Three weeks down
Filed in travel, August 15, 2008, 7:42 pmAnother week down of my Czech lessons, and I’m starting to feel like I’m speaking worse. I feel more aware of all my mistakes than I was 3 weeks ago. But I know that in reality my vocabulary and grammar have improved. At the same time, my English grammar and vocabulary is steadily decreasing…. Today [...]
Vysehrad
Filed in travel, August 13, 2008, 12:43 amA large majority of my days here are full of happiness. Yesterday my grandparents visited and we explored Vysehrad together. The views from up there are beautiful. And to think, it took us 2 weeks of living 5 minutes away before we made the time to check it out. Babi filled my fridge with a [...]
Nelahozeves
Filed in travel, August 11, 2008, 2:38 pmLast Saturday we went on a class field trip up to Nelahozeves. This small town is about 1 hour by train away from Prague, and is where the composer Dvořák was born. Unfortunately, Dvorak’s birth house was closed, but we were still able to see the plaque and statue standing outside in his honor. There [...]
Cross Club
Filed in travel, August 7, 2008, 2:12 pmLast night Robin and I went to the Cross Club for some swing dancing. Due to some inconveniences and poor planning we didn’t make it there until 10:30, which apparently was too late as all but two of the swing dancers had left already. The club was awesome though. It has two floors with a [...]
Week 1
Filed in travel, August 5, 2008, 11:55 pmA full week in Prague and somehow I don’t seem to feel inspired to blog about it. Continuous internet access somehow makes it easier to avoid it. Strange, I know. I have, however, been posting some photos to flickr and I’m hoping most of the photos can speak for themselves. I’m loving the city, my [...]
