wow, picture perfect. Looks just like the Christmas toy sets you see in toy shops doesn’t it?
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Monthly Archives: February 2013
57 Days
Only 57 more days until I leave for Prague. It is beginning to hit me that I am going to be leaving the United States, my friends, and family. The tickets are paid for , tuition is go, the cat has been micro chipped, and we are waiting on the dog passport.
The only that scares me is the Czech language. Obviously everyone speaks English, but learning the language will be a goal of mine. I’ve already begun listening to podcasts and looking at the basics, and must say that it is most discouraging . First off, the Czech language has 40 letters…..one of them being a letter that is unique to Czech. The Ř is a letter that only the Czech language has a scary pronunciation. Roughly in English equivalent to RZH or maybe RUZSHH and the R is rolled like it is in Spanish. In the Czech language, an L and R can be the nucleus of a syllable , sort of like the word bottle in English where the second syllable is bah-TLL.
Czechs also don’t like vowels apparently. How about this tongue twister : Strč prst skrz krk.
Stick your finger through your throat.
Lord have mercy on my soul.
very nice picture. It looks spectacular at night.
This is probably one of the most famous skylines in the world. It has appeared in so many films over the years and in that time it has changed in its appearance. Even now when I see pictures of the skyline when the WTC Twin Towers were still standing high and proud it sends a shiver down my spine when I think about how they came to fall.
In this picture you can see the construction of the new 1 World Trade Center abbreviated to 1 WTC but also commonly known under its previous name of ‘Freedom Tower’. It is the lead building of the new World Trade Center complex in lower Manhattan in New York City. This photo was taken in August 2012 when I was visiting this wonderful city for a few nights as part of my family holiday. I took this shot when we were visiting Ellis…
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I think this nails it. Very nice job.
beautiful pictures. Is travel from Prague to Venice via land practical? I will be relocating to Prague very soon and Venice has always been a dream destination for me.
I love travelling with airplane. I know it is not good for this planet (car or bus is?), maybe soon we will travel with new Zeppelins :-). I don’t fly that often, but for Conejo Blanco Blog Hop Challenge: View From An Aircraft I have found couple shots that I would love to share with you.
wow, gorgeous photo. An awesome blend of islam/christianity.
“The Cathedral and the Alcázar of Seville bear exceptional testimony to the civilization of the Almohads and to that of Christian Andalusia dating from the Reconquest of 1248 to the 16th century. The Giralda, which influenced the construction of many towers in Spain is a masterpiece of Almohad architecture.” – UNESCO
The “Twelve Treasures of the Kingdom of Spain“…
…was a contest/poll that was conducted by the Spanish Television Company Antena 3 and the radio broadcaster Cope. The final results were announced on 31st December 2007. I thought it might be interesting to take a look at the eight out of the twelve that I have visited. Third in the competition was the Cathedral of Seville and I am going to have to cheat a little on this one.
The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See is the largest Gothic cathedral and the third-largest church in the world. After its completion in the early 16th…
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The Knicks and the trade deadline
The Knicks and the trade deadline
The deadline is fast approaching, and other than the Rudy Gay to the Raptors trade, nothing much has happened yet. There have been rumors swirling about as with any deadline.
” Fringe team A looks to add veteran star from team B to push them over the edge”
“Will struggling team A finally commit to a rebuild and trade star?”
Disgruntled superstar looking to be traded?”
same shit, different year. For the New York Knicks , it didn’t seem like this year’s deadline was going to be very eventful at all. for a few reasons. first, they have 3 max deals and the rest of the players contracts are too small to really build a deal for any player worth it. Second, they have players that are way too old to really contribute anywhere except a team that is contending for a title like Kidd, Wallace, Prig, and Camby and even then their contribution will be limited. third, the Knicks were wildly successful at the beginning of the season for a few reasons: Defense, Carmelo Anthony, taking care of the ball, and ball movement/chemistry. Bringing a new player in this late to learn the system , while getting rid of players that know the system would be tough. Especially when coach Woodson breaks the bad news to them.
