When you travel with a loose itinerary, you learn to expect the unexpected. Prague was a wonderful example of this. Spišské Podhradie to Prague’s Vaclav Havel airport was around seven hours by car. I dropped off the rental and took the metro system to downtown Prague: bus to subway to hostel. Downtown Prague is a […]
Posts Tagged ‘Czech Republic’
Party Prague
Posted in Travel, tagged Alfons Mucha, Czech Republic, Prague on August 31, 2016 | 2 Comments »
Brno, Bratislava, and Borders
Posted in Travel, tagged Bratislava, Brno, Czech Republic, Mendel, Slovakia, Travel on August 26, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
Although Brno’s downtown is picturesque and historic, it’s also bustling with ordinary (non-touristy) activity. I ordered an espresso from a café and people-watched urban professionals, young families, and university students going about their business. Not a lot of tourists. My first destination was: you guessed it, another ossuary. One may accuse me of being morbid, but […]
Bones, Barbora, Brief History Lesson
Posted in Travel, tagged Czech Republic, Kutna Hora, Travel on August 23, 2016 | 2 Comments »
I began my day with a stroll back to my car through Plzen’s historic downtown, stopping at a bakery for an espresso and an open-faced sandwich. I asked one of the girls how to say ‘thank you’ in Czech. “Děkuji” (sounds like yah-koy-oh to my untrained ear). The Czech countryside is beautiful, and my trip […]
Plzen and Pilsner Urquell
Posted in Travel, tagged Czech Republic, Plzen, Travel on August 22, 2016 | 3 Comments »
I landed in Prague at about 7:00 A.M local time and got my things together for the drive to Plzen. My rental is a Skoda; they’re manufactured locally. It’s a zippy little compact. Fun fact: European models have an auto-shutoff feature if you idle for too long. That was a bit of a shock the […]
Backburners and Backpacking
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Blogging, Czech Republic, History, Italy, Slovakia, Travel on August 9, 2016 | 2 Comments »
As you may recall, I like to write stories now and again. However, many of my fiction projects have been put on the back burner due to an increased focus on a job I love, a diploma I’m pursuing, and a novel I’m publishing. Happily, my predilection for writing extends to travel blogging, so […]