Participants of the Sokol parade waiting for it to start. I assume that the lady in the blue skirt is wearing some sort of traditional Czech costume.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Sokol
We happened to be in Brno for the 150th anniversary of the Sokol organization. Amazing colourful costumes and a big parade.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokol
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Caprese
Cool lunch on a hot day. Caprese, or tomato and mozzarella salad is one of my perennial faves; and it was very well done at Adria in Brno.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Absinthe
I had my first taste of absinthe in Brno last weekend. I am not sure if I like the taste, but I love the colour.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Bars
Many of the lower storey windows in Olomouc had bars on them, like in Spain. Whether this is to keep burglars out or daughters in, I know not. In any case, they are often higly decorative.
Magic Mushroom
My friend Hanna baked this amazing cake...I don't think that I've ever seen a more beautiful cake. She kindly gave me permission to post this in my blog.
Narrow Pink Building
One more nice pink building in Olomouc. There are lots of them there in various shades of pink.
World Heritage
The memorial statue to the victims of the plague in Olomouc; a UNESCO World Heritage site.
New Camera!!
Our old camera simply stopped working all of a sudden, so yesterday we bought a new one, and this time our first digital SLR camera; soooooo exciting! We chose the Canon EOS 600D. I love it so far, although I've had very little time to test it. Had to do a traditional still life with everyday objects from our kitchen.
Indian Rest Stop
This building was a rest stop between Delhi and Agra. Looks a bit different than the typical gas stations were one usually stops for a rest while driving. There was even an actual snake charmer.
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Floral Theme
These guys were probably having a bachelor party...one is wearing a dress. But I actually really like their shirts.
Decorative Door, part 2
This is the same door as in the previous post. There's little statues hanging from the door. I've never seen anything like it.
Mime
Elegant street performer in Krakow's old town. The building behind her is the Hard Rock Café. We did not visit it this time but we will for sure next time. At least in Bangalore, they had an amazing steak and Caesar salad so it was one of our fave places to eat.
Friday, June 1, 2012
Little Rome
Because it has so many churches, Krakow is known as "little Rome". The feeling of the city, however, reminded me much more of Paris.
Faux ami
I was about to order caviar (I've never tasted it), but then I realized that this may simply mean "café" (or coffee shop) and Google Translate confirmed it. It's what the French call "un faux ami" (a false friend), meaning a word that sounds like something familiar but actually has a totally different meaning. I also realized that I already know quite a bit of Czech (after only 2 months) because I understood some Polish because it resembles Czech. E.g. coffee is "kava" in Czech.
Love is in the air
It's wedding season in Poland and all the hotels seemed to be full of wedding guests. One of my colleagues - who lives in Poland - is also getting married this weekend; I am so happy for him! This elegant hall at the Paszkowka Palace Hotel near Krakow is set up for a wedding reception - what a venue!
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