Ahoj Černomořská

Musilkova is part of our past now. In less than 24hours will say good bye and move forward. If these walls could talk. A year and seven months is time enough for plenty of memories.

I will definitely miss the heart of this place, the living room, with these huge windows on both sides. So cosy and now so empty. Just some boxes are left on the corner, not yet ready to be sealed. This reminds me we still got some work to do here. In today’s menu the chef suggests more packing for tonight, the last memories to be bundled for next destination.

I will miss you Musilkova, but is time to move on.

They took of the stitches from Aramis. He’s almost back to normal, but still needs to be taken care off. His plastic thing is gone too, i think he really appreciates that!

Let's move!

Today we went to Mělník, an ancient town that became famous mainly due to grapevine cultivation. We wandered around the castle, we went down the cellar and we ended with a wine testing in one of the caves. The wine… not good to be honest, but the palace worth’s a visit!! Curious maps of some European cities.















Next stop Kokorin castle. Not visible from most points as it is hidden within the valley. The castle was built up in 1320 by Mr. Hynek Berka from Dube, and was lived in up to the half of 16th century, then it stayed empty and turned into a ruin. The bastion houses tall ramparts, deep ditches, and a tower, like taken from a Romanesque novel. Better if you take the wooden steps among the trees, until Kokorin's majestic tower becomes visible. Then it's over a wooden bridge over a deep ditch, and you're there. The interior is not up to scratch, but I recommend the surroundings.






On Sat we started moving our stuff to the new house. From Thursday we’ll be living in the "black sea" - Černomorška. The apartment is beautiful, I love it. It will take us some time to furnish it, but we’re not in a hurry!! Aramis seemed to like it, by the way he’s much better now.

Nurse

Aramis is getting better. A little bit grumpy lately, but I understand, with that plastic dish around the neck, he must feel like handicapped. Poor baby.

This morning, we got an unpleasant surprise. Blood stains are not nice to find out. The crazy cat had ripped off his stitches during the night. I don’t want to imagine how… with his teeth I guess as he doesn’t have other tools. Too gore to wonder how.

So back we went to see Mr Vet. He says everything is fine, that Aramis should get well despite the slaughter. We just have to keep an eye on him. I think we need more than one eye to keep him under control! Naughty cat!

But it’s true that he’s getting his strength back quite fast. He’s speaking again – still we don’t understand – he wanders around he flat, he jumps up the window. I just want him to go back to normal. It must be painful for him too.

He had, what’s commonly known as FLUTD. Very common on male cats.

Aramis are you ok?

My little baby is sick. Three visits to Mr.Vet in less than 24h lead to intravenous fed, surgery… I’m so worried. “He’ll be just fine”, I keep telling myself, “he’s a strong cat”. But still, I can’t help feeling this way.

He’s two and a half now. He came home when he just was 4 little months. He was so pallid then, and merely furless. He’s always curious about the slightly new thing around the block. Always recalling our attention. Always in the hunt for hug, that’s our cuddly sweetie!

And now he’s behind that door, all alone. I don’t know if he woke up already. Is he ok? And here I am, in this crowded waiting room. With all these doggies around, 2 sleepy big ones, a hyperactive little one and a fourth one that doesn’t look very good… poor fellow. Smells funny here…I wonder why?

And my baby…does he knows I’m here? Is he awake? This is my only concern now. And please, somebody open the door, the air is getting thicker and I find it hard to breath!

Aramis are you ok?

And after the storm...

What? The calm reigned all over the kingdom? Naaah, don’t think so!

We asked for more!!! How can I put this into words…the koncert was tremendous!

The Zmini stadium packed, see it yourselves…

The fans gave it all, pounding and responding to the groundbreaking music. I didn’t see much though, due to my 1.60m, but I didn’t give a toss, I was jumping like the most. It all started with “the beginning of the end”, ironic?

They fumbled on the old albums, and gave us “closer”, “dead souls”, “hurt” at the very end…and many others. Around 2 hours of non-stop f*** good vibrations, like the song says… (well, almost).

Thank you boys! See you soon…

NIN in town!

Tonight 20h00 you will found us at Zimni Stadium. Trent Reznor and his band will perform live in Prague. Yesterday in Bratislava today is our turn.

Got my tickets, got my docs and got plenty of energy to ravage!!

Here’s one of my favourite's

What if everything around you,
Isn't quite as it seems?
What if all the world you think you know,
Is an elaborate dream?
And if you look at your reflection,
Is it all you want it to be?
What if you could look right through the cracks,
Would you find yourself... find yourself afraid to see?...

Enjoy...

Nine Inch Nails - Closer: Director's Cut

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC0IAyUnCfA&mode=related&search=

A little bit of history

Been to Prague's transport museum today. Opened in May 1993, it takes you on a time trip from the horse tram car from 1886 to the articulated bus from 1998. All these years are well represented with around 50 vehicles, original photos, tickets and other historical documents.

Unfortunately for us, everything was in Czech. But we still enjoyed the visit, just like kids do. Jumping on every car, staring at the pictures and making up the rest…

Here’s a photo of a tram over the Charles Bridge. Today, you can only go by walk and soon it will be closed for reconstruction. It would be impossible to still have cars over the bridge now, the crowded groups of strollers would block their way every sec!!

This is a motor car from 1900. The dark green colour and labelling indicated the route followed. The numbering of lines was introduced later in 1908, it was then also that the red&white became the official coating for all these cars.

This car comes from 1908, and we can see the final red&white touch. They don’t look much different from the ones we use today, inside clearly less comfort but still…

On 1972 the Trolleybus - those funny buses attached by strings like puppets to the electric lines - operation was suspended. First time I saw one, was in Ukraine last year. Two years later the Metro system was opened, just one line, today’s line C between Florence and Kačerov.

In 2002 Prague suffered the most devastating floods ever. One third of tracks and metro stations were affected. Today, in some of them, like in Karlovo Naměsty, you can see the marks left by the flood, scary…

Back in time

Quite a dull day today. But my friend Vitek sent me back in time, and no drugs were involved!!! We went through all that music that still makes us jump like villains!

I told him about Def con dos, and even Sociedad Alkolica, and he seems to like it.

Dani, do you remember in 96 Festimad!!! It was…let me say… WAOHHHH!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MnEpzGWxIA

Happy weekend everyone.