Adventures in the Czech Republic

You can find sgraffito on the walls of old buildings throughout the Czech Republic. It is a form of wall decoration created by applying t...

One memory of this summer will be the visit I made with two ladies from the Textile Society of Great Britain to the Museum of Bobbin Lace...

One of the things I miss in the Czech Republic is the British habit of placing laybys at viewpoints. There are many places where I would lov...

A week after Cesky Krumlov had its Five-Petaled Rose festival , I went to a similar festival in Prachatice. This was a celebration of 1000 ...

As part of my research for the Archaeological Society trip to South Bohemia (see previous post) it was interesting to return to Prachatice t...

I was in Prachatice last Saturday looking at the wonderful frescos and wall decorations in the town square. Why? You will have to wait for a...