Tuesday, June 26, 2007 Sunny, 24c.
It rain for most of the night, so we spent a bit of time reading up on a few things. I thought that I might fill in a little detail about the statue of St John of Nepomuk, on the Charles Bridge and why every one has to touch the panels for "good luck". He was arrested, tortured on the rack and then thrown - bound and gagged - off the bridge in 1393 on the orders of Vaclav IV, allegedly for refusing to divulge the secrets of the queen's confession. A cluster of stars were said to have appeared over the spot wher he drowned. In order to ensure his canonization, the Jesuits exhumed his corpse and produced what they claim to be his tongue, alive and licking, proving he did not devulge the secrets of the confession.
Well the day started out fine, but clouded over, a few showers and fairly strong winds. Perfect weather for yes, you guessed, an art gallery. But first a bit of time in what was the Jewish Ghetto area.
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