Monday, March 23, 2009

More About Petrin Hill

Besides walking up the hill for exercise, Greg and I have been visiting some of the quirky attractions Petrin has to offer. Yesterday we went to the Mirror Maze, which was built for the Jubilee Exhibition of 1891. The maze was moved to the top of Petrin after the Exhibition. We took some fun pictures, and the old columns and multiple mirrors are oddly beautiful:
Last week we visited the gallery of a fantasy painter. It's about halfway up the hill and is located in a small building that's been converted into a faux cavern. The outside of the building is decorated with the painter's ceramic creations:
Another thing you see when you climb Petrin is an amazing variety of views of the city of Prague. Thousands of tourists climb the hill just to take pictures. You can see the Vltava river and the red roofs of the city:
You can also easily see why Prague is called the city of a thousand spires:

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