What, never? Hardly ever!
(Gilbert & Sullivan, HMS Pinafore)
What a pity one cannot see a Gilbert & Sullivan opera in Prague. Well, next time I am in New York, I hope that it will be at a time these guys are on:

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Your result for The Sorting Hat: A Comprehensive Harry Potter Personality Assessment [Test/Quiz]...
Slytherin

50% Ravenclaw, 29% Hufflepuff, 67% Slytherin and 45% Gryffindor!


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"Many different herrings."
(Mel Brooks's The Producers)

Back from vacation in Taba, Egypt. Wonderful snorkelling in the Red Sea. Finally got to use my new underwater camera.

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"These are no longer just human voices but planets and the Sun that they circle around."
(Gustav Mahler on his Symphony No. 8)
I have just returned from O2 Arena, the largest covered ice hockey stadium in Prague and, unless I am much mistaken, in the Czech Republic. No need to worry, I have not taken a sudden interest in sports (that would be a sure ( Read more... )

"Every Czech a musician."
(Czech proverb)
The opening concert of Prague Spring Festival has just ended. Unfortunately, I have only watched it on telly. This year, it has been unusual - while the opening concert has been of Bedřich Smetana's cycle of six symphonic poems Má vlast as usual, it has not been performed by the Czech Philharmonic but in ( Read more... )

A few pics from Vietnam. The quality varies - most have been taken with my camera, some with my camcorder.

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Ah, Easter Monday is here - the time for the general kinkiness of the Czech nation to manifest itself again. Click for info on Czech Easter-related BDSM customs.
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Back from business trip to Hanoi. What a terrible city. But Ha Long Bay was beautiful. Wish we could have spent more time there. A few photos to follow. Now off to bed.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27U%27

Want. To. See.

Qapla'!
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