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jun 2007
ALICIA FRIDMAN (ATHENS,GREECE) PRAGUE
At last, there is Prague for aesthetes or considering(counting) those, Prague of museums (from a museum of the ancient weapon on Golden ulichke up to the Museum of communism), picture galleries and theatre « Laterna magika », and is Prague for fans of an extreme, with freely on sale in shops not only the absinthe liqueur forbidden in many countries, but also vodka with kannabisom, with a smell of marihuana and narcotic visions. It is necessary to marvel, what miracle these absolutely unlike against each other Prague find room on the same areas, not restricting each other and at all each other not stirring(preventing); though, however, to that to be surprised? In fact Prague also is a miracle.
Travel agencies of all world advertise Prague as « city enamoured », but they forget to add, that if you, on the contrary, wish to depart from unsuccessful love or other vital disorders, you too should arrive here. In Prague you forget about all except for Prague.
To lose the way in Prague is perfectly, but it is impossible. First, stir well razlichimye even behind the latest high-altitude building spikes of ancient cathedrals: go in a direction to them, and by all means it will appear in an old part of city. Secondly, on all crossroads is were evident indexes, and in each street bright tablets with the name not only streets, but also quarter. Thirdly, prazhane are always ready to assist the got confused tourist (by the way, "to the right" and "on the left" on-χεψρκθ sound in the same way, as well as in Russian!), And if local residents it is possible to address without ceremony for the help to policemen on duty near cars (it is tested on personal experience) in any way do not come across to you. And where you would not go, finally you will leave to a symbol and heart of city to the well-known Karlov to the bridge. To guess, that it it, it is easy and without indexes for it hardly probable not the unique bridge in the Europe, decorated by fine stone statues, each of which deserves the separate story..
All is very simple: pass between Karlov's two towers of the bridge, and get in the Small country, for which Gradchany with the well-known Prague hailstones. But the area « the Small country » is interesting also in itself: first, the small river Chertovka named so by a nickname of one local inhabitants, forming picturesque kinds of " the Prague Venice » here proceeds; secondly, here green island Kampa, and thirdly, streets of the Small country are fine in itself (do not forget to examine a cathedral over Mikulasha). .
The Prague Hailstones an ancient residence Czech kings is located on a height so be going to rise on uncountable wide stupenkam. Rise would be tiresome, if more and more extensive panorama of city not opening with everyone step. On old zamkovoj to a ladder besides there is a brisk trade in souvenirs, reviving in memory Kiev Andreevsky descent. Besides pictures and cards with kinds of Prague and various not too original ornaments, here it is possible to get specific, cleanly Prague souvenirs, in particular, sparkling multi-coloured kamenyami decorative flakonchiki, reminding about the Middle Ages and very suitable for a love potion, poison or simply favourite spirits, and dolls-puppets clowns, clowns, ladies in long dresses. Many sellers speak or at least understand in Russian (it concerns also gift shops in the center of Prague). .
The Prague hailstones is a city in city, and city unusually elegant, beautiful and before refusal filled by tourists. Here there is all both crowded the areas, and narrow twisting ulochki, both fine parks, and dear five-stars hotels, both antiquarian magazinchiki, and cafe for all tastes; and it is direct opposite to the Presidential palace at which gate motionlessly cost gallant hour, all the day long play national melodies musicians in national suits. There is no tourist who would not visit a huge cathedral sacred Vitta, not less fine inside, than outside, and would not glance on Gold ulichku (by the way, an entrance paid). The cathedral making impression constructed in extreme antiquity, actually has been finished in 19 century, but unless it so is important for remembering, looking at the high arches and a groove of an altar? And let nobody knows, whether really there lived in small small houses on Golden ulichke medieval alchemists to turn time back, it is enough to go down on a stone ladder of tower Daliborka closing ulochku, and suddenly to see a web in corners of steps.
The centenary web in corners of an ancient tower and uncountable hours, almost in each street, on each crossroads is those my Prague, one more version of city in a number of thousand and thousand. Hours remind us of inevitability of current of time, and the web on too remembering stones whispers much: the past is not present, it does not recede in a chasm of nonexistence, it always beside, is enough to call of it only. The past and the present, a legend and a reality... Gravestones on the Jewish cemetery which poltysyachi years, both museum Kafki, and modern and extraordinary popular musical Krizhikovy fountains are connected by one improbable circuit let even we cannot notice intermediate parts because of limitation of our sight. You only search for pretexts to enter yourself in this reality, and it laughs at your diligence, because they izlishni because you a part of this world, a part of this city, a part of the Europe and if you do not trust lift a head and with amazement prochti the name of street on which you go: Ukrainian. Through pair meters it will be crossed with Petrograd, and hardly further Rostov, Smolensk, Moscow, Crimean, Kharkov, Sevastopol and Novgorod. And suddenly with a deafening ring rassypayutsya, stereotypes are broken, and splinters evaporate on eyes: yes as, yes that, yet really? But we shall leave manipulations with history to politicians: legs hoot, and it is a high time to land for one of street little tables and to order "Staropramen". Your health, a beauty Prague! And for a new meeting.. ALICIA FRIDMAN (ATHENS,GREECE) |
