Sunday, March 2, 2008

Karlovy Vary pics











































































































































From topish to bottomish:
1) St. Mary Magdalene's church
2) Alter in the crypt containing a tomb of God, so the local population wouldn't have to travel to Jerusalem
3) Human remains found during the expansion of the church now on display in the crypt, their complete bodies were not found so they were not reburied
4) The floor of the crypt of the church is one of the original roads running through Karlovy Vary.
5) Stone colonnade, outside. Inside are a few springs that you drink from to heal.
6) Inside the colonnade
7) Wood colonnade, same concept
8) A spring fountain in the wood colonnade
9) Grandhotel Pupp, used in the movies The Last Holiday and Casino Royale
10) Czechs are much smarter than Icelanders, in that they realize a lot more people will go to geysers if they are inside
11) Another spring fountain. All the different fountains have different mineral compositions in the water, doctors at the spas actually prescribe for people to walk to and drink from different fountains
12) TG Masaryk ave.
13) Cool looking store
14) Looking down the canal to Grandhotel Pupp
15) Looking the opposite direction

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