"It is a bittersweet thing, knowing two cultures. It is a curse to love two countries."
Prague has captured my soul and tugs at my heartstrings, thus I want to share my love of this beautiful city with you.
I want you to fall in love as I have.
So where are all of my American expats spending Thanksgiving?
Eating Prague Tours has some suggestions for you if you're not sure yet. As for me, I'll be hosting this year, which means bring on the feast...and the wine.
According to Radio Praha, there is a unique 64-carat diamond worth 16 million USD currently on display in Prague.
I had hoped they would have included a photo of said diamond, but alas, they have let me down. Apparently the stonebeautiful rock that should be on my finger is on loan Antwerp and was found in Lesotho, South Africa, in 2012. They claim that it is the biggest diamond ever shown in the Czech Republic.
The exhibit also has other diamonds on display...some 200 or so. Since I can't get to this exhibit, I am counting on one of my readers to go and take a photo for me so I can then oggle this beautiful rock that should be on my finger.
So my taste buds were salivating over the Kulajda recipe that I posted not long ago. So much so that I just had to try to make it for myself...and this is the end result
The original manuscript of the "New World" Symphony returns for the first time to New York City, where it was composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1893. On loan from the Czech National Museum, the manuscript will be reunited with original orchestral parts from the New York Philharmonic, created for the world premiere at Carnegie Hall in 1893.
The public is invited to view the exhibit in the Czech Center Gallery at the Bohemian National Hall from Monday, November 17th -Friday, November 21st daily from 1pm - 9pm. Tours will be offered, and lectures presented Tuesday, November 18th -Thursday, November 20th daily at 6pm. The Dvořák Room will be open during exhibition hours. Admission is free.
"An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools." — For Whom the Bell Tolls, 1940
According to CNN Travel, one of the world's 50 best bars is in (drumroll, please) Prague. Can't say I am shocked as I have had my fair share of great memories at several of them.
So, which bar is it? One that I have not been to, but will have to visit next time I am in town, and that bar is Hemingway Bar. I must say, I am quite impressed with their cocktail list and their abundance of gins and rums (my favorite spirits!). This place has that speak easy, prohibition-era vibe. I like it.
"I wanted to try this new drink. That's all we do, isn't it—look at things and try new drinks?" —"Hills Like White Elephants," Men Without Women, 1927
