Around Christmastime, everyone hears that song: "Good King Wenceslaus looked out on the feast of Stephen. When the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even..."

I don't know the rest of the words. But the point is, you've heard of the Good King.

Well it turns out there were several kings named Wenceslaus. And when you visit St. Vito's Cathedral, you can see the tomb where one of them - the only canonized Wenceslaus - is buried.

Yep, the person you heard about in catchy Christmas tunes was a real human being. And a canonized saint, no less! It's kinda nice to put a face to a song, isn't it?

Poor Wenceslaus was murdered by his own brother (and you thought your family was dysfynctional!) nearly 1,000 years ago. But his legacy lives on.

His tomb is really the highlight of the Cathedral of St. Vito.

And by the way, I'd never heard of St. Vito before. I'd have thought a church named after a guy named Vito would be in Sicily - not Prague - but what can you do...

Anyway, St. Vito's Cathedral is built inside of this huge complex which is Prague Castle. And as we walked around this castle/cathedral/tourist mecca, there were lots of cool and beautiful things I could have taken pictures of.

But I settled upon this one - thanks to a rather disturbing sign:

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Poland: John Paul II's Hometown | John Paul II in Krakow | Lino's Extras 

Prague:  Charles Bridge | St. Wenceslaus | Lino's Mustache

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