Tarts of all flavours

[threeplusfire]

This afternoon I ate lunch with Miss Molly at Maly Buddha, and we both read our books at the table. Took the train down to Malostranske Namesti and walked over Charles Bridge dodging hordes of tourists. I showed her a narrow winding little street with many neat shops. I saw a beautiful silver Soviet cigarette case that I held for five minutes... maybe I'll go back for it. Though I shouldn't smoke anyways.

Went back to the nifty place and tried some of their pretty tarts, strawberry and blueberry. Quite scrumptious. I want more now. Walked to Bonton Musicland, and a girl on the street handed me a flyer for a club. A club that has lesbian shows, private rooms and an escort service. I am still amused.

Bought a Jiri Trinka video. It has three short puppet films, all very good. We watched The Hand in film class. It's a super sinister reference to the grotesque manipulation of artists under Stalin's regime. I can't wait to show my friends these films, they're amazing.

Did a lot of shopping today and spent almost twice what I planned. But it's okay, because I found some nifty things. This happy pair of carved wooden cats. They make me smile whenever I look at them.

Wonderful Bata shoes, high heeled black sandals. A crinkly skirt of some synthetic fabric and a shirt covered in newsprint and headline graphics. My super European outfit. I'm very excited about the shoes. Also bought some super cool gifts from my friends Geoff and Deb. They are so neat I may have to go back and get one for myself.

I wonder if the tourists will drive me batty when I live here. There are so many of them, I've never seen anything like it. I kept stumbling over people today, it was crowded on the street.

My feet are tired of cobblestones. I want to go back to my room and put on my comfy slippers, eat some Disko cookies and read.

Comments

[kokopopo.livejournal.com]

Speaking of artists under Stalin, have uou read Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita? I think you would love it.

Bulgakov

[ansat.livejournal.com]

Hehe. I hear it's a good book; I thought she'd love it too...

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[tsarina.livejournal.com]

I enjoy Bulgakov! The Master and Margarita is probably one of my favorite novels. I think about the beginning where the man slips under the wheels of the tram and the head goes rolling off when I stand at the tram stop almost every day. I am a bit afraid of the tram wheels. ;)

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[kokopopo.livejournal.com]

I like the scene (soon after the decapitation scene) where the cat pays its fare and takes the streetcar.

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[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Oh yes! I haven't seen any cats paying their fare on the tram here in Prague. *sigh* When I make it to Russia, maybe....