August 20, 2007

Prague municipal authorities want to finish the Old Town Hall in the Old Town Square soon. The Old Town Hall with the famous Astronomical clock was damaged during the World War II and it hasn’t been completely reconstructed yet.  

Summer blogItrsquos finally summer here in beautiful Prague. I say finally because I arrived here in October so it seems like it has been a while since I have seen the sun and gotten a tan Being from California the sun has always been a good friend of mine. But like I said it is defiantly summer here in the...  

“Learning is like a jigsaw puzzle. When you first lay the pieces out, it doesn’t make much sense. When you start to connect the pieces, you then begin to see how it all fits together”. These words were said by an anonymous writer long time ago. But this person exactly described the meaning of the word...  

Joanna Newsom is a very talented young musician from the USA, one of the representative of freak-folk style. Her unique combination of jazz music, playing harp and singing has gained her an international fame.  

Heaven yesterday was a bike trip near Třebon. The day was perfect for a ride - chilly in the morning, warming up as we peddled along roads dappled by sun and patched pavement. Our rental bikes clanked and our map’s too many details confused us, but once we were oriented (to our bikes, our location amongst...  

During this our last full day in Prague Kim and I decided to go to Petrin Park and climb up the Observation Tower a scaleddown version of the Eiffel Tower to see the remarkable view of this impressive city. Armed with my new and ohsocomfortable walking shoes I followed the swarm of people through Old Town...  

I cannot get over the beauty of this city Whenever I stroll along the cobble stone roads of Old Town Square it feels a little like Irsquom on a movie set. We walked inside the baroque style Church of St. Nicholas the original Old Town Parish Church which is now the venue for various concerts in the...  

The reconstruction works on Charles Bridge that had been planned for so long already started today. Charles Bridge will be reconstructed in two phases: the first phase should finish in 2010, the other one in ten years. The repair works are necessary due to a bad condition of the bridge.  

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Storm in Prague, originally uploaded by finofilka. From my homeplace