A 21st Century defenestration of Prague?
Temporary Residence - forever! I blogged previously on 11th March, regarding our ongoing battle with Czech bureaucracy in seeking to obtain our residency permit with respective social security numbers...
View ArticleMistaken Identity
Dalmatian islands seen from the coast road between Senj and Zadar © Ricky Yates On Monday 6th July, we drove right across Austria via Linz in the north to Klagenfurt in the south. As we did so, the...
View ArticleTravelling to Asia and back
The Dardanelles - Europe on the right, Asia on the left © Ricky Yates It is a month and a day since I’ve published a blog post and I’m sure some of my regular visitors will be beginning to think that...
View ArticleThe Ukraine crisis as seen from the Czech Republic
The Vltava River & Charles Bridge © Ricky Yates I hope my regular readers will forgive me for tackling a current political issue. However, as Ukraine is almost on the doorstep of the Czech...
View ArticleThe British General Election – a view from the Czech Republic
Marshall Ivan Konev, surrounded by floral tributes © Ricky Yates Today, I have been struck by the irony of David Cameron and his Conservative Party, ‘winning’ the UK General Election by over 63% of the...
View ArticleLast Sunday evening in Dresden
The River Elbe in Dresden with the Frauenkirche beyond © Ricky Yates Last Sunday evening, one week later than usual, I officiated at the English-language Anglican Service of Evening Prayer, hosted by...
View ArticleLiving in Limbo-land
My British passport which still currently declares me to be an EU citizen © Ricky Yates Just over two weeks ago, the UK voted by a small majority, in a non-binding referendum, to leave the European...
View ArticleInto 2017
A humorous reminder from my son Phillip, that Christmas 2016 would be my last in Prague. Artwork © Phillip John Yates The New Year of 2017 has arrived and for me, all the forthcoming changes that go...
View ArticleA flying visit to Brussels
The headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels © Ricky Yates On Wednesday 18th January, I spent a very long day, travelling to Brussels and back. It involved getting up at 04.00 in the morning...
View ArticleA morning walk around Brussels
Palais de Justice, Brussels © Ricky Yates As I explained in my previous post, on Wednesday 18th January, I had a very long day-trip to Brussels. Whilst the round table discussion with Lord George...
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