Tears of emotion at a special opera viewing at the Smetana Museum Next stop was the small town of Japkenice. The house where Smetana spent the last eight years of his life has been preserved and opened to the public as the “Smetana Museum. Incidentally, there is a “Bedziv Smetana Museum” in Prague facing the Vltava River, but it is a different facility from the Smetana Museum. Smetana was born and raised in Litomysl, and later spent most of his life in Prague. About 8 years before his death, he moved here to Japkenice, relying on his daughter for financial reasons. This time, we were able to see a mini-concert of an opera by local musicians at the Smetana Museum. The mini-concert was given by two women in a small venue. Not knowing even the title of the opera composed by Smetana, I was just listening to the high-pitched singing without understanding the lyrics or the content, when I suddenly realized that tears were welling up in my eyes! It was an unforgettable concert that made me realize that music is not a word.
In Prague, I went up to my favorite view spot that impressed me last time I was in Prague. I had about four hours of free time in Prague, so I wandered around the city with my camera in hand. I arrived at the Old Town Bridge Tower at the foot of Charles Bridge with an umbrella in my hand. I was so impressed last time that I wanted to see the spectacular view of Prague again. I climbed up the spiral staircase to the observation deck and took a shot from almost the same angle as last time. Can you see that Prague is also beautiful in the rain? Our last meal in the Czech Republic was lunch at the Malostransker Beseda restaurant in Prague. The goulash and potato soup we had here is the most orthodox of all the Czech food we had eaten all week, but it was so delicious and impressive! The atmosphere is great and the prices are affordable, so if I ever get the chance to go back to Prague, this is definitely a place I’ll visit. Memo note. As for my own souvenir, I decided to buy a marionette (puppet), a traditional Czech craft! I chose the riddle duo “The King” and “The Pig” after much deliberation at a store called “U Mostu. I was told that they are made by an 85-year-old grandfather craftsman who lives in the suburbs of Prague. I was glad to hear that, as it made me feel more and more attached to the shop. The shopkeeper who kindly gave us permission to take pictures of the store was also very friendly.
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