasant Day of Travel.........
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Rainy day in Croatia......
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Plitvice and Plum Brandy.......
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Whacked Crazy Day of Travel ......
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Fathers Day in Buda (with a) Pest.
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Relaxed Day in a Vibrant City.....
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Vienna the Good, the Bad, and the Lucky....
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Music and Mountains.....
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More of Magnificent Vienna...
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Day and Night in Prague.....
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Sunday in Prague.....
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Lots of Bones........
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Beer is Cheaper than Water......
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Perogies in Poland....
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A Sobering Day.......
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Happy Birthday Canada from Poland......
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A Few Days in Warsaw
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Shall we Gdansk.....
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Long Trip to Lithuania
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Vilnius in the Air and on the Ground...."
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Nida Break......
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Latvian Charm......
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Riga in the Rain....
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Estonian Excitement......
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Taking It Easy in Tallinn
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Pasty No More
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Hel(yeah)sinki
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Helsinki Highlights.....
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Sad Day as Katelyn Goes Home....
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To Russia With Love......
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Peterhof the Russian Versailles
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St. Petersburg Crazy........
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Moscow or Bust
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Moscow's Finest.......
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Moscow Winding Down...
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Gorky Park......
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Trans Siberian Railway........
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Baikal in the Rain.....
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Russia Ends, Mongolia Begins......
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Mongolia Camping Trip..........
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Busy Beijing
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Beijing and the Great Wall
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Great Wall Hike
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Great Wall Hike 2
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Back to Beijing and Summer Palace...
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Walk around Beijing
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Ancient City of Pingyao
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Warriors of Xi'an
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Panda-mania
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The Fun of Travelling
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Lijiang a Breathe of Fresh Air......
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Tiger Leaping Gorge-ous
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Stone Forest
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West Mountain of Kunming......
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Hot and Humid Guilin
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Rice, Rice, and More Rice......
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Terrific Tianmen Mountain.....
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Avatar Park in China.....
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Yellow Mountain in the Sky.....
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Tranquility in Chaos.......
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Modern Urban China
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Tibet or Bust
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Tibetan Temples and Taboos.....
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Treading in the Footsteps of the Dalai Lama...
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Tibetan Countryside......
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Everest
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Nepal Travel Hell........
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Trekking into the Top of the World.....
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Life Between Treks
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Annapurna Beauty
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Pokhara Relax Days
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Jungle Adventures
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End of Nepal
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To Thailand for Rest
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Beach Life
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Week on the Beach
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Christmas in Paradise
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Few days of Cool
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Fun in the Sun
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