Blogs from Czech Republic, Europe - page 260

We were walking along a street in downtown Prague and Nancy noticed a hat shop. So we stopped to have a look at both the hats for ladies and for men. I must say there were very nice hats for both genders. I, Bill, pointed out one for men and asked Nancy how I would look in it. "Not so good," was her reply. "You mean I would not look like a erudite and sophisticated European gentleman?" To her credit Nancy did not roll on the floor laughing, but she left little doubt that a sophisticated hat does not make Bill an erudite and sophisticated European. Oh well ................ Sarah, enjoy the hats. Shoes may come later. ... read more

Well, my last trip to Europe did not work out due to the illness of my travel partner, and a variety of other things. Soooooo......I am trying again. This time with an old friend, and travel buddy. We will leave next Thursday for Europe. Kris will fly into Munich, and I will fly into Frankfurt. We will then either fly Ryanair, or take a train into Austria. After meeting up there......we will begin our 'journey'. We have purchased an Eastern Eurorail ticket that covers Austria, Poland, Czech., Slovakia, and Hungary. I am sooooooooo excited. It's been much too long since I've been across the BIG POND. It's late now, so better bring this to a close. Will write more as the time draws near. Look out Europe.....here we come~!... read more

Every Wednesday the seminary provides a van and a driver to take people grocery shopping. We always go to the Delvita grocery store. Why? Because it is the closest one. Life is simple. Last year, while here, I looked at the Delvita logo and thought, "That lion sure looks familiar." Then I realized it is the same lion that Food Lion uses in the states? I wondered if there were a connection. Yes, there is. Delvita and Food Lion are owned by the same parent company. The owner may be the same, but the groceries stocked in the stores are quite different. Considering the two cultures are quite different this is not surprising. For instance the canned vegetable section here takes up about five shelves ... not five sections of selving, but five shelves. Czechs are ... read more

I have seen so many films lately its awesome! Yesterday I saw 5 and Saturday I saw about 10. There is an international film festival in Prague this week called One World. Some of the films are so depressing but it is interesting to here what is going on in the rest of the world. They also showed the films that were up for best documentary at the Oscars on Saturday night till 3am. I didn't stay the whole time though. The film that hit me the most was called "Coca - The dove from Chechnya". It was so heavy the whole time. It was about the murders that are happening in Chechnya and the conflicts. The film documents strong women trying to get human rights for the people. The main woman has been smuggling tapes ... read more

Geo: 50.0878, 14.4205After a quick lunch and stroll back to the train station we had a hour trip back to Prague.... read more