October 12, 2008

11/10/08...workout Saturday:)


Automn is here but the weather this weekend has been quite pleasant.
More than 20 km of inline skating yesterday...After that I went for my first salsa class! It was wonderful and I feel I will enjoy it very much. Classical ballroom dancing is nice but I never get the opportunity to use it (once in 2 years?) and also, it is a bit more boring and formal.
First, inline skating in automn Brno...



GPS for biking was very useful even here and showed us where to go, distance, calories, heart rate etc. Next time you can race yourself. Anyone interested? Because I am not so.
It was great as people were scarce. We met some green activists who gave some leaflets. As I did not have a hankerchief, I used it to blow my nose.

We finished in a village Rebesovice and from there on you can continue on a bike path Brno-Wien. Would love to do it one day...
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A fertile region:)
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...with beautiful colours... (I know, it does not quite match the fall in Vermont but ei, what you gonna do...:)
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Colour me fall...
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On my way to salsa class, I could not resist the beautiful sunsetting light:)
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Now I will "only" run today. Extremely happy to be able to have sport again (after a month in Prague). My first volleyball class last week. Injured my thumb. Have to take Geladrink for my knees. Overall, a lovely week though unproductive on the academic level:)


Exou Exou
Brno Girl

September 29, 2008

Weekend in Sumava

Weekend with my CELTA classmates started funnily...
We almost missed the bus and the cottage somewhere in beautiful Sumava was so cold. In the end it was a fantastic weekend with lot of sun and fun:)
We started off with a fantastic meal on Friday night in Prachatice. Good chicken steaks and hot raspberries...
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It was great to be in the country again...breathe fresh air and walk for hours...
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However, there were still preparations and assignments to be done:)
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We finished in a cosy restaurant on Sunday night.
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Cannot wait to get some Southern Bohemia yoghurts tonite!:)
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My favourite shot in front of Vaclav's college:
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Exou Exou
Brno Girl

September 17, 2008

Biking Town

Few weeks in my hometown, I found myself jealous of all the people that were biking all over. How lucky they are! This little town of 50,000 people offers fantastic terrain for bike commute. I am so jealous but on the other side, I walk to school which takes about 15 minutes. For the remaining two and half weeks in Prague, I am using the subway (1 hour 15 minutes per day) and that is a bummer:)
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You can bike to the cemetery...
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Or just chat around with your fellows...
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Moravian bikers are not intimidated by the city traffic!
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Old, young, fit, unfit, everyone bikes!
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It sure makes sense to get hammered and leave by bike rather than use a car.
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I will catch you, brace yourself!!!
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Mmm...this is road is sweet.
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Exou Exou
Brno Girl