Spring Flowers

From last weekend.

Cobbles in southern Bohemia

Transport Strike this morning

This week the news has been reporting that there will be a transportation strike this morning from 4am to 9am, effecting all Trams, buses and rail. However, the Metro should not be effected they say. My first class this morning is in Vršovice, which I can only get to by tram, however, my student comes up from Beroun, about an hour south of Prague, by commuter train... so we will see....should be an interesting morning.
END OF THE DAY UPDATE: I am finally in my flat at days end (7:20pm) and wanted to report that there was NO strike this morning. Pleasantly surprised that I was able to catch my tram to my first class and throughout the day... Phew....

Air Raid Sirens, 1st Wednesday of March

I was reminded today, that on the first Wednesday of EVERY month at noon, they test the Air Raid Sirens here in Prague, (Yes, Really!) for a FULL Four minutes. They Work! Really an interesting experience. And after it is finally over, it is then they tell the whole City over loadspeakers, that all is clear and this was just a test. Ach!!

On these Wednesdays, One can get a real sense of what it must have been like here under Communism during the Cold War and also what Europe must have sounded like during the Second World War. It really is an amazing experience.

Graffiti

The Past ,,,words to remember...

What you need to know about the past is that no matter what has happened, it has all worked together to bring you to this very moment. And this is the moment you can choose to make everything new. Right now. ~Author Unknown

The first of March and words to live by, where regardless of events in the past, the future is what awaits...

Riddles

Today is Monday March 1st. Every Monday for awhile I will put a riddle here for you to think about and ponder. I will post the answer on Fridays.

Riddle #1:

What has roots that nobody sees;
Is taller than trees;
Up, Up it goes;
and yet never grows.