Having good company makes any experience a fond memory. This was definitely the case during our trip to Prague. Daisy, Grant and Emma made our stay truly delightful. Emma found herself sandwiched between Alyssa and Nathan from the moment we arrived to the day we departed. The kids were so happy together it was contagious. Daisy and Grant were very gracious hosts. They took us to a weekend picnic where we got to meet their wonderful friends and enjoy fabulous food. We saw life outside the city of Prague in a beautiful neighborhood. In addition, Dale and I each got to take a bike ride with Grant. He showed us each the countryside in Prague which included a 14th century castle, open countryside complete with rocky hillsides covered in pine needles and the dachas (country homes and favorite summer retreat for the upper and middle classes of the Russian society) that were given out during the communist occupation of Czechoslovakia. When I saw the dachas, they looked like tool sheds but they were surrounded by immaculate gardens. Grant explained it is still tradition for people to empty out of the city on the weekends and they come out here and tend their gardens and stay in the dachas. It was evident that they spent a lot of time on their gardens as there was not a leaf out of place. You can see the dachas on Grant's blogsite. Grant has loads of great Prague pictures on his site. To get a real feel for biking in Prague, you must read it! You will notice that his blog I have referenced begins with a snail picture. We stopped twice so that Grant could rescue the snails off the trail. The first time he stopped so quickly I nearly rode over him! The wildlife in Prague will be protected while he is there.
Saturday, June 9, 2007
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Having good company makes any experience a fond memory. This was definitely the case during our trip to Prague. Daisy, Grant and Emma made our stay truly delightful. Emma found herself sandwiched between Alyssa and Nathan from the moment we arrived to the day we departed. The kids were so happy together it was contagious. Daisy and Grant were very gracious hosts. They took us to a weekend picnic where we got to meet their wonderful friends and enjoy fabulous food. We saw life outside the city of Prague in a beautiful neighborhood. In addition, Dale and I each got to take a bike ride with Grant. He showed us each the countryside in Prague which included a 14th century castle, open countryside complete with rocky hillsides covered in pine needles and the dachas (country homes and favorite summer retreat for the upper and middle classes of the Russian society) that were given out during the communist occupation of Czechoslovakia. When I saw the dachas, they looked like tool sheds but they were surrounded by immaculate gardens. Grant explained it is still tradition for people to empty out of the city on the weekends and they come out here and tend their gardens and stay in the dachas. It was evident that they spent a lot of time on their gardens as there was not a leaf out of place. You can see the dachas on Grant's blogsite. Grant has loads of great Prague pictures on his site. To get a real feel for biking in Prague, you must read it! You will notice that his blog I have referenced begins with a snail picture. We stopped twice so that Grant could rescue the snails off the trail. The first time he stopped so quickly I nearly rode over him! The wildlife in Prague will be protected while he is there.
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I linked to you from Grant's blog.
I noticed your EPL reference and the lack of playoff systems. I suppose it's because there are so many other tournaments that playoffs are not necessary for revenue.
I'll spend a little time catching up on some reading of your blog. Very interesting so far. Nice
See you around.
Thanks for the nice words, Cory. We had a great time, too. But just so people don't think I don't know what I'm talking about (!), the Czech country houses are called chatas, not dachas (which is what they call them in Russia, I believe).
Hey Cory!
You are really lucky, cause you the wonderful opportunity: to have been in Prague with your friends!!
You know I am in Prague, but without my friends, so I really want my friends to be here, to see all this beauty, this magic atmosphere, this wonderful place. Lots of tourists are coming with their families and living in different hotels in Prague and this is wonderful.
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