T.G.'s Photography Blog

Here is another photograph from my trip to Prague. This view is looking out over Lesser Town from a walkway leading up to Prague Castle. For some reason, I like the harshness of the lighting in this image. April 29, 2015. Prague, Czechia.

April 29, 2015. Prague, Czechia. A tram makes it way through the small tunnel underneath a building on Letenská Street in Lesser Town. Photo © Tom Gatermann.

April 29, 2015. Prague, Czechia. One more rooftop shot from Prague. This one is looking down from the grounds of Prague Castle at Lesser Town. Photo © Tom Gatermann.

Vintage tram 2272 - Manes Bridge - Prague A vintage tram, number 2272, rolls across the Mánesův most (Mánes Bridge) which crosses the river Vltava between Old Town and Lesser Town. The building in the center of the background is the Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Filozofická fakulta (Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague), and it is located in Old Town. The buildings in the foreground of the image are in Lesser Town . Photograph taken: April 29, 2015. Prague, Czechia.

DPP Tram 8178 - Malostranska DPP 8178 (a Tatra T3R.PV tram), running on Tram Line 22, arrives at the Malostranská tram stop/station on Klárov street in Lesser Town during the afternoon rush hour. Ahead of tram 8178, a tram running on Tram Line 12 is about to depart the tram stop, and turn to the right, and go into the central area of Lesser Town. The tracks that turn to the left go to Mánesův most (Mánes Bridge). Tram line 22 runs between Bílá Hora (on the western end) and Nádraží Hostivař (on the eastern end). At the Malostranská tram stop passesngers can get off and walk to Prague Castle , which is behind and up a hill from where this photograph was taken. Photograph taken: April 29, 2015, at Prague, Czechia.

DPP Tram 9080 - Malostranska During rush hour, DPP 9080 (a Tatra type KT8D5R.N2P tram) is stopped at the Malostranská tram stop on Klárov street in Malá Strana (Lesser Town Prague). There are at least seven tram lines/routes that serve Malostranská , making it a busy place. In addition to the tram stop, the underground/subway Metro A Line also has a station here. Photograph taken: April 29, 2017, at Prague, Czechia.

DPP 8332 - Manes Bridge - Malostranska A Dopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy (Prague Public Transport Company) tram, number 8332, sits at the intersection on the west side of Mánesův most (Mánes Bridge), near the Malostranská tram stop/station . The tram is a Tatra T3R.P type . Photograph taken: April 29, 2015, at Prague, Czechia.

Tram 8515 - Manes Bridge - Lesser Town Prague DPP tram 8515, a Tatra type T3RP tram/streetcar, rolls through the intersection alongside a taxi cab, on the west side of the Mánesův most (Mánes Bridge) in Menší Město pražské (Lesser Town Prague). The tram has just left the Malostranská tram stop/station. Photograph taken: April 29, 2015, at Prague, Czechia.

Tram 9320 - Lesser Town Prague DPP tram 9320 (a Škoda type 15 T) rolls down Letenská Street in Menší Město pražské (Lesser Town of Prague). In the background is the steeple of Kostel svatého Josefa (St. Joseph Church). The tram is running on Tramway (Route) 20 and is heading toward the Malostranská tram stop/station . Tramway 20 runs between Sídliště Barrandov, on the southern end of the line, and Divoká Šárka, on the northern end. The Prague tram system is operated by opravní podnik hlavního města Prahy (Prague Public Transport Company). April 29, 2015. Prague, Czechia. Photo © Tom Gatermann

DPP Tram 8394 - Prague A Tatra T3R.P type tram, DPP 8394, leaves the Malostranská tram stop/station at the intersection of Letenská Street and Klárov Street in Lesser Town, Prague. The tracks to the right of the tram lead to Mánesův most (Manes Bridge). April 29, 2015. Prague, Czechia. Photo © Tom Gatermann

DPP Tram 9252 - Lesser Town Prague DPP Tram 9252, a model 15 T type tram built by Škoda, makes it way through a small archway/tunnel underneath a building on Letenská street in Lesser Town Prague . I did not notice when I took this photograph, but the two tracks actually do not actually join together using switches to form a single track. If you look closely, you can see that they stay separate, so that the two tracks can fit through the narrow tunnel. Photo taken: April 29, 2015. Prague, Czechia.

