the lighter side

(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 [...]

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 [...]

The Petrin Hill Observation Tower

From the “beach”, we proceeded to look for parking just nearby the foot of the hill in the city and walked up to a transport station. (Along the way, we passed by the Memorial to the victims of communism.) Tickets were bought, and in a while we were in a funicular [...]

Last Saturday, May 31, we headed to the riverside of the Vltava River, a known landmark of the Czech Republic. It’s the longest river in the country, flowing 270 miles (435 km.) through central Bohemia in Prague.

The site was like when you are in a beach, many people around were in swim suits just lying [...]

From the Prague Castle, we walked our way to the historic Charles Bridge (Karluv Most). There were still so many tourists in spite of its being reconstructed right now. Another site has more on this.
This bridge is known for its famous sculpture gallery, statues (30 in all) of saints lining both its sides, most [...]

The other Tuesday, the 27th, was scheduled for the Castle Hill and Charles Bridge, which we did in the evening (Was it before 7:00pm?) As the pictures show, it was still daylight.
Prague Castle has been the seat of government from the Czech kings, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV included, housed the different offices of [...]

I can’t help but also post this pic of little Caite! for you to appreciate, to make you smile, or just for you to look intently! I’m surely a proud grandma of this cutie smart baby :), a hyperactive one!

At play with her dad M while we were waiting for our pizza after that neighborhood [...]