Firebender

During the day, Charles Bridge is lined with street vendors, caricature artists, and tons of tourists gathering with their selfie sticks armed and ready. At night, the bridge becomes calmer as couples go for a moonlit stroll and vendors come to count their earnings for the day.

While walking down the bridge tonight, I saw flames out of the corner of my eye. The source of the fire was soon revealed to be from a street performer whose specialty was best seen after sunset. The performer had with him two chains which he lit aflame and his partner who occasionally joined in to gather applause form the audience. Due to the dangerous nature of his act, each performance only lasted a few minutes as the fire would burn out. Unlike the other street artists commonly found in the Square who dress up in costumes or pretend to be statues, this power couple seemed to really enjoy what they were doing and seemed like they were having the time of their lives.