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2025-06-27

Today was the major goal of visiting the silver mine, completing my trilogy of board games set in mines I have been in. The mine was the real deal, going under part of town and exiting in a different location.

Milkshakes sign
Milkshakes sign.
Made a note for later.
Sign on Hrádek (little castle) with crests
Sign on Hrádek (little castle) with crests.
That miner’s guild crest on the left matches one in the game.
Display at mine museum
Display at mine museum.
Display at mine museum
Display at mine museum.
Display at mine museum
Display at mine museum.
Display at mine museum
Display at mine museum.
Prague groschen at mine museum
Prague groschen at mine museum.
Emblem at mine museum
Emblem at mine museum.
Prague groschen I stamped
Prague groschen I stamped.
This was a bonus, you could stamp your own Prague groschen in aluminium. I was seeking a Prague groschen to match the game box cover. This one did not turn out so well, but I did better at the mint later.
Emblem on door
Emblem on door.
Emblem on door
Emblem on door.
Town seals at mine museum
Town seals at mine museum.
1305 Kutná Hora town seal, reversed
1305 Kutná Hora town seal, reversed.
This matches the start-player token in the game.
Entrance to part of mine
Entrance to part of mine.
Entrance to part of mine
Entrance to part of mine.
Entrance to part of mine
Entrance to part of mine.
Display in mine museum
Display in mine museum.
Display in mine museum
Display in mine museum.
Display in mine museum
Display in mine museum.
Shaft house
Shaft house.
Prevents rain from flooding mine shaft.
Horse/donkey mill
Horse/donkey mill.
Display in mine museum
Display in mine museum.
Display in mine museum
Display in mine museum.
Display in mine museum
Display in mine museum.
Display in mine museum
Display in mine museum.
Display in mine museum
Display in mine museum.
Saint Barbara sculptures in mine museum
Saint Barbara sculptures in mine museum.
Original from late 1700s on the left, reconstruction from 2011 on the right.
Display in mine museum
Display in mine museum.
Shaft house
Shaft house.
In the silver mine
In the silver mine.
In the silver mine
In the silver mine.
In the silver mine
In the silver mine.
In the silver mine
In the silver mine.
In the silver mine, looking down
In the silver mine, looking down.
In the silver mine
In the silver mine.
Log in the silver mine
Log in the silver mine.
Log in the silver mine
Log in the silver mine.
Log in the silver mine
Log in the silver mine.
Looking up from below.
In the silver mine, looking down
In the silver mine, looking down.
In the silver mine, looking down
In the silver mine, looking down.
Slide in silver mine
Slide in silver mine.
Narrow passage in the silver mine
Narrow passage in the silver mine.
40 cm.
Mine building
Mine building.
View from Kutná Hora
View from Kutná Hora.
Stone Fountain
Stone Fountain.
Part of the old city water distribution system.
Restaurant Dačický’s spinach pancakes
Restaurant Dačický’s spinach pancakes.
Restaurant Dačický
Restaurant Dačický.
Andělské Pralinky chocolates in Cafe Dačický
Andělské Pralinky chocolates in Cafe Dačický.
Andělské Pralinky chocolates in Cafe Dačický
Andělské Pralinky chocolates in Cafe Dačický.
Andělské Pralinky
Andělské Pralinky.
Kutná Hora Chocolate Museum
Kutná Hora Chocolate Museum.
Kutná Hora Chocolate Museum
Kutná Hora Chocolate Museum.
Kutná Hora Chocolate Museum
Kutná Hora Chocolate Museum.
Kutná Hora Chocolate Museum
Kutná Hora Chocolate Museum.
Kutná Hora Chocolate Museum
Kutná Hora Chocolate Museum.
Kutná Hora Chocolate Museum
Kutná Hora Chocolate Museum.
Italian Court display
Italian Court display.
Italian Court display
Italian Court display.
New friend
New friend.
He came over while I was resting. He was pretty laid back, just waited to be petted.
Path
Path.
Italian Court courtyard
Italian Court courtyard.
Italian Court council room
Italian Court council room.
Italian Court council room
Italian Court council room.
Italian Court courtyard
Italian Court courtyard.
The individual spaces on the left were separate smithies.
Wages in the 14th century
Wages in the 14th century.
Historic prices
Historic prices.
Mintmaster’s marks
Mintmaster’s marks.
Italian Court display
Italian Court display.
Column of the Virgin Mary Immaculate (Plague Column)
Column of the Virgin Mary Immaculate (Plague Column).
Display at Kamenný dum (Stone House)
Display at Kamenný dum (Stone House).
Display at Kamenný dum (Stone House)
Display at Kamenný dum (Stone House).
Display at Kamenný dum (Stone House)
Display at Kamenný dum (Stone House).
Display at Kamenný dum (Stone House)
Display at Kamenný dum (Stone House).
Bottom left: Banner of the Millers’ Guild. Bottom right: Banner of the Butchers’ Guild. The latter matches the grocer’s guild in the game.
Display at Kamenný dum (Stone House)
Display at Kamenný dum (Stone House).
Display at Kamenný dum (Stone House)
Display at Kamenný dum (Stone House).
Penny-farthing at Kamenný dum (Stone House)
Penny-farthing at Kamenný dum (Stone House).
Penny-farthing by Singer & Co., 1884.
Stolperstein (Stumbling Stone)
Stolperstein (Stumbling Stone).
Pizza at Piazza Navona
Pizza at Piazza Navona.
New addition on old building
New addition on old building.
St. James’ Church at night
St. James’ Church at night.
St. Barbara’s Cathedral at night
St. Barbara’s Cathedral at night.
St. James’ Church at night
St. James’ Church at night.
St. Barbara’s Cathedral and GASK at night
St. Barbara’s Cathedral and GASK at night.
St. James’ Church at night
St. James’ Church at night.
St. James’ Church at night
St. James’ Church at night.
St. Barbara’s Cathedral and GASK at night
St. Barbara’s Cathedral and GASK at night.

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