Cechie Praha Prague

When we first began discussing the idea of moving to Europe we made a list of all the places we wanted to visit during our stay...Prague wasn't on it. If I could go back in time and re-do our list I would definitely add Prague, probably toward the top. Prague was everything I was hoping for and more, it's architecturally beautiful, mysterious, rich in history, and best of all, has gluwine (hot spiced wine) stands on every corner. :) Prague has the most ...

... Prague is fantastic. The exchange rate was not as stellar as we had expected. It is one USD to 17 Czech whatevers, and everything was like 300-500 on the menus.

I found a neat jazz club and checked it out for a bit till I felt the pressure to buy something. I was lost at this point and the drunken American kids were spilling out of the bars onto the streets already. Apparently pub crawls are popular in Prague ...

... with no soot or burnt trees nearby. It must have burned a long time ago. Its lean-to was still intact, but full of carpet scraps we couldn't haul out because they were frozen-in. So we kept hiking. There was a second burnt-out cabin even further up the hill, in what appeared to have once been a streamway going down the hill. Really, what we found was just a foundation and a fireplace, but the flat ground was good enough. I've never wintercamped before ...

... It was so nice to see the city as it should be. Later that morning, I explored the Jewish quarter. The building on the left with the funky roofline is the Old-New Synagogue, dating back from 1270. It's the oldest active synagogue in Europe ...

... an offer did not come my way. When I checked my bags, I just sat down and started to mentally prepare myself for Africa (again). I had to forget about all the travel warning reports I read and the crazy looks I got from other travellers when I told them where I was going. My ticket was already booked so instead of focusing on what could go wrong, I thought about all the things I was looking forward to experiencing. I also tried to remember my feelings prior to ...

... of arms, a chandelier that uses every bone in the human body and more bone decorations then i can describe. it was a very interesting place to go and it was a great little trip from Prague. I then went back to Prague and went to the Communism Museum. It was a small museum but gave a very chilling insight into the communist regime in Czech during the past. It was very informative and well worth the visit. Well,, thats it for Prague, next stop, Cesky Krumlov.....

... Prague and so he stands proudly over the most famous public square. The square was established over 600 years ago and over the years has traditionally been the place where Czech's come to let off steam. The square has seen anti-communist uprisings as well as celebrations, such as when the Czech team won the Gold Medal in men's ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Nathan here: Team Canada's playoff loss to the Czech ...

... and almost snagged on the London eye. I felt somewhat guilty after watching the AL Gore spiel on the environment 'An inconvenient truth' as jet planes are the worst offenders. Hey I cycle to work okay! So what that I own a V6 3.8 liter gas gussler. I only use on weekends! I thought that arriving at 11pm would give us the chance to see something on day 1, but we thought we'd just have a short nap. I awoke in the dark completely unaware where I was of what ...

14.7.06 Kutna Hora CZ The pair of white swans swam up with their 3 cygnets in time to quack us goodbye. The drake was lucky enough to score a biscuit from our neighbour but the cygnets stayed in the river copying their mother who was teaching them to pick and eat at the reeds. It was a peaceful scene as the drizzling rain fell quietly on the water. We stopped at the CP office to ask for directions to the Church of bones ...

... russian doll or god awful Crystal vase anyone? I'm sure I can find one with your name on it Danger! I would absolutely hate to see it in Summer. I think I would have quite a different view of it at that time of year. WEll, neither of us is in a very chatty mood, so shall end it there, hopefully feeling a bit more descriptive in the next few days. I think the photos probably speak for themselves anyway. Snow photos coming soon.