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I wrote about the joy of arriving in a town and discovering a programmed classical soirée in the local church or hall. I thought all my Christmas’ had come yesterday, when as I was carried along in the previously described tourist tsunami, on passing an amazing Baroque facade church, an ernest young man handed me
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My guide book states: “free of traffic (except for a few horse drawn carriages) and ringed with historic buildings, Prague’s Old Town Square ranks amongst the finest public spaces…” Note carefully that the descriptive “open” is not used and for obvious reason. Never in my wildest dreams, or rather nightmares, have I been confronted with
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Is there a Czech trashy tourist trinket? The equivalent of the Irish leprechaun stuffed soft toy or the Scandinavian Viking head gear or the Australian stuffed Koala, or even the soft leather pouch used to carry golf balls – appropriately manufactured out of tanned kangaroo scrotum skin and snapped up by startled Japanese golfers, presumably
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A night at the opera – the Prague State Opera – perfect seat : 4th row from the front smack in the middle. Puccini has not been in my top of the pops of composers, but after tonight, he has moved up the charts, a lot. I find Puccini to be a “tune tease”. Tonight
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I don’t think I have blogged specifically about this delightful town – well worth the stay and recommended. A brief blog then pictures! Litoměřice (Czech) ; German: Leitmeritz) is a town at the junction of the rivers Elbe (Czech: Labe) and Ohře (German: Eger) in the north part of the Czech Republic, approximately 64 km
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The signage for the trail was mostly excellent and equal to that on the Camino. The cycle route was numbered 2 for most of the journey although at times on the Czech part it became route 7… Ignore the fact that my cycle is facing in the opposite direction. It’s an optical illusion.
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Below are several pictures that demonstrate the variation in the Elbe cycle path especially between Melnik and Prague… A picture is worth a thousand words! The above picture is of recent upgrades near Prague itself
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Last stop before Prague. My initial reaction is that one could miss Melnik or at the very least not stay. The castle is well worth a visit and its on my schedule. But Melnik is basically now on the industrial outskirts of Prague and it has that frenetic feel with pot holed roads and big
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I recall that arriving in a village and finding, serendipitously there is a concert that night, has provided some extraordinary memorable evenings, and tonight was no exception. Often it happens as I stumble into a cathedral or am drawn to the sound of music and enter the church to find a rehearsal. It happened on
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