Skating on Letna

I haven't posted so much lately because I didn't think anyone was reading it, but my dear old Mum apparently is so here is an update of recent events.

We just got back from Skating, this evening we travelled from home to Letna Park to meet with Jana and Radek for a little social skating, the weather was perfect for it, nice and warm but not so much that you get all sweaty. Of course we managed a little beer during the session. The park is beautiful at this time of year, and people from all over Prague come and make use of the open space. There was a real mixture there, cyclists, skaters, skateboarders, walkers, joggers, kite flyers, footballers and today I also saw a few lads juggling, everybody in harmony getting on with there own little thing, it’s great. The main skating strip is super, but a few of the other paths could do with a makeover. Yesterday we also spent some time skating on a new piece of road by the river Vltava at Troja, it’s a fantastic surface for the blades, but occasionally a little windy in one direction.

We are still talking about and considering a flat in a building called Trojsky Mlyn, also just beside the Vltava river very close to the Prague Zoo. The building is a reconstructed Mill (Mlyn) and retains the central area where the old mill shaft used to operate. With the flat would come a small cellar and underground parking which is so much better. It is big decision though and there are many things that I or we are not sure about. The size or plan of the flat, if we would have enough storage, would the public transport become a pain, is there enough room in the bedroom for wardrobes to? The location is very pretty and there is plenty of green area around for running, walking, skating, biking etc we both like this benefit.

I have been studying hard at my Czech Language school, every morning from 8.45-12.00 I have lessons and also 2 evenings per week. This will change a little in May, I have 2 more weeks at level 3 and then I will continue at level 4 which the school has agreed to run as normally the highest level would be level 3, but fortunately there are a few of us that wish to continue with the studying intensive. So this will go on until 27^th April.

My brother and Helen will visit over Easter, which we are all really looking forward to, we have booked a Penzion in a famous town called Cesky Krumlov for a couple of days and will enjoy some rest and a little culture. Also Daron and Helen will stay in Jana’s hotel for 3 nights which they got as a gift for their wedding, so I think that will leave only a few nights for them to stay with us at the flat, we’ll see them a lot and I am sure it will be fun.