Prague Journal

Sunday, June 19, 2005.

Paul and I had lunch at Novomĕsta Pivovar, the New Town Brewery. Most of the tables had “reserved” signs to keep people out (reminded us of the old Communist days), but when we told them we would have lunch, not just something to drink, they offered us any table we wanted. So, we had a nice lunch and a nice chat. Paul has been coming to Prague since 1991, so it’s nice to get his perspective. It’s also nice to get his perspective on academia (and life) in general.
Michele cooked a splendid dinner for us and John and Charlotte and Bruce. She’s really enjoying her new home here, having lived in a very small apartment for the last six years. John is also enjoying being here full-time, and being retired. We used today’s dinner party as a celebration of anniversaries (we all marked our wedding anniversaries within the last two weeks) and fathers (it’s Father’s Day today in the US). Michele and I are the only ones whose fathers are still alive; Bruce and Rick are fathers themselves. When we returned home, Rick had e-mails from both his children, with nice father’s day messages.

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