Thanks for the welcome. Stay tuned for the big attraction (for me) in Prague, the church that houses the Infant of Prague.
A little way from the steps was the Mala Strana, a monastery kept up by Capuchin monks. A model of Loreto was added later. Makes me want to go there now!
This walkway followed a square around a courtyard -- we were instructed to stay off the grass and to take no photos. The walkway was covered with a scalloped celing depicting the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary -- everything from her intials in Czech to the mysteries of the Rosary. They were beautiful. Interesting phenoenon there and everywhere else we went -- the carved confessionals that were sitting out in the open. There must have been two on each side of the square so God and everyone could see if you were going to Confession!
The four churches on the square are the chapels of St. Anne, St. Joseph, King Wenceslaus and I believe St. Michael the Archangel. We were not able to enter these individual churches, but there were displays outside each: huge gold and very ornate monstrances--several with embedded jewels, chalices, vestments, etc. -- just a fabulous history of the church in Czech Republic. We have no idea in the United States what beauty there can be in a monstrance. They were stunning!
We then continued to the Church of St. Vitus next door with fantastic stained glass windows. The tomb of the artist who did the windows as well as the tomb of St. Wenseslaus and his son were also there. Other tombs included those of kings and queens -- all so beautiful -- everything from carved marble to carved wood. These churches all had lots of gold leaf trim. Huges altars beyond description. Decorations in back of the main altar were different but still majestic.