Prague......

Today was very special. We took an afternoon walking tour of the
Jewish Quarter. Prague has an amazimg Jewish tradition. The cemetary
dates from the 14th century and is just incredible - big old
gravestones all crowded together, leaning into each other, etc. There
are also 5 synagogues, some very simple, one absolutely amazing in how
ornate it is. That was the Spanish Synagogue.

There are several Jewish museums, and they document in detail the
history of the Prague Jewish commnity. Out of over 100,000 Jews
before the war, only a few thousand survived. The names of all the
murdered ones are inscribed on the walls of one of the synagogues,
with their communities, and birth and death dates. It is very moving.
There was also an exhibit of childrens' art from the Terezin
concentration camp. Almost all of them were killed.

Anyway, the tour was definitely one of the highlights of the trip, but
there have been so many it is is hard to choose!

Tomorrow we are going to take a tour of the oldest synagogues -
actually the oldest one in Europe - from the 12th century! We are
also going to go an art museum.

Tonight we had a fabulous dinner at a restaurant overlooking the river
and the Charles Bridge. Not only was the food and service fabulous,
but the view was just incredible.

Time is flying!!!!