the lighter side

(written June 27, 2008)
Hurray for baby Caite today, at ten months, and in chilly Finland! We thank the Lord for our little “apo”, for her good health, strength and endurance during our travels, even with the changing climate for different places/countries, and in the different stages of her growth.
Special mention here: when both her dad [...]

(written June 20, 2008)
Tuesday, June 17, was an Interesting day of history, when we visited the Strahov Monastery (Strahovsky klaster) with its famous library, and the Loreto Pilgrimage Center. Our gratitude goes to Karel, our gracious host and Mart’s dad, who sponsored for us a very knowledgeable tour guide. He explained to us in [...]

(written June 19, 2008)
In Part I: “There is a part 2 to this search, we’ve found out something more done by (and in) Litomerice to honor our hero, and much much more than what we could expect. For our out-of-the-blue find, watch out for a later post: Jose Rizal in Litomerice Part 2.”
Some more walking [...]

(written June 16, 2008)
Yesterday as usual we had our Sunday worship at the Holy Infant Jesus of Prague Church as I’ve always called it but which is officially the Church of our Lady Victorious, Karmelitska 9, Praha 1, Mala Strana.
This was a different Sunday however, for the 110th Philippine Independence Day (Kalayaan 2008) was being [...]

(written June 16, 2008)
Last Saturday, off to the northern part of Czech Republic we went, approximately 64 km (39.7 miles) northwest of Prague, to the historic and enchanting city of Litomerice. I was thrilled to experience a touch of our own history in our present travel to this far-away continent of Europe, and was the [...]

Baby Caite is our 9-month-old Czech princess. The king crab cushion pillow (shown on the left), newly bought from Ikea, completes her “throne”. And I’m the self-appointed “feeder” (definition, in the title ), at least while we are with them here in Europe (not only here in Prague but even when in Finland when [...]

“They” are Mart, Daisy with baby Caite. And who are “just tagging along”? My hubby and I. Today we went to Ikea, a shopping place for functional home furnishing products and many more. Below are some pics:

Posing with baby Caite and her newly-bought stuffed toy doggie; then joined by mommy Daisy
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Weekend is time to go out, and last Saturday to Cesky Krumlov the family went: hubby and I, Mart, Daisy and baby Caite.
This famous town, situated on the banks of the meandering Vltava River, is around a 13th-century Castle (Zamek), beautiful with Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque designs blended into it. In the UNESCO list of [...]

Last Thursday night, K came to inform us that there would be a special event on the next day, and we might be interested to see it.
During his reign, every year Charles IV, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, would have the imperial coronation jewels transported to Prague to be viewed by pilgrims all [...]

My “full” here doesn’t really mean we went out every day, but five out of seven already is enough for me. I hope I can catch up and be updated in my posting:
June 1 – our usual Sunday Mass at the Holy Infant Jesus of Prague Church, but we had to hurry up as M [...]