July 17, 2007

This rather ordinary looking building, not far from the center of Brno, is actually quite special. There are two reasons for that.First, in the 1970s, it housed the maternity hospital where V was born.Second, it is now the home of Ristorante Rialto, which prepared the best meal we have ever had in Brno.The...  

Warm weather with no rain showers is a ideal opportunity to visit one of the three Prague open-air cinemas. The first one (and probably best known) is on Strelecky island, the other two are on Rohansky island and in the garden of Czech Radio Regina in Prague-Karlin.  

Last night Kim and I decided that we werenrsquot going to set our alarms and that we would leisurely take our time to get ready. Without an alarm I woke up at 8am. I really wanted to go for my last run in Budapest but the top of my right foot had been bothering me for a couple of days. I wore slippers for...  

Last weekend we spent an afternoon in preserved nature park Divoka Sarka. We wanted to escape the city rush, but it was already 2 pm, so we didn’t want to travel far. Divoka Sarka seemed to be a good choice and it really was. We took a tram no. 26 from Hlavni nadrazi to end stop Divoka Sarka (around 30 min...  

Words you never thought you’d hear from a 4 year oldI’ll hang out here, you take a nap. Thoughts on knit pantsC: Ahh, teplaky. I like teplaky....they are for home. M: Just for home?C: Yep. For home.*Teplaky is the Czech word for knit pants. They are considered house clothing, something to change into...  

The tropical weather in Prague continues. Yesterday the highest temperature (37.3 ?C = 99.1 ?F) measured in Prague tried to attack the temperature record of 37.8 ?C (100 ?F) that has ever been measured in the Czech Republic since 1775.