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Crawling around Prague

Crawling around Prague

The initial spurt of focused sightseeing appears to have taken its toll on the Oldies. The not-so-Dynamic Duo have at this stage reverted to their usual slow, aimless wanderings. I must say it suits me too, and we have come across some wonderful gems on our ambles through this beautiful city. The famous Prague arcades often appear to be quite non-descript openings in the elegant facades, but they open out into veritable Aladdin’s caves of architectural splendour. This realisation spurned…

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Faces of Prague

Faces of Prague

I’m reeling. We’ve seen so much these past few days. Of course, as it is Her Ladyship’s first ever visit to Prague and it is over 30 years since Himself has been here, we’ve had to visit a fair few of the obligatory sights. I knew we wouldn’t escape a visit to Prague Castle, the largest ancient castle in the world. Her Ladyship, however, was almost more excited about the Cubist house we stumbled across on our way up to…

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The Golden City

The Golden City

Great. It looks like we are off on another Oldies Outing! I wonder where we are going this time… I had a long snooze in the car and only woke up when we arrived in this city. I was a little disorientated and for a while thought we were back in Lisbon again. Well, you can’t blame me when you see the paving stones on the footpaths. They are just as uneven as the ones in Lisbon and His Lordship…

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