A great way to finish 2018

Our photography group is off to Prague and Vienna.  We're again led by Liza Politi and Ira Block, two of our favorite people along with Ari Espay (our actual favorite person;)).  These two destinations have intrigued me for quite some time, so I was very excited they decided to include this in their travel line-up.

My husband will be meeting us in Prague since he's been off on an adventure in Tanzania with friends.  This will be a nice change up for him, moving from the animals and savanna of Africa to the urban centers of Prague and Vienna.

I read two books in preparation for the trip, both on Prague.  One, The Bloodletter's Daughter (Linda Lafferty), covers the reign of the Hapsburgs over Bohemia in the 1600.  The gene pool might have gotten a little too concentrated for their own good, resulting in a little craziness in the family.  It's a great read and I would recommend it to anyone traveling this direction.

The second book, The Prague Sonata (Bradford Morrow), is set both in the modern day and also the time around WWII when the Soviets occupied the country and eventual took over the government after the war.  Prague was invaded early in the war, so most of its architecture remained unharmed which makes it such an interesting city to visit.  There's also the Soviet era architecture, which is austere and plain compared to the older parts of the city.  This too gave great color for the trip.

So join me if you can for my adventure into these two historic cities as we travel once again in search of great photography.

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  1. Tom PaineOctober 16, 2018 at 9:00 AM

    Enjoy. Give my favourite people a hug from me while you’re there. I look forward to seeing your photos.

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