The week prior to St. Patrick’s Day turned out to be a good time to check out Dublin for our first visit. The winter season’s rains had stopped and the holiday crowds had not poured into town yet. While it did rain on our last day, we were prepared and it didn’t slow us downContinue reading “Four Days in Dublin, Ireland”
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A Day in Prague, Czech Republic
The golden city of Prague is many things to me: my birthplace, my heritage, my home briefly after the “Velvet Revolution”…and an old friend that I go back to visit once in a while, just to keep in touch. It’s the perfect European city to visit even if just for one day, as it’s safe,Continue reading “A Day in Prague, Czech Republic”
A Day in Blatná, Czech Republic
The town of Blatná is about a 1 ½ hour drive from the Czech capital of Prague, and a pleasant place to visit for a day or two if traveling in the Czech countryside. It has a castle near the center of town which sits on its own island and includes a deer park toContinue reading “A Day in Blatná, Czech Republic”