Old Town Bridge Tower Prague Countdown Timer

This is the view from the river bank looking towards the Old Town Bridge Tower, with the Charles Bridge running away to the right and the green dome of St Francis of Assisi rising up behind the trees on the left. It is a daytime shot, warm and ordinary, no drama in the sky, just a bright afternoon and a few puffy clouds, and that is exactly why I like it. The tower is dark stone, gothic, covered in little carved figures and coats of arms, and the golden roof above it catches the sun while the body of it stays in shadow. In front of it the trees are that heavy summer green that makes everything underneath look cool. A small tour boat is coming up the river, green and white, with a striped canopy, and a man is standing at the back of it with his hands in his pockets. Somebody on the bridge is flying a flag. I took this leaning on a railing with an ice cream in my other hand, which was melting, and I ate it while I waited for the boat to reach the right spot.