All posts from in and around our home base of Pardubice.
Had my first taste of the Czech music scene last night courtesy of a band that’s been around since 1990! Sto Zvírat, which translates as 100 animals are legends of the Ska/Reggae scene in the Czech Republic and last night they played to a full house at Zlutý Pes (Yellow Dog). Ska is such an … More Counting Crows….and dolphins, and horses, and sheep…..
If my strolls around Pardubice have taught me anything, it’s to always keep your eyes peeled for the little things, the details that are so easily missed. I know from walking back through the old square several times since I took the photos for this post that there’s a huge amount of details I missed, … More Details, Details, Details
And that’s just what they’ll do, and one of these days, these boots are gonna……walk all over Pardubice. Went for a wee photo walk the other day while the snow was still fresh and the temperature still well below zero. It’s a balmy four degrees today and all the snow has melted away, except for … More These boots are made for walking
My knowledge of Ice Hockey goes as far as the 1992 classic The Mighty Ducks, and a few games of NHL 96 or 97 many years ago, but I still really wanted to see an Ice Hockey game when we moved here. We live about a five minute walk from the CZ Arena here in … More Flying V! Do the flying VEEEEEEE!!!!
As you now know, I find swans rather amusing, but they aren’t Pardubice’s only ornithological delight. Down in the old town lies a sprawling complex surrounded by shaded groves of willow trees. The walls are vast and a brilliant white, blending in nicely with the snow the past few days. All along the fortifications there … More When can we move in?
Our first apartment in Ireland had a lovely Centra shop across the road, however it also had gangs of marauding teenagers roaming the streets, starting fights and generally being little bastards. Our second apartment had a nice, relaxing fountain outside and was in a gated community, ooooooh snazzy. And now we are in our third … More Swan Lake (Not that one)
The other day I was invited to shoot some targets with my girlfriend’s work chums, an intriguing offer indeed. I was told her colleagues liked to shoot Airsoft guns at targets in the seminar room. upon hearing the word Airsoft, my thoughts immediately turned to one of my friends back in Ireland. He’s a big … More Firing guns in an office
Apologies for the lapse in posting, been pretty busy settling in, looking for work and exploring the town. What town you say? Why Pardubice of course, the capitol of the region of Pardubice. To help my friends understand and remember the name, we came up with the term Party-pizza, just don’t say it to the … More Our new home
Czeching Out Tasmania 