Adventures in the Czech Republic

You will find beautiful glass Christmas tree decorations in gift shops and on Christmas market stalls all over the Czech Republic. Th...

If you are thinking about sending a letter to Baby Jesus you better get a move on.  The special Baby Jesus post box opened on the 3rd and...

Happy Christmas to you all.  This photograph is of the central panel in an altarpiece that you can see at the Ales Gallery of Gothi...

Yesterday saw the official arrival of Christmas in Cesky Krumlov. The square was full of parents with the children listening to thre...

I am in Britain and it feels very strange. Normally I am able to have two Christmases - the Czech and the British. That is because the ...

I came back to the UK in time for a family Christmas and New Year, but stopped off in Prague on the way home to do a bit of last minute s...

We had the first snow of the winter on the evening of St Nicholas, the day when Christmas celebrations begin in the Czech Republic. Unfortu...

In the moat of the castle at Cesky Krumlov there live four bears. Bears have been kept at the castle since 1707 and they are as popular as ...

In town squares all over the Czech Republic there are large tanks full of carp. Carp or capr as they are called in the Czech Republic are th...

In shops all over the Czech Republic now you can buy chocolate devils, angels and St Nicholas ready for the Christmas celebrations. On...