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Adventures and experiences living in the Czech Republic, and finding tourist sites off the beaten path.

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• Out and About in Barcelona

  Posted on Friday July 18th, 2008 at 07:38 in barcelona, czech, czech republic, spain, tourist sites, travel

  Hi Everyone,I'm still sick and so is my husband. Whatever we caught has been pretty wicked. I've been sleeping most of the time, and am now starting to feel a bit better, but my stomach has started ...

• Barcelona--Something for Everyone

  Posted on Friday July 4th, 2008 at 06:34 in barcelona, czech, spain, tourist sites

  Hi Everyone,One of the nice things about living in Prague is that the Czech Republic is literally in the heart of Europe. It is fairly easy and inexpensive to fly from here to other major metropolita...

• Prague Eighth Most Expensive Place to Live in the West

  Posted on Monday June 30th, 2008 at 11:25 in czech, czech republic, prague, prices

  Hi Everyone,There is an article in the Prague Monitor today about Prague being the eighth most expensive place to live in the West! I've heard it said that living here is even more expensive than liv...

• National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library Update

  Posted on Friday June 27th, 2008 at 09:36 in czech, national czech and slovak museum and library, prague

  Hi Everyone, Today, in a couple of the Prague news papers online, there were further updates about the state of the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The story from...

• Tongue-Tied in Prague

  Posted on Wednesday June 25th, 2008 at 09:35 in acculturation, czech, czech language, prague

  Hi Everyone, Living in a new country means adapting to the new place on many levels. These levels include culture and society, manners, and language, and a few others. This is called the accult...

• Ties that Bind

  Posted on Monday June 23rd, 2008 at 12:25 in cedar rapids, czech, czech culture, czech heritage, czech republic, historical floods, iowa, national czech and slovak museum and library, prague

  Hi Everyone,Not many Czechs realize how descendants of Czechs and Slovaks, around the world, are very proud of their ancestry. Czechs also don't realize how many communities in the United States were...

• Health Fees Survey

  Posted on Friday June 20th, 2008 at 14:09 in czech, medical expenses, medical reforms, prague

  Hi Everyone, This morning, in the Prague Monitor, I read an article about a survey that had been conducted earlier this month. The survey asked respondents if they found the new regulatory medical f...

• Homesickness Relievers II

  Posted on Wednesday June 18th, 2008 at 10:55 in czech, czech republic, homesick, homesickness relievers, prague

  Hi Everyone, A while back, I talked about some homesick relievers--programs that really help me to stay in touch with my family and friends, and also to stay in touch with what's going on in the Stat...

• The Golf Ball Thief and a Fairytale

  Posted on Monday June 16th, 2008 at 06:43 in czech, fairytale, glen hansard, golf ball thief, marketa irglova, once

  Hi Everyone,Sometimes there are such funny stories in the news! You can't help but smile at the absurdness you read! Have you ever heard of a golf ball thief? I found this story "Unhappy About Usele...

• Out and About Prague

  Posted on Friday June 13th, 2008 at 08:39 in czech, czech republic, prague, prague castle, tourist sites

  Hi Everyone,Today's post is a compilation of pictures that I've taken of Prague Castle and the surrounding area at various times. This is a great place to take a walk and see the castle buildings and...

• The Girl Who Wanted to Stay Home

  Posted on Wednesday June 11th, 2008 at 09:26 in 18 month anniversary, czech, move, new life, out of the comfort zone, prague, tourist sites

  Hi Everyone, It is so amazing to actually be living half way around the world from my home in the US. When I was a kid, I was the one who always wanted to stay home…I didn’t want to go to Girl...

• Don't Forget Your Umbrella!

  Posted on Monday June 9th, 2008 at 12:31 in czech, czech republic, rainy season, tourist sites

  Hi Everyone, We are in the midst of our rainy season in the Czech Republic…it can be a pleasant time of the year, but don’t forget to take your umbrella with you when going out and about! The ...

• Bubble Girl

  Posted on Friday June 6th, 2008 at 09:27 in allergies, asthma, czech, czech republic, prague

  Hi Everyone, The past couple of weeks I’ve been having a lot of allergy trouble and this has kept me from my normal posting schedule. There’s been a lot of grass and tree pollen in the air, an...

• Eating Dandelions

  Posted on Monday June 2nd, 2008 at 10:11 in celer, czech, czech food, czech republic, dandelions, parsnips, petrzel, prague, tourist sites, vegetables, veggies

  Hi Everyone, On a recent hike with my husband and our friends, I noticed all the dandelions that were so very prolific in the countryside! They were everywhere and were such a brilliant yellow yo...

