Last day in Prague

There was time for another day of sight seeing. The tram took me to the Museum stop and I found that I could get a ticket for about $12 CDN (seniors rate) that enabled entry to nine museums for five days! I only went into the main National museum with its magnificent painted ceilings and architecture. However within there were four most interesting exhibits.

• A commemoration of the Czech pilots who joined the Allies and the Royal Air Force in 1940 and some who would have fought in the Battle of Britain. After the war the Czech pilots went and assisted the development of the military in the new state of Israel.
• A special exhibit emphasizing the role of credible Journalists and the role they play today particularly with social media and the rise of people power and the spreading of misinformation (fake news). “In the Czech Republic alone, it is estimated that some forty significant websites engage in systemic disinformation”
• Another exhibit on Kazakhstan.
• A famous fin whale skeleton which was originally obtained for the Prague National Museum by Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen in about 1896.  

I then walked down Wenceslas Square where many demonstrations have taken place in the past. From there to Old Town Square where the famous clock is located. Crowds of people were waiting for the characters to appear at noon.