Feel free to talk to me today

[MissHoneychurch]

because starting tomorrow I'll be gone for a week.

Prague, here I come!!! :bounce:

[hfojvt]

1. Prague?

Are you going there for the defenestration festival?

[MissHoneychurch]

3. I am going to Prague

to enjoy the city. Not strange festivals :)

[neweurope]

2. One week in Prague??!!! While I'm slaving away...

Life's nor fair...






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Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[MissHoneychurch]

4. I take a lot of pictures

and will force you later on to look at them ... :)

[neweurope]

5. No force needed! :) It's always a pleasure! -

I've never been to Prague but my partner has been trying to make me go for along while now.

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Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[MissHoneychurch]

8. He is right

You really should go. It is such a beautiful city. Maybe my pitures will convince you.

[neweurope]

10. It's not that I didn't want to go, it's that I had to make choices.

If I have to choose between vacation in a city and vacation in the country where you hardly ever see a car - or a human - I'll choose nature every day. Maybe after we have moved and I'm surrounded by trees all the time I'll be better able to make a city trip :)

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Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[neweurope]

11. It's not that I didn't want to go, it's that I had to make choices.

If I have to choose between vacation in a city and vacation in the country where you hardly ever see a car - or a human - I'll choose nature every day. Maybe after we have moved and I'm surrounded by trees all the time I'll be better able to make a city trip :)

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Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[MissHoneychurch]

20. I know

but Prague is worth to break with that habit :)

[riona]

63. don't mean to sound loony

but i love buildings with pointy tops.

[Bassic]

65. Pictures?

Can we get one of the window from which the dude was thrown at the beginning of the war of 30 years?

:hide:

[Wapsie B]

6. Like we shouldn't feel free to talk to you any other day?

;-)

Have fun!!!!
:)

[MissHoneychurch]

12. I just wanted to make sure

that you all know where I am going and that you can envy me :D

[Wapsie B]

16. Well some of us envy you

whether you're taking a trip to Prague or not.

:blush:

[MissHoneychurch]

21. Why else do you envy me?

For living in Europe at all?

[Wapsie B]

22. Yes that's one reason.

And that you're 30 and an intelligent,attractive woman.

[MissHoneychurch]

25. ...

:blush:

[Wapsie B]

28. .............

;-)

Have fun on your trip. It's waaaaay late here. Bedtime.....

[MissHoneychurch]

29. Sweet dreams

And I will have fun, believe me :)

[SeattleGirl]

7. I am envious!

What a wonderful place to visit! I hope you take a lot of pics to share with us! :loveya:

[MissHoneychurch]

13. Oh yes

bought me 5 rolls of film the other day. That should be enough for a week, what do you think?

I will flood the Lounge with pics from Prague :)

[hfojvt]

17. It is a city with alot of history

(especially the infamous defenestration.)
but I have the feeling it would just be another monstrous city to me, and I am not a big fan of monstrous cities. Although Frankfurt was kinda cool for a half hour stop.
The Czech republic annoys me anyway because the capitol of Norway used to be in the middle of their country and now it's not. Plus I prefer union to separation. Is the Czech republic part of EU? Is Slovakia?

[MissHoneychurch]

19. I think they are

they became part of the EU the same time as Poland. Even though they don't have the Euro yet.

And I wouldn't say Prague is a monstrous city. Berlin is or NYC, but not Prague :P

[hfojvt]

34. For me, any city with over 100,000 people

is monstrous.
Prague has about 1.5 million, perhaps more than Kansas City
According to Wikipedia:
"Prague is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Nicknames for Prague have included "city of a hundred spires", "the golden city", "the Left Bank of the Nineties", the "mother of cities", and "the heart of Europe"."

Czechia and Slovakia are both part of the EU, Czechia having joined on 1 May 2004. (I did some reading on Wiki which is where I learned of the name Czechia.)

[Omphaloskepsis]

9. I love Prague....

I had a blast at Radost FX and Uzi.


Radost FX: Bělehradská 120, Prague 2
Uzi: Legerova 44, Prague 2

If that is your kind of thing..

[MissHoneychurch]

15. Not that I know what kind of places they are ...

but I go with my mom and her bf. We are more the culture people. :)

[Omphaloskepsis]

26. Oops...

My itinerary was slightly different then yours. Aaron and I thought it would be cool to get kicked out of a country. A dumb idea for sure, picking the Czech Republic was also a dumb idea. We didn't go to jail, I'm just not sure we could ever return without some serious problems.

