The Spirit Of Things's Czech Lands Posts
July 18, 2017
Bílý Potok Part 1
Bílý Potok is a small mountain town in the Liberec region of the Czech Republic. Known as one of the wettest place in the country it nestles in the forested…
March 18, 2012
Vaclav Havel remembrance
Here are a few photographs taken earlier this year during the Vaclav Havel remembrance celebrations in Prague. It reminded me of the time when Princess Diana…
Jan. 21, 2012
Reflections on a forgotten Russian war Cemetery in Lesany,…
Forgotten graves and forgotten lives One of the great tragedies of war and conflict is the detritus and debris left behind once peace returns. Eventually lives,…
June 12, 2009
Ponocný (The Night Watchman)
This blog entry is dedicated to the late MUDr. Stanislav Žantovský who often passed the Nightwatchman in his youth. Animation le Veilleur (the nightwatchman)…
Sept. 02, 2007
Northern Bohemia. Part 4: Glass-making at the Sklárna…
Častolovice and its glass foundry The Sklárna Florianova huť glass foundary [florianovahut.com] is a small glass foundry in a beautiful village called…
Sept. 01, 2007
Northern Bohemia. Part 3. Nothing but windows
Nothing but windows from the Czech Republic Over the last few months I have become fascinated by windows. My interest was sparked many years ago when I visited…
Aug. 31, 2007
Northern Bohemia. Part 2: Sobotka
Part 1 of Sobotka, an agricultural town in Northern Bohemia Sobotka [sobotka.cz] is a small town west of Mladá Boleslav not far from Jičín. It falls within…
Aug. 30, 2007
Northern Bohemia. Part 1: The Mšeno-Kokořín region
The Mšeno-Kokořín region. Part 1. Today I begin a three part series of the Česká Lípa, Mšeno-Kokořín, Mlada Boleslav and Jicin regions in Northern Bohemia that…
Aug. 29, 2007
The Old Jewish Cemetery in Josefov, Prague
The Old Jewish Cemetery in Josefov, Prague Today's posting continues my series on the fascinating city of Prague. The Old Jewish Cemetery in Josefov, the Jewish…
Aug. 22, 2007
Water magic
[bSome water pictures from the Czech Lands I have just returned from a holiday in the Czech Republic and will be posting photos from that trip over the next few…
Aug. 17, 2007
Stark winter in Pruhonice, Czech Republic
Winter at the Botanický ústav Akademie věd České Republiky [ibot.cas.cz] and the English page [ibot.cas.cz] here. The weather has been too sunny for a while now…
Aug. 13, 2007
Off to the Czech Lands for a week
Off to the Czech Lands for a week I will spend next week in the beautiful Czech countryside at our family village in northern Bohemia. This is the view from the…
June 19, 2007
Parking Sudoku
December in Haje, Prague Sudoku is one of the mysteries of the Universe. Like American football I cannot fathom it. So I dedicate this photo to those brilliant…
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