BANIK IN THE STREETS OF PRAGUE
Our Lass and I decided on a little visit to the capital of Bohemia last weekend. It had been a couple of years since I was last there and Our Kid had never been there, so it was a big … Continue reading →
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WHILE YOU WERE OUT, SPRING SPRANG.
A remarkable thing happened in the days after the rain and sleet passed… the ground, which had been frozen as solid as iron for ages, thawed, brought forth snowdrops, catkins and buds and dissolved into an intolerable quagmire, seemingly overnight. … Continue reading →
STILL LIFE IN A BEAUTIFUL FIELD
STUFF I WAS WORKING TOO HARD TO WRITE ABOUT AT THE TIME PART 2 During the only period of sustained snowfall this winter, I was out for a stroll with Our Dog and a compass (on account of the reduced … Continue reading →
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING: THE ART OF LOOKING GOOD WHILE FALLING OVER
STUFF I WAS WORKING TOO HARD TO WRITE ABOUT AT THE TIME PART 1 A favourite past-time around here, so I’ve noticed, is cross-country skiing. I decided to take it up last year whilst out for a walk with Our … Continue reading →
NOW IS THE WINTER OF THE MALCONTENT
Think of winter. Think of a few adjectives to describe winter. What springs to mind? Mild? Harsh? White? No? How about Bloody Useless? That’s right, I would like to vote for this winter as being the Most Bloody Useless Winter … Continue reading →
OH, NO, THEY’VE SHUT THE BLOODY PUB, SHOCK, HORROR!!!
What a nasty surprise lay in wait for me and Our Dog at the end of a hard stomp from Zatiší the other day. The pub was shut! I mean, not any old pub but THE pub. Myslivna. The pub … Continue reading →
SYLVESTR – NEW YEAR’S EVE TO YOU.
As Our Dad and Our Mum have come all this way and only seen the part of town where I live, I decided to take them for a nice little drive in the country up to Pustevny to see the … Continue reading →
FOLK BRAW SHOW
This is yet another thing on a long list of things that I would never have even heard of without good local friends. It also proved to be a rather intensive weekend Czech course…. Having had an invite for the … Continue reading →
Christmas Time, misletoe and debilitating stomach infections
Traditionally at Christmas in the Czech Republic, the family gathers for dinner on the 24th, eats themselves silly and then Ježíšek (Baby Jesus) somehow causes presents to appear under the tree. Presents are distributed by the youngest member of the … Continue reading →
Mikuláš
Mikuláš, or Saint Nicholas’ Feast Day falls on December 6th. If you haven’t been paying attention to your calendar you might recognise it by seeing roving trios of what appears to be a bishop accompanied by an angel and a … Continue reading →