[MissHoneychurch]

31. OKAYYYYYY

now why would you want to do that????

[Omphaloskepsis]

32. I spent $3000 on the trip...

I needed at least one good story to tell.

[MissHoneychurch]

35. How long were you in Europe

to spend $3000???

[Oeditpus Rex]

14. *wistful sigh*

I wish I could see Europe. :cry:





With a friend to guide me. :pals:

[MissHoneychurch]

18. Come on over

:)

:loveya:

[Oeditpus Rex]

23. It ain't like crossin' the street

You guys are waaaaaaaaaaaayyyy over there.

*points*




Oops.

*points other direction*

:blush:

[MissHoneychurch]

24. It would be shorter

if you lived on the East Coast :D

[Oeditpus Rex]

27. It'd be shorter still

if I lived in, say, Verdun. :D

[MissHoneychurch]

30. Why in the world

would you want to live in Verdun????

[Oeditpus Rex]

33. For the WWI history

I guess. :blush:

[MissHoneychurch]

37. But that is almost 100 years ago

... just saying

[Oeditpus Rex]

39. Not to me

And please don't ask me to explain that. :blush:

[MissHoneychurch]

40. OK, if you say so

but now you made me curious.

[Oeditpus Rex]

45. It's just...

Well, certain parts of history seem "alive" to me.

Often, I feel I was present during them. :blush:

[MissHoneychurch]

46. No reason to blush

maybe we lived before and the person you were before is still with you.

[Oeditpus Rex]

47. I believe he may be

Either that, or I just have a very vivid imagination.

But it would explain why I feel so connected to things from the '30s and '40s.

[EstimatedProphet]

36. Oh, nice!

[MissHoneychurch]

38. It is, isn't it?

:woohoo:

[Random_Australian]

41. That's Prague? It's awfully thin....

I thought it were a city, not 2 dimensional and most the size of a computer screen.

[MissHoneychurch]

42. Oh, I'll be in the 3 dimensional version

tomorrow afternoon :)

[enigmatic]

43. Have a great trip!

and stay safe:)

[MissHoneychurch]

44. Thanks

and I will stay safe. I wanna come back to DU afer all :)

[TreasonousBastard]

48. Excellent choice, Praha...

I was there about 10 years ago and it is one of my favorite places in the world.

The food was the worst, but the people were the best. And the beer was excellent, abundant, and cheap. (Just make sure Pilsner Urqell is the real stuff, not the one they import from Germany-- the German one is perfectly good, of course, but just not the real thing.) And DO NOT let anyone in a bar buy you a shot of the local plum brandy. Trust me on that.

It's one of the great walking cities, with a thousand years of history and something interesting around every corner. (Don't be conned by all the Kafka folderol-- Kafka hated the place.)

Pay particular attention to the Opera House. The "new" Russian one, not the old one. It jumps out at you and is arguably the ugliest building on the planet-- a splendid example of the finest Soviet architecture and worth the shock of seeing it for the first time. That and the train station just added to the charm of the place for me, that the city could survive such esthetic assault on top of everything else it took.

I imagine the place has changed a lot since I was there, and must cost a fortune now, but it can't have changed much for the worse. The food couldn't possibly be any worse.

[MissHoneychurch]

49. I've been in Prague before

years ago when I was a child. Don't remember much from back then just that it is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

[TreasonousBastard]

53. Then it will still be new to you, and...

you'll have a fantastic week exploring the place. The Astrological Clock alone is worth the trip.

I did my Christmas shopping in the porcelain and crystal shops, but I doubt the bargains are as good as they were. And even back then they had some Chinese stuff snuck in there.

Aside from the Czech "cuisine" which seems to consist entirely of greasy chicken or greasier pork, the only down note on my trip was the train ride back. I got a dirt cheap flight to Frankfurt, and took the train to Nurnberg and spent the night before catching the first AM train to Prague. Nurnberg is a nice place, and it was an easy trip down. On the way back, I took a train directly to Frankfurt and it was TEN HOURS on that train.

Never again 10 hours on a Czech train. Ever.

