A day of bizarre

As the last Saturday of the program, today's schedule included a trip to Kutna Hora.  A little over an hour outside of Prague, Kutna Hora used to be the second largest city in the Czechlands and was incredibly wealthy in the 13th and 14th century thanks to nearby silver mines.  In 1318, due to the black plague, there were 30,000 bodies recorded in the cemetery and in following centuries as the town and churches grew, the cemetery grounds were exhumed for building expansion.  The bones were stacked around the church for many years, until the 18th century when they became the material used for decoration.

The entire time I was in the ossuary, all I could think was that the kids at school would totally dig this!

We were back in Prague around 3:30 and had a completely free evening, which was fabulous.
David Černý is a Czech artist that is frequently considered controversial.  He has a number of sculpture installations around Prague and they are the kind of pieces that completely catch you off guard when you first approach them from around an unsuspecting corner.  He is well known for painting a Soviet tank hot pink, for example.  At the entry of the Franz Kafka Museum (which I plan to visit on Monday) is this work...

I don't know it's actual name.  I've only heard it referred to as the peeing statues.  It is mechanized with the pelvis portions, and other parts, swiveling side to side.  Supposedly you can send a text message to a given number and the sculpture will "write" out your message.  Now that would be my recommendation for anyone considering a unique proposal!  I'm sure someone has already thought of it, but can you imagine?!?