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08/20/2003 Archived Entry: "A LETTER FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC"

A LETTER FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC

From a friend who's been performing/traveling in the CR for the past six weeks:

Ahoj,

This will be my last message before returning to Canada, which I look
forward to with mixed emotion. Prague is so beautful, so interesting from so
many angles, that I wish I had more than these last three days to explore.

A highlight was the Mucha Museum. Never having been a fan of Art Nouveau, I
was intrigued by how, during my last trip, it began to make some sense for
me, seeing it in this historic context. I discover that Mucha was quite the
Czech patriot, very active in the development of the newly formed country in
1918. Of course, the history of this country is fascinating.

The Museum of Decorative Arts is also brilliant, and the building itself is
awe-inspiring.

We've had great luck with food this trip. Last time I lost 15 pounds; this
time...well, let's just say that I didn't.

And, of course, just walking was a treat for me, having driven more that
5000 kms over the last 6 weeks. The heat has been challenging, of course,
but I'm hot all the time anyway, now.

But I now await the retrieval of the car (which is parked in a safe place
far from the hotel) so that we can return to Jihlava. Then, it's laundry,
change strings, start to organize to pack, and then do our three final
shows.

Thanks to all of you who wrote me. I was glad for your messages, and look
forward to catching up when I'm home on the 30th. I arrive in toronto on
the 27th, master my new CD on the 29th, and I hope to be sitting on my deck
on the morning of the 31st, drinking my coffee and wondering where the
summer has gone.

Ahoj,

susan