Brother Bu

From the castle gardens we wandered through Hradčanská and down to Dejvická en route to Bulov and Martina's for a barbeque lunch. They live in a leafy part of Dejvická behind the University, with a view of the old Hotel International and just a skip from the tram.

Something you notice everywhere now are the rooftop conversions. There is so much potential in Prague for increasing the housing stock this way, but they will probably remain a preserve of the rich. Ho hum.....

A necessary detour to the Russian shop to inspect the range of pelmeny and ogurky and other delights, such as fizzy tomatoes and (reeking) dried fish!

A poster in the metro grabbed us - an exhibition about the Šumava - the national park forest area bordering Bavaria and Austria. Bulov went to school there and his grandparents still live in Sušice, the town famed for producing the humble matchstick, among other things.

Brother Bu escorted us to the first floor in the lift.

And finally a chance to relax while Alastair slept and Gregor helped Martina sweep up the terrace (after dumping a load of mud out from her plants pots)!