After our in depth exploration of the Old Jewish Quarter of Prague that ended at the Spanish Synagogue and an early dinner it is time to return to our accomodation for some rest. We decide to take the subway and in order to get to a subway station we have to cross part of the Old Town and then an area of New Town that we didn’t visit before.
The buildings in this area are quite interesting also, we are surprised of how extensive the protected area is, it is quite lucky that Prague wasn’t bombed extensively in World War 2.
This area is less popular and we can even find some sidestreets that are empty for that authentic medieval feeling. We almost expect a Golem to appear from behind a corner, no such luck though.
We then pass the Church of St Gallen and make our way towards the Estates Theater and the eastern part of the downtown area.
The Estates Theater is smaller than the National one next to our accomodation but it sits on a larger plaza due to its location. with the plaza being scenic as all the plazas in downtown Prague are.
There are some beautiful 18th and 19th century houses in the area and even some cubist houses including one that houses the Czech Cubism Museum.
The highlights of the east section of the historic area are the Powder Tower and the New Town Hall. Both are quite beautiful and worthy the detour we made to reach the subway station in this area.
Finding the entrance takes a bit as there are no obvious signs until you are right in front of the entrance. From there we go down and down and down and down until we finally reach the subway for the ride back to the hotel. Where we rest for a short while because we plan to be back in town in the evening to see Prague at night.