Player A: ” hey coach, its crunch time. What exactly do you want me to do out there?
Woodson: ” Well, what I want you to do is stand in the corner and watch Carmelo isolate at the top of the key against his man. then you are going to guess which way he is going dribble. then when he takes it in you have to decide whether or not you think he is going to shoot or pass. Then you decide to crash boards, get back in transition or stay put for the corner 3.
player A: ” wait, so you just want me to stand and watch Melo?”
Woodson: ” If thats what you want to call it, then yes.
the Knicks obviously wont get rid of Melo or chandler, and nobody wants Amare, so the only player who will really intrigue anyone is Iman Shumpert, and his contract is too tiny to get a player that could really help the team compete for a title. On top of that, his value is at its lowest due to uncertainty about his recovery. That being said, some interesting names have come up.
Lou Amundson- PF for the Timbertrolls. He is caught in a log jam over in Minnesota. Stuck sleeping under a bridge waiting for unsuspecting children just like Pekovic, Kirolenko, Roy and the rest of the trolls. He brings tough interior defense and rebounding, something the Knicks are lacking. we don’t have much to offer outside of Ronnie brewer, but if the Wolves decide they are willing to part with him for nothing more than Brewer , I would say pull the trigger
Paul Milsap- Probably the best player that I’ve heard in rumors linked to the Knicks. A PF that can score and rebound. I just wonder where he would fit in on the team. Would this be the ultimate F*** you to Amare Stoudemire? are we really going to pay someone 20 million a year to sit the bench in crunch time for the whole season? Milsap isn’t the kind of player you want coming off your bench for only 18-20 minutes per game. he can’t play the 3 or the 5 really, so he doesn’t have the utility to fit in to a bench rotation like the Knicks. not to mention that it would involve getting rid of Iman Shumpert, leaving us with an anemic guard rotation that more resembles the hoard from Dawn Of The Dead, than an actual championship level bench. Kidd, Prig, Ronnie brewer would be our reserve wings. Only copeland would actually have a pulse. Shumperts defense, should he remain healthy, will be of best use in a playoff series where he will have to guard D Rose, Paul George, Dwayne Wade or, God permitting, a Western Conference star wing should the Knicks somehow make the NBA finals. I say avoid bringing him in
Ben Gordon- SG for the Charlotte Bobcats. Having a few run ins with his coach. Who wouldn’t? He is coming up on a new contract, and isn’t being allowed to really show case his talents, and yes he does have them. He really can score in multiple ways, and is lethal from long range. He doesn’t really play defense, and outside of scoring, doesn’t bring much to the table. however, having another guy that could pour in 20 on a given night and hit the long ball at over 40% would be a big pickup for the Knicks. He is a better version of JR smith, and isn’t a head case , and also has better decision making skills. He makes a lot of money, but I don’t really care how much Dolan pays in tax, and nor should any fans. In order to make the salaries work , the Knicks would have to send multiple players, and I don’t think he is worth sending three players over. i also don’t want to get rid of shumpert for Gordon. So I think the Knicks need to say no.
All in all, it looks like the Knicks are really going to stand pat at the deadline, and they probably should.
One of the iconic sites of Prague is Charles Bridge, or Karlovy Most in Czech. Lined with statues and each with their own story it draws sightseers from around the world. Here is one of my favorite: Statue of St. John of Matha, Saint Felix of Valois, and Saint Ivan.
Saints John and Felix founded the Trinitarian Order of the Catholic Church and set about freeing Christian slaves who were captured and enslaved around the time of the Crusades… which mainly involved dealing with the Turks at that time [Note the Turk guard standing outside with the whip]. There’s a question why St. Ivan is there as he wasn’t associated with the Trinitarian Order.
Here’s a picture I took the other day of the inside…doesn’t look like a good time was had by all then but it does move one to stop the suffering.
For more info: http://www.kralovskacesta.cz/en/tour/objects/statuary-of-st-john-of-matha-st-felix-of-valois-and-st-ivan.html
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