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Tag Archives: Prague
Mystery of the Big Book
Over the years, the photograph above has appeared on numerous blogs and websites, usually captioned as “man with large book at Prague Castle, 1940s” or “c. 1940s: Man with books.” However, bibliophiles and antiquarians have long questioned the image’s description … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Books, Europe, History, Libraries, Museums, Photography, Uncategorized
Tagged Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Klementinum, Prague, Praha
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For the sake of a single poem, you must see many cities
Rainer Maria Rilke // “Ah, poems amount to so little when you write them too early in your life. You ought to wait and gather sense and sweetness for a whole lifetime, and a long one if possible, and then, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Writing
Tagged Austria, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Poetry, Poets, Prague, Rainer Maria Rilke
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If you see one coming, you should run
Aa a child I was fascinated by the old European Jewish tales of the Golem. When I visited Prague just after the Velvet Revolution, I had the opportunity to walk the streets of the ancient Ghetto and see the places … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Folklore, Kabbala, Prague
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It’s only in my dreams that I am so sinister
(Friday, June 11, 1920) It’s only in my dreams that I am so sinister. Recently I had another dream about you, it was a big dream, but I hardly remember a thing. I was in Vienna, I don’t recall anything … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Writing
Tagged Austria, Franz Kafka, letters, Milena Jesenski, Prague, Vienna
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Building Bridges
I’ve crossed the historic Charles Bridge in Prague dozens of times and never stopped to consider what an amazing feat of engineering it took to build this beautiful structure.The animation below details how the famous 14th-century Charles Bridge was built … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Architecture, Europe, Film, Tourism
Tagged Czech Republic, Prague, Praha
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Bookseller’s Lament
As a bookseller and collector, I occasionally lament the sale of a book. Sometimes it’s because I undervalued a title, but more often it’s nostalgia for the missing volume from my shelves. The other day I stumbled on a reference … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Books, Europe, History, Photography, Tourism
Tagged Czechoslovakia, Prague, Praha
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Plague Dreams
Being an insomniac is not pleasant during the best of times, but during this bizarre pandemic it’s especially challenging. One of the ways that I soothe myself when I am unable to sleep is to recall some of the wonderful … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Books, Europe, Museums, Tech, Tourism
Tagged Copernicus, Prague, Praha
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Don’t be that tourist
In many cities in Europe it’s become an asinine tourist tradition for couples to purchase overpriced padlocks, scratch their initials in them, and then attach them to bridges. Not only does this annoying habit visually blight historic architecture,but many of … Continue reading
Gulliver’s Travels
From a distance, it looks as though a zeppelin has landed on the roof of Prague’s DOX Centre for Contemporary Art. On closer examination, it’s apparent that the airship is actually a clever architectural installation. Gulliver, named for Jonathan Swift’s iconic … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Architecture, Art, Europe, Museums, Tourism
Tagged DOX, Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift, Prague, Praha
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Travel Between The Pages 