Beyond the Iron Curtain

I left Wien for Praha (Prague), Czech Republic. This is my first trip inside the old Soviet Union. You could see the difference.

When I left the train station, there was a full rainbow in the sky.

Kafka statue in the Jewish Quarter.

The Charles Bridge.

Looking over Praha.

Looking up at the cathedral.

The John Lennon Wall. When Lennon was shot people wrote on this wall. The police painted over the writings. It became a symbol of free expersion in the struggle against the Soviet regime because people would continue to write on the wall everyday for years and everyday the police would paint over it.

Charles Bridge.

A parade that appeared out of nowhere. It wasn't very big and our tour guide didn't even know why there was a parade.

The town center was very impressive.