Blogs from Prague, Czech Republic, Europe - page 176

Prague is like waking up in a hazy, dreamy fog. Meg and I spent most of yesterday wandering along the winding cobblestones and On the (good) advice of a friend, we caught Vivaldi's Four Seasons in a tiny, lovely little cathedral at the top of the hill. Asya, who I met in Moscow last summer, is one of the great loves of my life. Shes doing a semester in Paris, so we managed to book some time together to catch up and such. She came up with her friend Emma, and the four of us took to the park and tossed through the hours with cheap cartons of wine. We later stumbled upon this fantastic beer garden with great views of the city-scape and chatted up some locals. Ive been thinking about how we create and ... read more

This semester there has been a group of college students here from Christopher Newport University studying European government, culture and economy. Nancy and I have enjoyed becoming friends with many of these young people. Their class work ended early this week and today most of them flew home to the states. From my conversations with these young people they all said it was a good semester. They worked and played and had a great time in this beautiful city. A number said they plan to return to Prague to work on their master degrees after graduating from Christopher Newport. A little travel gives a big education and changes the traveler's views and understanding of the world. Home is home and a wonderful place and most travelers look forward to returning there, but they return a different ... read more

It is so beautiful outside; the trees are green and the flowers are in bloom. This is not Prague. Prague is cold and gray. I have to keep telling myself that I’m in Prague it's so different now with birds singing and being able to wear a shirt during the day. Everything looks so different. Right now I am on my balcony, this is the first time I’ve been able to just sit out here. It’s sad that now it is finally getting nice, I leave in a few weeks. Man do I appreciate this good weather, when I am in class and look outside and see a sunny sky all I want to do is be outside. Unfortunately now I have to do all my work. Some of my classes only have one test or ... read more

There is a village about forty miles or so from Prague that is carving out a niche to help the village economy. Some really bright people there have started a dual industry. One is producing "home made" soaps, candles and other items which are sold in a store owned by the village in Prague. To compliment this work they have constructed a medieval village, rather like a Czech Williamsburg. Today Nancy and I accompanied a number of the CAT students on a field trip there, making the round trip by train. It is an interesting place, and is especially interesting for children as they can watch old rifles being fired, shoot real arrows at a target, make or watch rope making, paper making, leatherwork, wod work, blacksmithing, as well as a pottery and other activities. In ... read more

Ok...so my entries have not been all that frequent and tonight you get two because I have not had picture uploading facilities for quite some time, and that last entry has been saved and waiting for pictures for a while. So now on to the real stuff. :) I believe where we last left off was the Augustiner? Best beer I've ever had...hands down. Not quite as lively as the Hofbrauhaus, though I think the latter is really quite touristy, while the Augustiner is actually a traditional beer hall. And keeping with our routine so far, we managed to make some very weird new friends...a doctor, a cop, and a Felix. Allow me to explain. We were joined at our table by three older guys, who mentioned to us that they were staying in a hospital ... read more