Ghost Tour

Tonight I did a walking ghost tour of Prague. I saw parts of the city I hadn't seen before and certainly heard new stories.

Some haunted spots included a house where a woman had to watch her son get executed from and where she then died of the Black Death (she is considered patient zero in the outbreak of plague in Prague), St. Agnes Convent where a noble girl was sent by her father to keep her away from her low class love, and where her father then dueled her love, ultimately killing the 2 lovers. It is said that as she was dying, the girl vowed that her soul wouldn't rest as long as the convent walls stood, which they still do to this day. She has been said to appear to people in love, as she was madly in love when she died.

We also saw the Prague hospital which opened in the 1300s and has remained in operation this entire time. A specific corridor connecting the hospital to the neighboring church was sealed off due to the high number of ghost sightings. People would claim to see doctors wearing blood covered aprons walking through walls or just vanishing. After so many reports, the hospital decided that hallway needed to go.

We also got to see the beautiful Basilica in Old Town Square which served as an inspiration to Walt Disney's Cinderella' Castle.Read more