[MissHoneychurch]

55. We will fly from Basel to Prague

but I know what you mean with the trains. I remember the trains back in East Germany. Thank you, I can do without them.

Regarding the Czech or Bohemian cuisine. Well I have to admit I like it. Esp. the Knedleki (dumplings). But then my grandparents came from Bohemia (but they are German) and I have 1/8 of Czech blood in me :)

[TreasonousBastard]

59. Forgot about the dumplings-- they are good...

didn't see much of that when I was there, though. Mostly unindentifiable bits of pork with a carrot and two string beans if I was lucky. Somehow, it seems any real Bohemian food got lost somewhere on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain. One of the guidebooks I had said that to a Czech food is simply something they stuff in their mouths to ward off starvation between drinking bouts.

Anyway, with all the travel there, the boom in restaurants should have really taken off by now, and good eats should be available, traditional or otherwise.

FWIW, Scotland is another of my favorite places, and the food there...

[MissHoneychurch]

60. I love Scotland too

I was in Glasgow for 6 weeks during an internship. I love the people and the language. It is such a melodic English. Once I understood what they were saying that is :rofl:
Now you can't really call it food what they have there. The British just have no good dishes. Except the cheese that is. And the whiskey :D

[TreasonousBastard]

62. If you look hard enough...

there's good food to be had in Scotland, but it takes some work.

Once, I asked some Scots in Edinburgh where would be a good place to eat. They told me about Pizza Hut, a local Chinese place...

"No! I didn't cross an ocean for Pizza Hut. Where's some good Scots food?"

"Ach, we doona eat that shit. We go to Pizza Hut."

I found a few decent restaurants, though, and actually had some good meals. Just stay away from haggis, mutton, and those meat pies in the bars.

(And they are perfectly capable of talking the Queen's English when they want you to understand them.)

[MissHoneychurch]

66. Without the Indish and Chinese people

the Brits would have a very boring kitchen.

Oh they didn't speak Gaelic, the spoke their Scotish English. After a week or two I understood them with almost no problems. And they are very nice as long as you aren't English English ... LOL

[NMMNG]

50. That sounds lovely

Though we will miss you. :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

51. I will miss you too

I weill think of you when I am there :hug:

[ScreamingMeemie]

52. I will miss you and be jealous MissHoneyChurch!

:hug: Have a great time! Gosh, all of the people I talk to in the AM are going on vacation! Whatever shall I do? :ih:

[MissHoneychurch]

54. Talk to the ones that aren't going?

Isn't billyskank supposed to be back next week? And tj?? And I promise after that week I'll be here till I come to the States in September.

:hug:

:hi:

[Sugar Smack]

56. Take a lot of pictures, please.

You are one of the most talented individuals I've ever known with photography. I had no idea until I looked at your journal, which I put on my blogroll for easy access. One of my favorite pictures is the one you took of the rocks, water and jellyfish.

:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

57. Oh thank you SugarSmack

:blush:

I feel kind of pressured now to take the most excellent pics in Prague :rofl: But the objects alone will be so fantastic that I will get a couple of good pics :)

:hi:

[Sugar Smack]

58. You'll get some great pics, no doubt.

You've inspired me to take better care with my pictures of Paris. I have them in my journal, but I'm taking them out and separating them so they're not so cluttered.

I also enjoy your landscapes. There's one that's a perfect boat and dock. There's another I like of being on the inside of an opera house. I would be really proud of my collection if I were you! When I look at them I feel like I'm in a different place. nnns agrees with me.

:toast: :hi: :yourock:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

61. Damn your endless vacation days!

:mad:

[MissHoneychurch]

64. ....

:D

The most vacation days I take in September : 3 weeks :woohoo:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

67. I'm taking a day off in a couple of weeks.

It'll be the day after my birthday. Our vacation accumulates at about 7 hours per month, so 10 days accumulated throughout the year.

:mad:

[MissHoneychurch]

68. It has its good sides to live in Europe

:D

[Starbucks Anarchist]

69. Do you know what the downside would be?

I'd have to live near you.
.
.
.
.
.
:hide:

[MissHoneychurch]

72. Now that would be really really bad

:spank:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

74. Actually, I'll be in Europe this summer.

I'm going on a cruise ship with my parents(!), and we'll be seeing St. Petersburg, Russia, Amsterdam :smoke: and maybe even Germany.

