Tag: Art Nouveau

• Adventures in Vienna

  

  The final stop on our visit to Central Europe was the lovely city of Vienna. Since we were there for four nights, we rented an apartment in the district of Leopoldstadt near the Donaukanal. The location is terrific with many shops, restaurants, and grocery stores within a short walk. Major attractions like the House of…

  Terri

  September 7, 2025

  Adventure, Architecture, Art, Austria, Beer, Composers, Dining, Europe, Food, Gardens, History, Museums, Music, Paintings, Palaces, Sculptures, Tourism, Vienna

  Adam and Eve, Architecture, Art, Art Nouveau, Austria, Austrian Baroque, Baumgarten, Beer Gardens, Beethoven, Belvedere Palace, Biergarten, Brahms, Classical Music, Coconut Curry, Composers, Concerts, Don Giovanni, Donaukanal, Elgar, Emilie Louise Flöge, Europe, Food, Franz Sacher, French Impressionism, Gustav Klimt, Handel, Haydn, House of Music, Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt, Johann Strauss, Klimt, Leopoldstadt, Middle Ages, Mozart, Mozarthaus, Museums, Natural History Museum, Nestroy Gasthaus, Opera, Painters, Prince Eugene, Sachertorte, salzburg, Schlosscafé, The Haydn Quartets, The Kiss, The Magic Flute, Torte, Travel, Vienna, Vienna sausage, Vienna Secession Movement, Viennese Biedermeier, Wiener Ensemble, Wiener Schnitzel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Picturesque Prague (Part Two)

  

  After tasting several delicious beers at the Strahov Monastery Brewery, we headed to the impressive Prague Castle (Pražský hrad). Built in the 9th century, it is the official office of the President of the Czech Republic. Occupying an area of almost 750,000 square feet (70,000 square meters), it is the largest castle in the world. It…

  Terri

  February 9, 2024

  Adventure, Architecture, Art, Beer, Bridges, Castles, Composers, Czech Republic, Europe, Film Locations, Food, Museums, Prague, Sculptures, Spring, Street Art, Tourism, Travel

  Amadeus, Antonín Dvořák, Art, Art Nouveau, Astronomical Clock, Bedřich Smetana, Beer, Bohemian Crown Jewels, Castles, Charles Bridge, Czech Bridge, Czech Republic, David Černý, Devil’s Stream, Europe, Florentina, Food, Fountains, Franz Kafka, Franz Kafka Musuem, Grand Priory Mill, John Lennon, Jubilee Exhibition, Kampa Park, Kinetic Art, Knights of Malta, Laterna Magika, Miminka, Mission Impossible, New Stage, Nová Scéna, Olbram Zoubek, Parks, Petřín Funicular, Petřín Tower, Piss, Prague, Prague Orloj, Prague Venice, prague-castle, Pražský hrad, Sculpture, St. Vitus Cathedral, Stained Glass, Stanislav Libenský, Strahov Monastery, Street Art, Sunrise, The Wall Pub, Travel, Vaclav Havel, Velvet Revolution, Vltava River, Vodník, Čechův most, Čertovka

• Picturesque Prague (Part One)

  

  Since Rick and I both have Czech and Bohemian roots, visiting Prague was a high priority on our “wish list” of places to see. Located on the Vltava river, it is the largest city and capital of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague is home to about 1.3 million people and receives between 6 and…

  Terri

  January 21, 2024

  Adventure, Architecture, Czech Republic, Europe, Food, Prague, Spring, Tourism, Travel

  Art, Art Nouveau, Astronomical Clock, Beer, Castles, Charles Bridge, Czech Bridge, Czech Republic, David Černý, Europe, Florentina, Food, Fountains, Franz Kafka, Franz Kafka Square, Grand Priory Mill, John Lennon, Jubilee Exhibition, Kampa Park, Laterna Magika, Miminka, New Stage, Nová Scéna, Olbram Zoubek, Parks, Petřín Funicular, Petřín Tower, Prague, prague-castle, Sculpture, St. Vitus Cathedral, Stained Glass, Stanislav Libenský, Strahov Monastery, Street Art, Sunrise, Travel, Vaclav Havel, Velvet Revolution, Vltava River, Čechův most