CzechingIn
A blog about an English lady in Prague.
Vaclav Havel
Vaclav Havel – One Of The Good Guys
Today Vaclav Havel passed away at the age of 75, after a long period of illness. This former dissident playwrite come political activist and the first president of a free Czechoslovakia has a special place in all Czech hearts, especially those old enough to remember the Velvet Revolution. It is perhaps hard for a British audience to fully … Continue reading
To the castle (not back)
I spent hours on Saturday trying to get to the castle. Not Prague Castle, or even Vysehrad (which is meant to be lovely – let’s go in the spring), but a polystyrene castle on a ski slope in a tiny ski resort in the Jeseníky mountains, in northern Czech Republic. We spent a happy day snowboarding … Continue reading
