I'll Czech In Later - A Newbie in Prague

• Prague in Plain Sight #8 - Powder Tower (Prašná brána) 2 years ago In my previous post I wrote about Jindřišská which is only a few minutes walk from my apartment, but a monument I had never properly visited until relatively recently. The Powder Tower, (Prašná brána) is even closer, and despite having walked around it and under it countless times, I had...
• Prague in Plain Sight #7 - Jindřišská (Henry's Bell Tower) 2 years ago Many years ago my neighbours, who had by then become great friends, moved to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. From childhood, I’d always been fascinated by the name Kuala Lumpur (although I have no idea why) and I finally had an opportunity to go and visit, which I did on many occasions. Although my...
• Milada Horáková: A Symbol of Democracy and Freedom - People in Prague #4 3 years ago If you look back through Czech history the majority of the characters you encounter are male. Indeed, if you look at Jiri Votruba’s hero’s of Prague poster the only female is the legendary Princess Libuse. The remaining characters are all male, apart from the Golem! This year, amidst the...
• Prague Lockdown - Loves and Loathes 4 years ago They say that you can never really know a place until you’ve lived and worked there. I’ve now spent a very large part of the last six years living in Prague, and the last two months in a lockdown situation on my own. Not only do I feel reasonably comfortable saying that I know Prague, but I...
• Lockdown Behind the Velvet Curtain 4 years ago I first started this blog over six years ago and this is entry number 68. Regular readers (if there are any) will be aware that I’ve been a bit quiet since January 2019. In March last year, I returned to Prague to take on a new role and I’ve been here ever since. It's a little bit weird, but I...

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