Photo blog of StringGrrl (pronounced String Girl) the worlds most traveled cardboard kid (besides Flat Stanley). Eric Kam's frequent travel companion to far flung areas (not so far flung, because there are usually Sheet Metal Stamping businesses in the region)
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Prague: Celestial Clock and medieval fare
StringGirl posed for this picture not long before the 600 year anniversary of this incredible clock tower in Prague. We were there in late September. the video below was from October 9th.
Too bad I did not get this explanation of the clock before I was there, but glad that it was posted. That's to Boingboing.net for the post and reminder.
Just around the corner from here Jan took me for dinner the last night in Prague. The place alleges to be a medieval tavern. U Pavouka does offer a completely touristic experience of food, music, entertainment, and libations. Around 50 dollars (900 Czech Korunna) gets you
a bottomless drink (I opted for Dark Czech beer)
Several courses of food (chicken, duck, pork, goulash, dumplings, and more)
Czech bag pipes (OK not that authentic but fun)
live pirate show and dancing girls
The show can be cheesy at times with live "pirate" brawls and dancing girls, but the drum and pipe group is a little infectious and people generally had a good time.
The decor of the place was interesting--lots of dripped wax on the fixtures, salvage wood, heavy wooden benches and table, in the 3rd level below street level. Cover the seats in furs and it seems medieval enough. Eat with your hands and have the authentic experience of what dinning may have been like when the Cellars of Prague were at ground level.
Managed to capture some interesting slow shutter pix with the point and shoot camera. that made the event look even more interesting. Left full and drunk, had a laugh or three, and Jan has decided it is a good place to bring Skoda next time they are having an event for work.
GeoCaching is a global game for users of GPS devices. A global treasure hunt with millions of hidden locations, and a multinational following. www.geocaching.com is where you can go to play as well. I have placed my first in Zurich. It is a mystery cache, so the players will have to locate clues along the way to solve a puzzle for the location. View Larger Map Puls ? How many films play here? View Larger Map Did you take a tram to EscherWyss? Which one? View Larger Map How many containers tall is the Freitag tower? this is just one of their locations, AKT Get GeoCaching swag: travel bugs GPS units Super magnets Search for Travel Deals What does the cache look like? Maybe one more hint . an obscure view standing near the cache.
Boardman Lake is smack-dab downtown in Traverse City, MI. Easily accessible from the lake are three, maybe even four breweries. Local kayak liveries have scheduled tours to kayak and bike to several local breweries and taprooms. So on this August Sunday, StringGrrl and I decided that we should make the tour ourselves. Coffee first! It would be irresponsible to embark on day drinking un-caffeinated Boardman Lake Trail Bridge and entry to the River There is a free public launch in Hull Park, just behind the Traverse Area Public Library. Parking adequate for up to 5 cars and up to 5 trucks with trailers, right near the launch and more parking elsewhere in the park made for an easy launch that morning. We paddled our way into the river first to have a coffee while drifting through town. Ideally, one should be able to portage the canoe past the dam and connect directly into Grand Traverse Bay, but construction near the dam made that portage just inconvenient enough that StringGrr...
Kyushu Netchuya, Shinjuku in the Nomura Building The team in Shinjuku Tokyo, in Japanese custom, very hospitably invited StringGrrl out for an Authentic Kyushu izakaya experience. We walked from the office to a nearby shopping area to visit the restaurants in the lower levels (Why can't we have such nice things in the USA?). Izakaya are casual Japanese pubs or taverns that serve drinks and a variety of small plates, similar to experiences with Tapas in Spain, the work teams will leave the office for a drink and meal of several tastes before embarking on sometimes long commutes home. Kyushu Island is home to Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Oita, Saga, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, and Okinawa prefectures. It is the 3rd largest of the Japanese Islands and is the southernmost of the larger Japanese "mainland". Credited with being the "Birthplace of Ramen", where Tonkotsu Ramen was innovated as a novel new dish using Chinese Noodles in a Creamy Pork Bone broth. Hakata Gyoza,...
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