Czech Republic
Hlubočepy

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    • December 6 - More scenes from Prague

      December 7, 2022 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C

      Here are some more tidbits from December 6 and some more interesting photos.

      Along the way to the Charles Bridge, we made a detour into a toy store called Hamley which began in Cornwall, England, with a man called William Hamley who dreamed of opening a toy shop, and in 1760 he did just that. Little did he know that it would become The Finest Toy Shop in the World. (From the Hamleys website) Hamleys is toy heaven, complete with a full sized merry go round, a two-storey slide, every kind of Lego ever made, stuffed toys by the thousands and a whole wall of Harry Porter merchandise, to mention just a few of the many attractions. We made some strategic purchases and pressed on.

      We also made a detour into a candy store. Candy seems to be a national obsession in the Czech Republic. There are candy stores everywhere. Lyle told us to be careful as some of them are rip-offs, just like most of the taxis and many of the money exchangers in Prague. We looked but did not buy. Such self-control - at least for now!
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    • Day 3

      Folklore Garden

      March 5, 2022 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C

      The organizers of the program scheduled an awesome cultural show at Folklore Garden. It was so much fun, and a great way to get to know folks on the trip! Not surprisingly, I was the only one who reserved a vegetarian meal. But I took a picture of what someone's meat dish looked like for record. LolRead more

    • Day 1

      cesta

      October 6, 2022 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

      Praha - Mallorca - Porto

      Z domu jsme vyrazili ve 14 h, plánovaný odlet byl v 18.05, skutečný 18.35, čekali jsme na opozdilce.. Měli jsme strach, že nestihneme navazující spoj. Obava byla zbytečná, letadlo z Mallorcy mělo zpoždění 1,5 h. Čekání jsme si zkrátili zmrzlinkou (J) a bagetou (P). Po příletu do Porta to teprve začalo. Od Honzy jsme věděli, jak si koupit lístek na metro, ale ukázalo se, že to není tak jednoduché. Přepnutí do angličtiny jsme našli až po 5. pokusu, což zapříčinilo, že nám ujelo poslední metro (to, že jsem mezitím musela na WC, nemělo vliv :-)). To, že už nic nejede, jsme se dověděli náhodou, když jsem se šla zeptat nějakého údržbáře, jestli jsme na správné koleji. Poslal nás na jiné stanoviště na bus, který jel asi za půl hodiny. A opravdu jel a opravdu nás dovezl blízko hotelu. Ubytovali jsme se asi ve 3 ráno. Spát nám nedala skupinka mladíků v mnišských hábitech, kteří asi hodinu zpívali trojhlasně nějaké dívčině do okna, hráli na kytaru, flétnu a dokonce i na bicí. Bylo to pěkně, akorát jsme se vůbec nevyspali.Read more

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