As we are returning to the entrance of the cemetery after Klausen Synagogue we see something interesting, another synagogue that looks quite old. A short glance at Google Maps tells us that it is the Old-New Synagogue, also part of our combo ticket and probably the most famous synagogue in Prague. It has two claims to fame, it is the oldest working synagogue in Europe and is rumored to be the resting place of the mythic Golem created by Rabbi Loew.
It is also a very popular tourist place with multiple tours visiting it. As you are forced on a narrow path you can walk on it is quite difficult to enjoy the old synagogue as tour guides are explaining, people are pushing and crowding you and in general invading your personal space.
As we go round the synagogue we can admire the beautiful throne as well as the other details on the walls. They look like shields, maybe mirrors, who knows?
We are forced a few times to squeeze between groups and even to turn around a few times to spots that are larger so other people can pass the other way. This makes it difficult to enjoy the details but still it is quite interesting to see how an active old synagogue looks inside.
Outside the main room is a quieter corridor where we can imagine that the Golem walked hundreds of years ago. Now there are only some cabinets and doors that we assume are tombs or prayers, who knows.
And then we are back outside and it is time to move towards the cemetery entrance to visit the other synagogue there that we missed, the Pinkas Synagogue.
