"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 the Czech Beer Festival started today and takes place at Vystavyště Holešovice (Prague Exhibition Grounds), which you probably already know if you read my previous post. But did you now that Vystavyště is also home to a spectacular work of wonder and one of my favorite places to visit? Yep, hidden behind this beautiful building
is a fountain, but not just any fountain, this fountain...
Křižík's Fountainwas designed by and named after Czech engineer František Křižík, the electrically illuminated Křižíkova Fountain was the centerpiece of the 1891 General Land Centennial Exhibition held in Prague, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. Today, the Fountain is equal parts attraction and stage. As the backdrop for a 6,000-person amphitheater, it hosts dance performances, classical concerts, and other events, some of which are performed on various platforms within the fountain.
It's way too soon to begin thinking about Christmas (well, maybe just for me November is still considered early), but the reality is that it IS just around the corner.
Christmas is my favorite holiday and I have a confession... I have already started thinking about it...a lot. You see, I'm very excited for Christmas this year because we're hosting it! I'll have a tree again (real, of course) and get to pull out my beloved ornaments and display my Dickens village. In my mind, there's nothing more heartwarming than the thought of an old-fashioned holiday season in a small European village...cobblestone roads covered with a light dusting of snow*, chestnuts roasting, hot mulled wine and spiced cider, the sound of horse hoofs as they pull a carriage through town, carolers...this, to me, is happiness.
This being said it makes perfect sense that my favorite holiday movie is A Christmas Carol ..
...(National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is a close second!)
Want to see Scrooge for yourself? Now you can because A Christmas Carol will be performed at Literární Kavárna in Prague!
From today's The Prague Post, "Prague Playhouse, an English-language theater troupe, is putting on a revival of the classic Charles Dickens novel adapted for stage, A Christmas Carol, Nov. 17-19 and Nov. 24-26 at 7:30 pm at Literární Kavárna on Řetězova 10, Prague 1." For the rest of the article, click HERE
