Pictures : Old Town Square with Tyn Church; Teran with host, Eric; Teran in front of Powder Tower (where they used to store gun powder); St. Vitus Cathedral; Old Town Prague walking tourCzech Republic, March, 2008
Through the miracle of the internet, Gnome Teran arrived at Eric’s in Praha / Prague, Czech Republic (CR), Eastern Europe. T got a new make-over, and is ready to spring to the first leg of “walk the earth” experience with his traveling American host, Eric. The rest of us could only live vicariously through their experiences.
Teran got the blog welcome, “Peter and I (Eric) added a new companion to our traveling group, that of a small Gnome named Teran. Teran belongs to the daughter of one of my friends that reads the blog. Her Oak Canyon Junior High School class has sent these gnomes out to people across the world to see where they end up. I have found it enjoyable to try to get Teran to see as much as he can, so be on the lookout in the photos, he may pop up from time to time.”
On New Year’s Day, 1993, the once original country called Czechoslovakia was peacefully split into two different countries : the Czech Republic and Slovakia. CR is 30,450 sq mi in area, with a population of almost 11 million people. Praha (Czech for Prague) is the capital of CR is a major tourist destination, especially popular with western Europeans as it is only a hop and a skip away, and the euros go a long ways here.
While Czech Republic is currently included in the European Union, they do not enjoy full benefits yet, so Teran found a place in Europe where his US dollar was actually worth something.
The 2016 Olympic Games site, this town is also into Football, I mean soccer.
Prague is widely considered as one of the most beautiful cities in Europe and is among the most visited cities on the continent (Europe).
Eric shared with Teran, “It seems as an American, Prague has always seemed like one of those pretentious alternative places people would mention in their travels to Europe. If you asked them about their trip, their eyebrows would rise and they would say, “well, you know I just had to do Prague and it was lovely, darling...” So, while trying to avoid the condescension but retain all of the emotion, let me tell you how lovely Prague in fact is..."
"Prague has the most stunning examples of gothic architecture of all the places I have visited. I have taken walking tours in several places but I enjoyed this activity the most in Prague. I was not the only one, because there were more bustling tourists here than in any other place I have been - I could barely get across the Charles’ Bridge. In response, Prague has developed a very robust tourist industry. Of course, you run the risk of dismissing much of the city’s beauty to an artificial pandering to tourists, and in many other places, that is exactly what it would be. But there is a rich history and enduring legacy in the performing arts here that is very legitimate. The highlight of this leg and indeed one of the greatest highlights of my journey thus far, was the opportunity to attend a sold out performance of Don Giovanni. My “seat” was a “standing only” space but at theatre center, so I did not mind. More impressive, the standing-room-only places cost less than two euros. The theatre was the Estates Theatre where Don Giovanni first debuted 220 years ago. Since my first days in Vienna, I could see the various tributes to Mozart, but this was the proverbial icing on the cake. The performance was phenomenal." (In 2002, my mom and I criss-crossed Europe. While we were in Vienna/ Wien, Austria, we thought about going to Prague about 200 miles away but regretfully there was never enough time. We’ve been repeatedly told it was beautiful and cost of living is cheap compared to Austria, maybe some day...)
-Tasting the flavor of places across the globe,Teran and Pepper (aka Kasey)
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