Yesterday was the anniversary of the death of Václav Havel - the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of Czech Republic - who passed away on 18/12/2011. He was very much loved by the Czechs and there were little services on the street side in commemoration of his death - people speaking about him and lighting candles in the shape of a heart - a symbol that he often added to his signature. Today was the anniversary of Calvin's birthday - b...

We woke up to a cold and quiet Prague. Sundays start slow for the city - most places don't open until 9:30 or 10 but we were up, ready and out by 9 am - even after having to put on 10 layers! Weather today ranged between -2 and 1 degrees. First item on the agenda for the day was to fill the apparent hole in Kate's stomach as soon as possible - this was achieved at McDonald's with an entree of a Sausage and Egg McMuffin. This was followed by a banana to balance th...