All over town, we walked all over town ............... hunting to find the places we needed to photograph. This was our Easter Saturday scavenger hunt. The day was freezing cold one of the coldest in the entire winter. But we headed out with all the Certificate of Applied Theology (CAT) students plus Phil and Alexandria and the four 'senior students' Nancy, Bill, Roger and Janice to see which team could take photos of the listed sights in downtown Prague and various posed silly photos. We left at 2:30 and had until 5:00 to finish and meet at the McDonald's near Wenceslas [View Full Entry]

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Though we have put up entries in the past showing the decorations and artwork on buildings around Prague we keep seeing buildings that beg to be photographed and shown to you. So here are some more. [View Full Entry]

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In January there was no snow. In February there was no snow. In March, the first two weeks there was no snow. Now this week we have had snow followed by sun followed by snow followed by sun, etc., etc., etc. The old line, "If you don't like the weather wait five minutes" is very true here in Prague. We have never lived where the weather changes so fast. Three of the pictures are a panoramic view looking North from the building in which we live. [View Full Entry]

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We were walking in downtown Prague, not far from the John Lennon Wall, when something caught Nancy's eye. Through an open doorway was a small cobblestone courtyard, like so many you see here, and though that another open door. On each side of the second door was a two to three foot tall bell shaped piece of glass. We entered the room and discovered a temporary exhibit of incredible pieces of glass ware. This was not the regular commercial stuff you see in the stores here in the Czech Republic. This was extremely high quality, beautifully designed glassware. The Czech Republic [View Full Entry]

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Early this year we talked about the two goats here at IBTS and said they were either fat or pregnant. Well, they both were pregnant and one had twins yesterday. Here they are. [View Full Entry]

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Old Town Square was a riot of color last night. It was full of vendors booths selling everything from the pastries we love, to open fired pork, sausages, hot dogs, trinkets for tourists, and the beautifully decorated Easter eggs. On one side of the square a platform had been set up and non-stop entertainment was going on. This evening while we were there several groups were performing traditional Czech music and dances. From two little girls who sang beautifully, to teenagers and adults they performed and danced. The beautiful outfits the girls and women wore created a riot of color as [View Full Entry]

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Nancy and I really enjoy the old botanical garden and are so glad they did not destroy it when the new and much larger garden was developed. The old garden is easily reached and is very walkable. Thought it is not nearly so large as the new garden, it is, nevertheless, very enjoyable. We did not know if any flowers would be in bloom, but decided to check as so many trees are budding out and the weeping willows are very green. It was a very pleasant surprise to find so many early flowers in bloom. As this is a very [View Full Entry]

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We have seen this church from a distance many times in the past four years, but had never visited. We decided this weekend we were going to visit this church. On Saturday we rode the subway to Vysehrad and then walked back across the long bridge that spans the canyon that splits this part of Pargue. When we arrived we found the church locked, but there was a note tacked to the door stating the church is open on Sundays between 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. -- That settled it, we were coming back on Sunday to see the inside of [View Full Entry]

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We never know what we are going to find when we walk the streets of Prague and today, Saturday, was no different. We were walking to a subway station when we saw an old building. At first I, Bill, thought it might be an old factory. The architecture did not fit my idea of a factory. My next thought was an old, large, elaborate apartment building. We walked past the end of the building and saw that the front was quite fancy. That settled it, we had to find out what the place was and take a few pictures. We had [View Full Entry]

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An American friend here in Prague told me the tale of picking up a package from the Czech Post Office. She took the customs form to the post office and after some effort found the room where she could pick up her package. Upon entering the room she saw there were three people; two women and a man. One woman pointed at the other. She handed the form to the woman who looked at it, looked in a book and wrote a number on the form and pointed at the other woman. The teacher took the form to the second woman [View Full Entry]

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