
Dobry den! (that’s hello in Czech) I know it’s been a few days but here I am, in the very pretty small city of Hradec Kralove in the Czech Republic. Its about fifty miles from the Polish border, give or take. If someone had said a few years ago I would be visiting the Czech Republic I would have said, ” What for ?” But this is where my daughter lives and it’s a nice place to visit, apart from the locals. Now I’m not saying we Brits are the happiest of nations, in fact if you go to visit London it’s a heaving mass of grumpiness. Grimfaced men and women trying to get on with their day without cracking a smile. I live in the north of England where it’s fairly normal for a nod of the head or a cheery hello are quite common. Here it’s very different…
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