Adventures in the Czech Republic

  Yesterday I went for a walk in the Sumava Forest. It was a delightful day - pleasantly warm and the forest had that lovely smell of res...

My talented neighbour has been chipping away at the statue of St Agnes of Bohemia at the bottom of the garden, and now she is revealed ...

At the bottom of my garden an oak tree trunk is being transformed into a Bohemian saint and princess. The stillness of the evening is nor...

Redstart on the fence next to the strimmer I spent the afternoon strimming the jungle that has grown in the yard. As I did so, I ...

On the side of the road between Volary and Lenora is a simple memorial. You can drive past easily without noticing the large rock with t...

I am embarrassed to say that until this year I had never visited Galerie Hollar in Prague and yet it is so up my street. As regular r...

Tomorrow an exhibition of Czech exibris (bookplates) until 1945 opens at the National Monument at Vitkov in Prague and I will definitel...