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More from Plzen, Czechia

Sep 21 – What else is there to see in this city?

Cathedral of St Bartholomew – tallest spire in Czechia
What an interesting Madonna
We climbed up the spire past the bell tower
A view of the city from the top of the spire
Outside the cathedral is a railing with little angel faces – the one on the right has been touched so often that its face has totally disappeared. We watched a steady stream of people walk up, grasp the angel and bow their heads in prayer.
Faces at the playground
…and at the bakery
The Great Synagogue, with its Russian orthodox domes, is the third largest in the world
Majestic interior
The hallways are filled with stories of those lost in the Holocaust – the Jewish population of the city went from over 2000 to less than 200 today
Footsteps leaving the synagogue
The Puppet Museum
Jim was very good at the marionettes
Here are heavy wooden puppets of shepards, Joseph, Mary and the Magi – puppeteers put one arm through and carried the puppets on their shoulders
I liked them all
Outside on the square
More faces
We had a wonderful time in Plzen – now we’re off to Karlovy Vary!