The Prague Castle by Otto Jordan

So today was our first day in Prague. It was very cold and we saw many once in a lifetime sights. One of them was the Prague Castle, which was truly amazing. The first thing that you can see over the walls was the steep Gothic age spires. This was the St. Wenceslas Cathedral. The walls and spires were covered with gargoyles and other animals and saint sculptures. We then went inside and toured the inside. There was one story that was truly interesting. A priest was hearing the confession of the queen of Prague and he started to cry during it. The king found this out and ordered the priest be arrested, and brought before the king. The king asked him what his wife had told him and he said that he could not tell for the laws of confession holds him to silence. The king tortured him himself but weak as he was the priest died. So the king put his body in a sack and had his soldiers threw him off of the bridge. At this the priest was considered a martyr and the he was condoned as a saint. This really was an interesting story; his body is buried in the cathedral in an all silver over 1-ton casket. After this we ate and the went to the market square. All in all it was a good day. –OTTO JORDAN