Monthly Archives: November 2018

Real-Time Travel.

Posted on November 24, 2018 by polloplayer

A break in the action. Yes, I know the blog is in Prague, but in real time, we are just back from NYC and it was glorious. Fall in New York is sublime; arriving late fall was a bit like … Continue reading →

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King of the Castles: Česky Krumlov

Posted on November 17, 2018 by polloplayer

Where in the world were we? We’d barely scratched the surface of Prague, but our time there was short (too short!) so off we went on a day trip. In this land of umlauts, carons and alarming strings of consonants … Continue reading →

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Prague-ability: 100%

Posted on November 10, 2018 by polloplayer

Would we like Prague? For reasons unknown, in my mind’s eye I had conjured a place of dark, narrow medieval streets, a city suited to woodcut illustrations. So my expectations were low as we alit from the train at Praha … Continue reading →

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A Night at the Staatsoper.

Posted on November 3, 2018 by polloplayer

It was the icing on the cake. Or, rather, perhaps, the schlag on the sachertorte. On our last night in Vienna, we had tickets to the opera! Originally completed in 1869 as the Vienna Court Opera, and renamed the Vienna … Continue reading →

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