Row of windows - Lesser Town Prague A row of windows on the roof Valdštejnský palác (Wallenstein Palace), in Menší Město pražské ( Lesser Town Prague ). This photograph was taken from the grounds of Prague Castle . The palace was built from 1623-1630, by Albrecht von Wallenstein, a general in the Imperial military. The palace stayed in the Wallenstein family until 1945, when it was taken over by the government. Today, the palace is home to the Senát Parlamentu České republiky (Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic). April 29, 2015. Prague, Czechia. Photo © Tom Gatermann

Tram 7049 - Lesser Town Prague Tram 7049 sits in rush hour traffic on Letenská Street in Menší Město pražské (Lesser Town of Prague). Up ahead, beyond the new style tram in front of 7049, is Mánesův most (Mánes Bridge). April 29, 2015. Prague, Czechia.

Tram 9283 - Lesser Town Prague Tram 9283 (Škoda type/model 15 T) heads down Letenská Street in Menší Město pražské (Lesser Town Prague). The tram is heading away from the Malostranská tram stop, near Mánesův most (Manes Bridge), and into the heart of Lesser Town. The tram station is at the traffic signals in the background, and the cars facing the camera in the background are on the western edge of the bridge. The tram system in Prague is operated by Dopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy (Prague Public Transport Company). Photograph taken: April 29, 2015, in Prague, Czechia.

Trams 7041 and 9283 - Lesser Town Prague Tram 7041 (Tatra T3SU) and tram 9283 (Škoda 15 T) pass each other on Letenská Street in Menší Město pražské (Lesser Town of Prague). Tram 9283 is heading toward Malostranské náměstí (Lesser Town Square), while tram 7041 is heading toward the Malostranská tram stop, near Mánesův most (Mánes Bridge). The steeple of Kostel svatého Josefa (St. Joseph Church) can be seen in the background, just above the pantograph of tram 7041. The two style of trams offer an interesting contrast between the old and the new model styles. Tram 7041 seems to fit in better with the old and historic architecture of Lesser Town, although tram 9283 probably offers a much more comfortable ride. Photograph taken: April 29, 2015, in Prague, Czechia.

Tram 9252 - Archway in Lesser Town Tram 9252, a model 15 T tram built by A Škoda, makes its way through a small archway underneath a building on Letenská street in Lesser Town Prague . The tracks The tracks through the archway/tunnel are interesting, in my opinion. The tracks do not come together utilizing a switch to form a single track through the archway, and then split apart using another switch on the other side of the archway. Instead, the two tracks come very close together, but stay separated from each other.  I didn't realize this until I was back home from my trip and looking at the photographs. Photograph taken: April 29, 2015, at Prague, Czechia.

Tram 9251 - Lesser Town Square in Prague A Škoda type 15 T tram, number 9251, leaves the Malostranské náměstí (Lesser Town Square) tram stop at in Prague. From here the tram/streetcar will head down Letenská street and pass through an archway , on its way toward the Malostranská tram stop. Photograph taken: April 29, 2015, at Prague, Czechia.

Tram 9251 - Skoda - Lesser Town Prague A Škoda 15 T type tram, number 9251, rolls down Letenská street toward an archway and tunnel under a building in Menší Město pražské ( Lesser Town of Prague ), on the Number 12 Route near the Malostranské náměstí (Lesser Town Square) tram stop. The two tracks do not actually become one when they pass through the tunnel and archway under the building. The two sets of tracks stay separated from each other, but come close to one another. April 29, 2015. Lesser Town, Prague, Czechia.

Nerudova Street near Prague Castle This photograph (above) is looking westward up Nerudova Street in Lesser Town , as we made our way up to Prague Castle. Prague Castle is on higher ground behind the buildings on the right side of the photograph. Just past where the cars are parked on the street is Ke Hradu Street that makes its way up to the top of the hill and the castle. Ke Hradu Street This is the view looking back down Ke Hradu Street from the top of the hill. At the bottom of the hill are the Radnice Stairs, and to the left of the stairs is Nerudova Street. At the top, Ke Hradu leads to Hradcany Square (Czech: Hradčanské náměstí) and the entrance to Prague Castle (Czech: Pražský hrad) Photograph taken: April 29, 2015, at Prague, Czechia.