But it is magic? 
Yes, it is called each magic. Prague. The city of Kafka, of Jewish alchemists, the bridges over the Vltava, the Gothic buildings, fantastic architecture, of Arcane St. Vitus Cathedral (pictured at left is a detail) and the castle, Rabbi Low, the ghetto and the Golem, the clay pupazzone. I walk the streets and bohemian atmosphere is mystic, conjuring up, thanks to a valuable guide - Prague
magical, beautiful book of Angelo Maria Ripellino - the splendors and the vagaries of the capital czech. But chatting with my friend Marketa Zidkova open my eyes to another reality. That of a city besieged by tourism, blinded by western myths, approved certain models of development. What magic, today, much less than in the past. Where the desire of the West broke out after 89, legitimate and sacred - Marketa says - has become Western also indigestion. But, of course, a little 'magic of this city gives off again. I still allow myself sick.
Yes, it is called each magic. Prague. The city of Kafka, of Jewish alchemists, the bridges over the Vltava, the Gothic buildings, fantastic architecture, of Arcane St. Vitus Cathedral (pictured at left is a detail) and the castle, Rabbi Low, the ghetto and the Golem, the clay pupazzone. I walk the streets and bohemian atmosphere is mystic, conjuring up, thanks to a valuable guide - Prague magical, beautiful book of Angelo Maria Ripellino - the splendors and the vagaries of the capital czech. But chatting with my friend Marketa Zidkova open my eyes to another reality. That of a city besieged by tourism, blinded by western myths, approved certain models of development. What magic, today, much less than in the past. Where the desire of the West broke out after 89, legitimate and sacred - Marketa says - has become Western also indigestion. But, of course, a little 'magic of this city gives off again. I still allow myself sick. 
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