So that photo woud be at the foot of the stairs looking back towards the main door. And yes, human bones form the decoration of Kutna Hora’s Ossuary. I wasn’t happy with most of the photos, hence there not being any posts to the Gallery, but I thought these were pretty cool. I knew Kutna Hora had a ‘bone church’ but this was not at all what I expected. Also a huge number of primary school kids: cannot see that going over well at home “You’re traumatizing my kid!”

Kutna Hora itself was a quiet day. We did the ossuary and then the Church of St. Barbara with its flying buttresses. It was odd: you can take pics at the Ossuary (for a fee) but they’re forbidden at St. Barbara. I didn’t even take any from outside because the camera is completely posessed and I didn’t feel like fussing with it. After the second church, Jana walked us into the town and we were free to explore.

The Alchemy Museum was cool, but it was hot so I happily sat in the shade with a Calippo Lime and my book. Calippo Lime has been a great blast from the past and last night after dinner, we sat on a docked boat on the river for drinks and ended up talking about TV shows and movies we remembered. With classmates ranging from 19-37 it was inevitable that we covered a wide range. It was a good last night together since we split up this evening and two are leaving tomorrow after class.

I can’t believe these four weeks are done. I leave Saturday morning for Zurich and fly Monday from Geneva. Looking forward to Switzerland, but I can’t wait for my bed and a good shower. Simple pleasures.

I love Salem, but this would make for one hell of a Halloween!