It must have been one of those bad, bad days. This car was obviously propped up a very long time ago. Optimism's detritus is an abandoned car repair project. He may still be an optimist, but about different matters.

Mala Strana, Prague. July 9, 2004; 9 am

A young pair of tourists rest on a bench in the morning, to think about what to see next. Vaclavske namesti, Prague.

July 11, 2004; 9:30 am

Two tourists stuying a map on a stone street in Prague's Jewish Quarter. Beyond them are three icons of tourism: Coffee, Cash, and Kodak.

July 11, 2004; 10 am
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The Metronome in Letenske Park, overlooking the Vltava River and the Jewish Quarter accross it.

Prague, July 11, 2004; 2:45pm

A giant metronome swings above the city from Letenske Park. A strange monument, but a nice one.

July 11, 2004, Prague.

Antonin Dvorak, 1841-1904, near Symphony Hall, appropriately.

July 11, 2004, 7 pm

European urinals are in general designed with steeper sides, unlike American urinals, which are typically flat on the bottom and splash a lot more, as anyone can tell by looking at the floor underneath. This is not of great interest to women, nor, apparently to American architects and engineers, who uniformly seem not to have spent time in the Janitorial Service when young. In my limited experience, Finnish urinals are the most intelligently designed.
Prague subway station, July 13, 2004.

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Messengers, central Prague.