The great Czech canoe quest has left me with some spare time. But I don't really like playing the tourist, and find I'm happier if I remain focussed on my "mission". Today, for instance, I walked the length of the Vlatava River - which runs through Prague - scouting out how I'm going to navigate all the little waterfalls and locks such. This kind of activity helps me feel like I'm still making progress towards my goal. But there's only so much I can do for trip prep, so from time to time I'm forced to engage in leisure activities. Vitek and the other Prague couchsurfers seem to meet up in a park for beers early every night, sometimes as a precurser to other activities. I often tag along. Here's a sampling of how I've been killing the time until I can trade diesel fumes for sweet river breezes:
A typical beer garden in a park, one of my favourite features of Prague.
A Balkland Gypsy band at the Cross Club; an interesting place. A maze of rooms decorated with used engines and camputer parts all fused together, some glowing, others moving. It started as a private hang-out for a group of friends (who apparently all live above the bar), and only recently opened to the general public. Live bands from all over Europe and the world nearly every night of the week.
Vojtech Jancar and I.
Just a funny mix of activities.
A monolithic TV tower that looms above Prague, reeking of the Soviet era.
A fire spinner in a park. There's a group of them who gather here once a month, accompanied by drummers.
The International Roma Festival blew into the main square today.
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