Wandered the streets of Prague, the ultra-romantic city, today, and searched in vain for a billingual edition of Seifert's poetry. In my search, however, I discovered many beautiful parts of the city. At first, I was a little put off, because everyone around me spoke English or German and I felt a bit like I'd joined one giant tour group.

But after a while, this feeling passed, and I adjusted to the unique feel and mood here. First I crossed the Charles Bridge and admired all the statues along it (in spite of the massive amounts of tourist stands and tourists themselves). After a brief rain shower, during which I had breakfast, I walked through Old Town and saw the astronomical clock, St. Nicholas' Church, and the National Theatre. Also took a boat tour on this neat kind of wood boat, which was nice because I learned about the city and it wasn't very crowded and not as touristy as some of the other boats.

This evening after buying you all postcards, I went to see the Czech Philharmonic at the Smetana Hall of the The Municipal House. The music was wonderful...my favorite was the symphony no 9 by the Czech composer Dzvorak. It was so lovely, being in this beautiful theatre, listening to this amazing music. Afterwards I wandered outside through the darkening, but brightly lit streets, and had coffee and dessert at a little cafe. So, more on Prague to come...

Hey, have you started receiving any postcards yet? I hope the Russian ones arrive okay!