:D

[MissHoneychurch]

75. Cool

for how long?

I don't see a problem to go on vacation with your parents. I go with my mom to Prague.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

77. About two weeks long.

It's just that I haven't gone on vacation with my parents for awhile. :D

[MissHoneychurch]

80. You will have fun I am sure

and two weeks is a good time. Just try not to see too much.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

82. I'd REALLY love to see Amsterdam.

I don't really care about the rest. :evilgrin:

[MissHoneychurch]

84. St. Petersburg is worth a visit as well

Make sure to check out the Bernstein room

[Starbucks Anarchist]

85. Not unless they sell weed there.

;)

[MissHoneychurch]

88. The Russians "weed" is vodka

:beer:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

92. Amsterdam's weed is better.

:smoke:

Gotta go to sleep now, but have fun on your vacation! :mad: :hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

94. I will have fun

See you Tuesday in a week :hi:

[AirmensMom]

70. Hey, MissHC!

I hope you have a wonderful time! :bounce:

[MissHoneychurch]

71. I promise I will

:bounce:

[AirmensMom]

73. There will be an essay due when you come back.

ON MY DESK by noon. The title? What else ... "What I did on my vacation." You may go now.

:loveya: :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

76. Yes ma'am

how many pages?

:loveya:

[AirmensMom]

78. As many as it takes.

:rofl: I want to know every detail. :D

:loveya: :hug:

[malta blue]

79. Are you going to visit Kafka's tomb?

It's quite interesting.

[MissHoneychurch]

81. Didn't even know he is burried there

:blush:

I rather go to the Jewish cemetary I would say.

[malta blue]

83. My dearest friend visited both.

She is quite fond of visiting tombs and cemetaries.

Either way, in her opinion, they are both worth checking out.

[GOPisEvil]

86. How much vacation time do you get?!

:P

I'm jealous! And I have to go to work now. x(

[MissHoneychurch]

87. In a year?

29 days.

[Brewman_Jax]

89. Going to Prague?

But next week begins my sojourn into the 15th Century--Renaissance Festival time! :woohoo:

[MissHoneychurch]

90. YAY

cool. So you gonna wear tight tights again :evilgrin:

[Brewman_Jax]

93. When the weather permits

they do get rather warm in the spring weather.

[MissHoneychurch]

96. Alone the image of you in tights

brings me to



:blush:

[Brewman_Jax]

103. Bad girl

:evilgrin:

How long is the vacation and how much time will you be in Prague?

[MissHoneychurch]

104. And now to something completely different

:rofl:


We will be a week in Prague

[Brewman_Jax]

106. The whole week in Prague?

sounds like a blast! :woohoo:

Are you driving or riding the train?

[MissHoneychurch]

107. We are flying

my mom's bf found a cheap flight.

[Brewman_Jax]

112. Flying?

learned something new. I thought everyone in Europe rode the train for cross-border travel.

[Call Me Wesley]

91. Enjoy your trip!

And bring home many pictures! :hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

95. I will

thanks :hi:

[LynzM]

97. Have a spectacular time, dude!!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Listen to some music on the bridge for me, would ya? ;) What do you haev planned while you're there?

[MissHoneychurch]

98. Will do

Going to the Hradschin for sure. Other than that we will see. Since we are 3 persons so they will decide from day to day.

[In_The_Wind]

99. Good Morning

*yawn* coffee isn't ready yet

[MissHoneychurch]

100. Good morning

:hi:

[In_The_Wind]

101. I didn't go to sleep until after 4 AM.

Be gentle with me this morning. Okay?

[MissHoneychurch]

102. Aren't I always?

:hug:

[In_The_Wind]

105. That's why I always look for your threads.

I know I can count on you to never get snarky with me. Now that the hotel coffee is in my hand, I'll read your PM. :hug: :pals:

[MissHoneychurch]

110. Thanks for the answer

I am leaving now.

Have a Happy Eastern and we talk again when I am back

:hug:

[In_The_Wind]

113. Have fun! Stay well, Stay safe!

:loveya:

[xmas74]

108. Hello.

I'm waiting on the results of my uncle's surgery today.

[MissHoneychurch]

109. Hope everything went well

:hug:

[xmas74]

111. Surgery started at 8.

My parents are there right now.

I don't think it will be a positive outcome. Last I heard, he had 90% blockage.