Strangers in the Night

By late evening, the streets of Hradčany had grown quiet. The old-fashioned street lamps cast pools of warm light onto the cobblestones, while most of the city disappeared into shadow. At the top of a staircase, a couple walked slowly hand in hand before pausing beneath a lamp for a moment of their own.

Nearby, an elderly man stood beside a candlelit cellar playing his guitar. The familiar notes of Strangers in the Night drifted through the narrow street, echoing softly between the old buildings. Across a nearby courtyard, a woman leaned from an open window, watching the night unfold below.

When I finally checked my watch, it was already half past eleven. It was time to head back. The music faded behind me as I disappeared into the darkness, leaving Hradčany to the night.

 2nd August 2010

Prague

Czechia