Today was a pretty “tourist-y” day in Prague, but you know
what, I am a tourist. With that said, I had a lot of fun today going
to two very important landmarks in the Czech Republic.
First, I started off my morning by heading over to the John
Lennon Wall to leave my mark forever.
(Actually, only until someone decides to paint over it…). If you have never heard of the John Lennon
Wall, it is a major symbol of youth, inspiration, and freedom. This wall houses the symbolic tomb of John
Lennon, a former member of The Beatles.
Basically, it started when young people would come to the wall at night
to graffiti or paint inspirational quotes, symbols, and usually Beatles
lyrics. Every morning the guards would
come around and paint over all of the artwork.
Needless to say, this did not stop the artists. Every night more beautiful work would appear
on the wall and eventually it was too much to continue to cover. The wall now is a great place for people to
remember John Lennon and what The Beatles have done for the world. My uncle is a huge fan of The Beatles and has
always collected their memorabilia. I
thought it was only right to leave a message for him on the wall. This wall is a really cool thing to
experience and it is almost impossible to travel to Prague without making an
effort to see it.
The message I left for my uncle on the John Lennon Wall.
Some Drexel students and I at the Wall.
Later in the day, during my photography class, we traveled
across town to the Vysehrad Cemetery. It
was one of the most breath taking and interesting places I have ever been. Our assignment was to just walk around and
shoot photos for a little over an hour to come up with six or seven really good
images. I was overwhelmed at first
because there is so much to look at and focus on in a place like this. I tried to just dive right in and found that
I was learning a lot about my camera while I was experimenting, and I was also
closely admiring the little details of the cemetery. The Czech’s have a lot of history in this
particular cemetery, as there are a lot of historical writers, poets, artists,
composers, etc. It was a lot to take in
but I highly recommend it to anyone traveling to the Czech Republic. Plus, how cool is it to be able to go to such
an amazing place for class? I am
certainly not complaining and I am looking forward to more unique experiences
in our upcoming class sessions!
Part of the cemetery at Vysehrad. (My pictures do no justice for this place).
A photo I like from my photography assignment.
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