Blogs from Prague, Czech Republic, Europe - page 199

I suppose most of the capitals of Europe are like Prague, history meets you at ever turn. Most, however, do not contain so much history within a comfortable walking distance. Several weeks ago we were walking through a part of the Little Quarter and saw several buildings. On one was a brass plate. The only word we could make out was Malta. A flag hung over the doorway giving it the appearance of an embassy. Later, while reading a guidebook, I discovered that several centuries ago this section of Prague was owned by the Knights of Malta. They were a powerful force. This area is now called the Maltese Square. The Japanese embassy is now housed in one of the palaces in this area. I especially like the iron work in the main gate to one ... read more

One of our goals today was to see the Church of St. Michael. We have seen pictures of the church, but had not actually seen the church.This small 18th century wooden church was moved to Prague from a village in the Ukraine. I was fascinated with the roofing shingles. They are small wooden shingles that are about two inches across, about five inches long and perhaps half an inch thick. To me they make a beautiful pattern on the church. The church is in Kinsky Garden which is right beside Petrin Park. In fact it is hard to know when you leave one and enter the other. Both are on the big hill, or should I call it a small mountain that rises on the west side of the Vltava river above the Little Quarter of ... read more

All sorta things happened.. when.. you travel with.. your parents... Money got stolen.. and it's just the beginning of our trip!! . Nth much really... just.. be... more... careful!!... read more

We got off the subway at the Malastranka station. Coming out of the station we decided to walk through an area we had not visited before. The street was lined with businesses and restaurants, but not many people many people were walking there. We came to a wall and walked along it. Nancy-I saw a large sign saying WC and indicating that the door into the wall was a path to a 'comfort station'. Since I like to know the location of each of these in any city where I am apt to be wandering the streets, I decided to go in and find it for future reference. As we passed this open entrance in the wall much to our surprise we saw a beautiful park. The park dates back to the 17th century. At that ... read more

Brandon, one of the really neat kids here. He has a little brother named Jason. He came running up to me the other day, pulled down his lower lip and said, "I have a loose tooth." Then off he ran to show others. Yesterday as Nancy and I were walking up the 48 infamous steps to our building he came running down the steps. As he approached us he yelled, "Watch out! BEEP! BEEP! Brandon is a friendly, extroverted child who loves to talk to everyone ... even we adults. ... read more