Praha, Czechia. May, 2023. (This diary entry is a record of four days, presented here as a single blog) DAY 1 The intended visit to...

Praha, Czechia. Tuesday, 16th May 2023. Got out of bed late – after 06:00! Had a good sleep. After tea in the room, just as we were...

Praha, Czechia. Sunday, 14th May 2023. Got out of bed after 06:00. Down to breakfast by 09:15 or so. Left the hotel by 09:45....

Praha, Checia. Saturday, 20th May, 2023. The penultimate day of our trip! Our seventh trip to Europe together! Woke up five minutes...

Praha, Czechia. Monday, 16th May 2022 Woke up at 04:45, before the alarm could sound. Finished everything well before time, went down to...

Prague, Czechia. Thursday, 19th May 2022. Had put Urmila's phone on the charger before going to bed the last night, as the battery was...

Praha, Czechia. Wednesday, 18th May, 2022 Remembered that my thread ceremony had taken place at Mumbai on this day, sometime in the...

Prague, Czechia. Tuesday, 17th May 2022 Sleep broke at 04:15! Too early to get out of bed; fell asleep again to wake up at 05:15. Left...

Cesky Krumlov, Czechia. Tuesday, 23rd May 2017 Up and about at 05:35. Wrote part of the diary entry for yesterday, sitting at the same...

Cesky Krumlov, Czechia. Monday, 22nd May, 2017 Imagine writing a diary seated at a small, round table next to an old fashioned window...

Cesky Krumlov, Czechia. Sunday, 21st May, 2017 Woke up later than usual, out of bed at 06:00. Went for a stroll along Vogelweiderstrasse...

Bratislava, Slovakia. Saturday, 13th May 2017 Our last full day in Bratislava! Plan to visit the Hlavna Stanica (Railway station) and a...

Bratislava, Slovakia. Friday, 12th May 2017 Sleep broke at 04:15! Tried to laze in bed. Perhaps I must have fallen asleep for a short...

Praha, Czechia. Saturday, 11th May 2019 'A room with a view!' No room would perhaps fit this title of one of Ruskin Bond's stories as...

Praha, Czechia. Thursday, 22nd May 2014 A leisurely day today, with two activities on the agenda - one a visit to the Prague beer...

Praha, Czechia. 21st May 2014 Happened to see a pamphlet at our hotel, the last evening. The pamphlet was advertising a 'Communism and...

Praha, Czechia. Tuesday, 20th May 2014 Woke at 05:00; the sun awoke at 05:20. The day seems warm and bright. Went down to the hotel's...

Bratislava, Slovakia. Wednesday, 10th May 2017 The outdated Air Serbian aircraft touched down at Wien Flughafen (Vienna airport) at 08:25...

Bratislava, Slovakia. Wednesday, 10th May 2017 Etihad Airways' flight EY-71 from Abu Dhabi was losing height, as the pilot prepared to...

Praha, Czechia. Friday, 23rd May 2014 Another long-standing desire of mine was fulfilled today - a trip to the Bohemian town of Cesky...