My Day in Black and White

Yesterday was an exhausting one. I started the day revisiting all the places i had been to before, the castle, Municipal House, Powder Tower, Old Town Square, the usual tourist stuff. I have to admit it was a bit emotional for me. The last time i was here my Aunt Toni was with us who had been battling breast cancer for several years. That trip was for her. She wanted to see where her father, my grandfather, was born and since no one else in the family was able to go, I was the trip coordinator.

A daunting trip, but a lot of fun, i got to connect with my Aunt in a way i have never been able to before. So traveling up to the castle yesterday and seeing the places where we took pictures together was a bit sad for me. My aunt died two weeks after returning from that trip, she had used all of her strength to see Prague before she died. I miss her dearly, Aunt Toni was this funny quirky family member who never seemed to care what people thought of her.

Most of my family lives in Indiana, save for Toni. She lived in florida, so she would only come home once a year or so, in which we would have a huge cookout for her and her family. I loved when they came, she was this cool aunt that I never really got to know, until Europe. She would walk into a room and would instantly command the attention in the room. Her laugh you could hear for miles and her smile would make the saddest person happy. She loved her children and her husband and her extended family and had probably the biggest heart I could ever remember. I miss you Aunt Toni, wherever you are!

So yesterday's photos are in memory of Toni, she insisted at stopping at as many churches as we could to light a candle, I think in some attempt to make peace with God before her time to go.

So the reason for black and white. It is a way for me to express the city in the way i really see it. This is what i dream of when i think of Prague. To me Prague is this romantic place where people can be as creative as possible. It is dark and sad and uplifting and bright at the same time. So black and white is my creative way I can showcase this medieval city. I hope you enjoy!

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More pics to follow.