• Storm Over Medical Reforms

  Posted on Wednesday May 28th, 2008 at 09:42 in czech, czech republic, medical, medical expenses, medical reforms, money, prague, tourist sites

  Hi Everyone, Yesterday I ran across an article on the New York Times* website about the medical reforms that are taking place in the Czech Republic. The Czech government instituted major reforms i...

• Adventures in the Twilight Zone

  Posted on Sunday May 25th, 2008 at 02:05 in adventures, czech, czech language, czech republic, duh, tourist sites, twilight zone

  Hi Everyone, Do you ever have one of those days when you feel tired, and a bit out of it? I’m not talking about having a hangover after partying all night! I mean just feeling tired and a littl...

• Helping Others in Need Around the World

  Posted on Wednesday May 14th, 2008 at 03:59 in czech, czech republic, disasters, donate, donation, helping others, hunger, prague, relief aide, relief organizations, tourist sites, war

  Hi Everyone, I wanted to make a regular blog post today, but instead, I would like to focus on the recent disasters around the world. My heart goes out to all those in China, Myanmar, the US, and ...

• Transportation Transitions

  Posted on Monday May 12th, 2008 at 09:57 in bus, Car, czech, czech republic, mass transit, metro, prague, public transit, tourist sites, tram, transportation

  Hi Everyone, This morning, while out grocery shopping, I was reminded about one of the biggest changes that came about in my life due to my move from the US to the Czech Republic. That was in the ...

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  Posted on Friday May 9th, 2008 at 16:41 in czech, czech hiking trails, czech holiday, czech republic, hiking, slap reservoir dam recreational area, tourist sites

  Hi Everyone,Thursday was a national holiday here, in the Czech Republic. It was Liberation Day--the day when the Germans surrendered and the Russians liberated Prague in 1945. Typically, everyone ma...

• Petřín Hill

  Posted on Monday May 5th, 2008 at 09:11 in czech, czech holiday, czech republic, funicular, hall of mirrors, mala strana, petrin hill, petrin tower, prague, stravhov monastery, tourist sites

  Hi Everyone, This past weekend my husband and I visited Petřín Hill, which can be found in Malá Strana, Prague 5. Petřín is a prominent hill that overlooks Prague—the views from there are g...

• Becherovka

  Posted on Friday May 2nd, 2008 at 06:29 in becherovka, cure, czech, czech customs, czech republic, czech traditions, digestive cure, medical, medicinal, prague, tourist sites

  Hi Everyone,When you come on a trip to the Czech Republic you quickly realize that alcoholic drinks are an important part of Czech life! They love to drink everything from beer to wine, and vodka—h...

• Burning of the Witches and May Day

  Posted on Wednesday April 30th, 2008 at 07:11 in burning of the witches, czech, czech customs, czech holiday, czech republic, czech traditions, international labor day, may day, prague, tourist sites

  Hi Everyone,Today is a kind of holiday in the Czech Republic, though it’s not a day off from work! Today is the Burning of the Witches! This celebration dates back to very pre-historic times. Some b...

• You Think Life’s So Easy Here, Don’t You?

  Posted on Monday April 28th, 2008 at 03:14 in czech, czech customs, czech etiquette, czech humor, czech republic, czech traditions, prague, tourist sites

  Hi Everyone,The title is a joke that my husband and one of his colleagues use from day-to-day at their office. I’m not sure what it means exactly…well, not sure what it means at all (!!!), except...

• Mobile Phone Car

  Posted on Friday April 25th, 2008 at 07:48 in czech, czech customs, czech humor, czech republic, czech traditions, prague, prague peculiarities, tourist sites

  Hi Everyone,Just a quick note about these pictures…this is a car that was on display in Prague one day. The car was covered in mobile phones…it might have been an ad for one of the mobile phone co...

• Garlic Soup--Cure for the Common Cold

  Posted on Monday April 21st, 2008 at 12:59 in common cold, cure, czech, czech customs, czech republic, garlic, garlic soup, medical, prague

  Hi Everyone,Lately, I’ve been getting lessons in how Czechs treat a cold as my husband is currently sick with a very bad cold. It is so funny and interesting how people treat illnesses in different...

• Prague Peculiarities

  Posted on Friday April 18th, 2008 at 06:54 in czech, czech republic, john lennon wall, pissing statue, prague, prague peculiarities, tourist sites

  Hi Everyone,Today, I’m writing this post about some Prague Peculiarities--peculiarities that are to be found all over this city! It could make one never- ending blog post if I were to list them all...