5.23.2013

Digging digs in Prague

As I walked out of my hotel in Prague I noticed a police station across the street. I discovered that there was another police station next to my hotel. Later, coming back, realized that the entire block across the street was composed of various police buildings. Well, at least I deemed myself in a safe neighborhood. Ther is also a bar called Konvikt on the street. Of course a remnant of the previous regime, where there was only one way from a police inquiry. Digging deeper I found on the Internet that my own hotel was a detention house (Havel might have slept here). and the church on the street had been used as a shooting range by the communists. Yes, Sir, I was in Prague, with history all over.

5.22.2013

Prague single ride


Czech obsession- The show title is How I Met People

Am I too late or too early. As usually both.  Here they sell subway tickets valid for half hour. Or maybe they need to revive the Firemen's Ball

5.21.2013

RM Rilke

Of course, my first stop in Prague. Rilke. Sat at a table with pictures of Schiller, Goethe andr Heine. The great three. a Dichter Quartet with RM.  On the menu kelbasa.  Truly Mittel Europe.
Strangely  the beer was called Krusovice.  Sounded like Khruschev.