Kind of quiet day.. which is what I need to try and catch up from taking yesterday as mostly vacation.. it seems that every day I take off, it takes two to catch up.. It hs been great hanging out with Diane.. I really love having her here with me.. I miss her lots when I travel alone..  I think she’s keeping me sane.. (Only reason I say ‘i guess’) is that I’m not really sure I’m sane 🙂

I have a ton (>400) pictures from yesterday that  I didn’t post because it was the anniversary of my fathers death..

I’ll use the time to try and pick out some of them to share.. Thisis is such a beautiful city.. it’s impossible not to take pictures !

starting back on Sunday night.. we wandered out into town around 9

 

Past the dog watering fountain

 

to the old clock tower to see the famous 400 (600 ?) year old astronomical clock

 

then we climbed up the tower for an amazing view of this very comfy town

 

next day started with another longish run up to a park north of the city

 

great graffiti everywhere !

 

there’s a giant kinetic sculpture up there called.. the metronome.. it’s huge.. and it keeps very good time !

 

we ran up there.. and placed a samstone in a beautiful flowering apple tree

 

then back down to the hoel.. through chaff’s old stomping grounds

 

then we started out on our day. admiring the public art everywhere

 

we stopped at the kapok gallery.. nice find for modern art

 

then a stop at the very bizarre .. and fascinating Kafka museum..

 

 

there’s a famous (and sadly no longer functioning) animated statue outside the museum..a t one point you could text it.. and the two statures qwould pee out your message.. on a map of checklosovakia .. (huh ?)

 

thence took the big adventure for the day..  we took subways and a bus way not of the city to visit laura and huzza friends of my friends karen and wayne.. long story.. but they know each other from dobra tea.. Laura moved to prague to marry huzza and they now have beautiful 2 1/2 year old timotin ?(sp ?).. they raise bamboo in a beautiful oasis surrounded by soviet era apartment blocks. we spent several really wonderful hours playing talking and drinking with them.. it was memorable. it was so great to meet them.. i am hoping they will visit all of us in vermont soon !

 

then back to Prague for a meetigup with work friends..

 

this morning atoner longish run up the park to the observation tower (closed0.. but beautiful 

 

and another picture with my favorite peeing freinds

 

 

we ventured outa but.. but it was really hot (80 degrees). we checked out a very bizarre show (on death and drugs) at the national museum..t hen ate some great street food on the way home

 

The rest of the day I worked.. and then met up with a balloon ibm friends who converged here tonight.. More on that tomorrow

 

right now i gotta sleep

nite all, nite sam

-me