Christian's Adventures

After spending a short time in Slovenia, it was off to Vienna for a quick visit via train before heading to the Czech Republic.

Interesting that I took these photos with a Konica Minolta digital camera – perhaps a foreshadowing of the over ten years I would spend working at Konica Minolta from 2012 on.  Back in 2004, my handy cell phone was the latest technology:

My first mission in the Czech Republic was to meet up with my long-time family friend, Mark Doell from California and his Czech fiance, Olli.

They showed us around their hometown.  I really enjoyed České Budějovice.

The Czech food was hearty, affordable, and filling!

Typical delicious fare:

The next stop was the capital, Prague.  I had visited a year after independence from the Soviet Union when Czechoslovakia was still one country.  This return visit so many many more tourists.  The word is out.

I think this church in the heart of Prague has a very interesting quality to it.  It sort of reminds me of the home of a certain Disney queen.

No visit to Prague is complete without a visit to the castle overlooking the city.

Or The Prague astronomical clock.

Although there are many marvels from previous centuries in Prague, I really enjoyed the huge crawling babies an artist installed on the side of this Soviet-era radio and lookout tower.

Finally, I enjoyed spending time with the locals, especially this nut head.