May 11th 2008  Europe » Czech Republic » North » Prague
Hello! Sorry I have not written lately. The days sometimes go by too fast and it was really expensive for internet in Prague. So I have some catching up to do from my last entry. We had an awes ... [full story]

May 7th 2008  Europe » Czech Republic » North » Prague
We had discovered that the water pump that supplies the sink and toilet etc was leaking - after finding a pool of water spreading across the floor on a couple of occasions. We had tried to get around ... [full story]

May 6th 2008  Europe » Czech Republic » North » Prague
The plan was to have a leisurely lunch in the beautiful gardens at Prague Castle. The day started off fine and then was a bit cloudy. We sat down surrounded by the lovely flowers and smells of the lil ... [full story]

May 10th 2008  Europe » Czech Republic » North » Prague
This will just be a quick one! After the last blog, I had an early ish night which was nice. The next morning was the drive from Berlin to Praha, with a stop off in Dresden. Very clean, pretty c ... 5 photos [full story]

May 2nd 2008  Europe » Czech Republic » North » Prague
Morning: Woke up abit later today and ate breakfast at the communal kitchen, lots of buzz around and by the time we started eating, most of them were out already at 11am. We planned to visit the Pragu ... 15 photos [full story]

May 2nd 2008  Europe » Czech Republic » North » Prague
Morning: Today, we are leaving Berlin and it's w a heavy heart, prob cos we spent too much time here and got abit attached and also our host wouldn't let us go...haa. Anyway we woke up real early toda ... 13 photos [full story]

May 9th 2008  Europe » Czech Republic » North » Prague
Today we spent the day at the Jewish Museum which is not one building but rather several synagogues, a cemetery, and another building. I took notes while the tour guide was talking… I found out ... [full story]

May 5th 2008  Europe » Czech Republic » North » Prague
Music—music around every corner in Prague. A wonderful rustic band on the bridge-the violin had a brass thing attached like a tuba, which I think was just a megaphone to make him sound louder. T ... [full story]

May 4th 2008  Europe » Czech Republic » North
There are a number of castles and other sites around the area, so we took off early to avoid the crowds. First stop Trosky castle. There has been some volcanic activity in the distant past. The surrou ... [full story]

May 3rd 2008  Europe » Czech Republic » North » Harrachov
Harrachov today - usual problems with parking - there was no parks! Nearest official parking was 3km from where we wanted to be, so we parked on a dirt patch just before the town. The glass works was ... [full story]