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Peace is my Profession
Dateline July 13th, 2022 This morning I woke up with a mission: to fix my broken telephoto camera lens. Someone at a camera shop in Holešovice told me that there was a repair shop in Prague 4 that might be able to fix it. Since my future residence is also in Prague 4, I decided…
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First trip to Vinohrady
Dateline: July 12th, 2022 (afternoon) Now that I had seen a bird’s eye view of the Golden City, I decided it was time to scout out one of Prague’s most pristine neighborhoods from ground level–a neighborhood that was once royal lands, a neighborhood where beautiful buildings are punctuated with several pretty parks, a neighborhood with…
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Terrific Tuesday at Petřín Park
Dateline, July 12, 2022 Rarely does a sequel outperform the original. Then again, rarely does the sequel contain the sequence of events that was supposed to be filmed in the original. Yes, my triumphant return to Petřín Park went fantastically well. I do the tram in the correct direction this time, and arrived at the…
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Magnificent Monday in Petřin Park
Dateline: July 11th, 2022 It has now been ten days since my arrival in Prague. I am slowly but surely adjusting to a new country and a new culture. Thoughts after 10 days: I am simply taken aback by the breathtaking beauty of this place. Although the language barrier is a tad overwhelming, I manage.…
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Sunday Service at St. Clement
Dateline, July 10th, 2022 I wake up early. Maybe a little too early. I don my Sunday best (or at least the best of the clothes I was able to fit into my two suitcases upon my trip to Europe) and head out the door. It’s a short tram ride from Holešovice to St. Clement…
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Odd things here and there . . .
Dateline, July 9th, 2022 Well that’s something you don’t see every day. I could have said that about nearly everything I saw this Saturday afternoon. The day started innocently enough. My mind had finally adjusted to the nine-hour time difference. I woke up, made a small breakfast, practiced my Czech, and set out to see…
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Midday at the Metronome
Dateline, July 8th, 2022, afternoon File this under things that you will most likely never see in the United States of America. After seeing such a thrilling synopsis of the Prague’s last century, I decided to take a look at some of that history in action. Specifically, I wanted to get a firsthand look at…
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Národní Muzeum
Dateline, July 8th, 2022 What a show! That was the feeling I had when I walked away from the Národní Muzeum, or National Museum in Prague. A museum so magnificent that it’s architecture alone will mesmerize one’s mind. And the exhibits within stimulate the brain and stir the soul. The museum is huge–so big that…
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Museum of Communism
Dateline: July 7th, 2022 After my conversation with local Prague people yesterday, I decided that this morning I would investigate further into the insanity that was communist-occupied Czechoslovakia. Located in Prague’s Republic Square, the museum of communism is a rather even handed approach to the socioeconimic ideology. The first exhibits are not dedicated to the…
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Up on the Roof Part 2: The author chats with locals
Dateline July 6th, 2022 Today got off to a promising start. I was wondering the streets of Staré Město when I stumbled upon a store with hockey hats. Would I find headwear indicative of my native Hartford? Well, sure enough, I was in luck. For the first time in over 25 years, I found a…
A Connecticut Yankee in King Wenceslas's Court 