September 6, 2008

C as sandpiper, a Bohemian transplant to the Brittany coast. In the background, waders catch tidbits from a rivlet heading into the sea. Could they be dunlin? I refer the question to local experts (Lucy?)  

At the Mucha museum we discovered with an amazing artist Mucha is and not just illustrator. It seems as though he single handedly created Art Nouveau at least in the art realm not necessarly the architecture realm. But what's amazing was that he was such a fine artist the Slav Epic being his masterwork not...  

We left Freistadt at about 10.30am and it was still raining. We got to the border a short time later not knowing what to expect and found that the old border control buildings were still there but we just had to follow the signs and sort of drive around it I donrsquot even think anyone was watching. We...  

C loved the beach. She could run for an hour back and forth with the waves, in sandpiper mode. I thought she looked more like a contemplative little mermaid, or malá mořská víla,* in this picture though. It must be the pointy ear. *If you have ever wondered about the origins of Veela in the Harry Potter...  

Hey everyone Sorry I haven't written in a while I really have no excuse for not keeping up in Germany basically because I didn't do too much....unfortunatley I was feeling a little under the weather after I left Norway and exhaustion took control about halfway to Berlin. When I arrived in Berlin my body just...  

Day 2I awoke very early on day two and thought I might head out to see Prague waking up while Paige slept. It was well worth it. I got back to the hotel and after a shower and breakfast we headed out to Prague Castle. We'd decided to take it a bit easier today after the day before's huge effort so be bought...