http://pamelahornik.vox.com/library/posts/tags/eroica/page/1/ en Vox Wed, 07 May 2008 13:44:29 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss eroica http://pamelahornik.vox.com/library/post/wednesday-in-prague.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(pamelahornik) http://pamelahornik.vox.com/library/post/wednesday-in-prague.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://pamelahornik.vox.com/library/post/wednesday-in-prague.html?_c=feed-rss-full Wed, 07 May 2008 13:44:29 -0700 <p>Woke up early to go on a tour of Terezin. &#160;On our way to meet the tour we miraculously happened upon the National Gallery that we had been searching for yesterday (not worth the search).<div><br /></div><div> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251c0f6e549d00f48cf5cf690002" at:format="extra-large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-extra-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://pamelahornik.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c0f6e549d00f48cf5cf690002.html"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c2251c0f6e549d00f48cf5cf690002-500pi" alt="Prague National Gallery" title="Prague National Gallery" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://pamelahornik.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c0f6e549d00f48cf5cf690002.html" title="Prague National Gallery">Prague National Gallery</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> </div><div><br /></div><div>We spent most of our day on an amazing tour of <a href="http://www.pamatnik-terezin.cz">Terezin Ghetto</a> through <a href="http://www.wittmann-tours.com">Wittman Tours</a>. &#160;Our tour guide was a survivor of Terezin and Auschwitz. &#160;His stories were horrifying and fascinating. &#160;This was a life changing tour. &#160;Truly amazing. &#160;Here is the spot where transport trains came in and out of Terezin distributing Jews from throughout Europe to the many Nazi death camps.</div><div><br /></div><div> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251c0f6e549d00e398f7736e0005" at:format="extra-large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-extra-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; 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border: 1px solid; text-align: center;"><a href="http://pamelahornik.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c0f6e549d00f48d1488f90001.html" class="enclosure-strip-link" title="Prague Indian Food 1"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c2251c0f6e549d00f48d1488f90001-120pi" alt="Prague Indian Food 1" class="enclosure-strip-image" style="margin: 5px; border: 0;" /></a><a href="http://pamelahornik.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c0f6e549d00f48cf5db8d0003.html" class="enclosure-strip-link" title="Prague Indian Food 2"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2251c0f6e549d00f48cf5db8d0003-120pi" alt="Prague Indian Food 2" class="enclosure-strip-image" style="margin: 5px; border: 0;" /></a><a href="http://pamelahornik.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c0f6e549d00e398f7739b0005.html" class="enclosure-strip-link" title="Prague Indian Food 3"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c2251c0f6e549d00e398f7739b0005-120pi" alt="Prague Indian Food 3" class="enclosure-strip-image" style="margin: 5px; border: 0;" /></a></div> </div> <!-- end enclosure --> </div><div><br /></div><div>After dinner we headed over to the Municipal House to hear the Prague Symphony. &#160;They performed&#160;Beethoven&#39;s&#160;Eroica&#160;symphony, which was amazing.</div><div><br /></div><div> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251c0f6e549d00f48cf5dbcd0003" at:format="extra-large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-extra-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://pamelahornik.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c0f6e549d00f48cf5dbcd0003.html"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2251c0f6e549d00f48cf5dbcd0003-500pi" alt="Before the Symphony" title="Before the Symphony" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://pamelahornik.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c0f6e549d00f48cf5dbcd0003.html" title="Before the Symphony">Before the Symphony</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> </div><div> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251c0f6e549d00f48d14893d0001" at:format="extra-large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-extra-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://pamelahornik.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c0f6e549d00f48d14893d0001.html"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2251c0f6e549d00f48d14893d0001-500pi" alt="At the Symphony" title="At the Symphony" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://pamelahornik.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c0f6e549d00f48d14893d0001.html" title="At the Symphony">At the Symphony</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> </div><div><br /></div><div>We are now getting ready to head home tomorrow. &#160;Looking forward to seeing the kids.</div></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://pamelahornik.vox.com/library/post/wednesday-in-prague.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c0f6e549d00e398f774060005?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> beethoven indian food prague eroica national gallery terezin powder tower prague symphony municipal house