Waterloo

Turns out Waterloo isn't just a song. We visited on a cloudy October day.

 

Plac Koneser

The food tour of Praha ended at Plac Koneser, where we went to Wedel. Wedel is the oldest chocolate maker in Poland, and they make the richest hot chocolate ever. They also make a lot of other stuff.

 

Lunch on the Go

During the interwar and communist periods, it was common for workers to get lunch in a jar. It was full of carbs and protein and edible quickly and on the go. This still happens in a few places today. The restaurants own the jars and you give them back.

 

Walk Around Praha

Bits of Praha. It's a truly interesting district of Warsaw, with many older buildings. This was the side of the river that wasn't bombed by the Germans. Then the Russians.

 

Half the Diagonals

I've got half of the main pink color done on the top ball. Needlepoint goes more quickly than cross stitch.

 

Blue Jay Birdie

Time to make this into a little ornament.

 

Two Dogs Done

A canvas done. I know who it's for. I just need to put it together in the shape I want.

 

Backstitching Made the Piece

Until I did the backstitching, this looked like a bunch of blobs. Now it looks like a street. And it's  done. Yay!

 

All the Scrolls and Branches

Scrolls and branches and wings done. Even little feet. Now to make this into an ornament.
 

HIJK

Four more letters almost done, and beginning the vines down the sides.

 

Old Equipment

There's a museum a couple of miles from our house that hosts a bunch of elderly military equipment. Most of it is out in the open and can be climbed on. A lot of the parts have been scavenged for some reason too.

 

Castle Doors and Christmas

This is the castle's courtyard with some interesting doors and some more Christmas decorations. The little exhibition was about how Brno has had a Christmas tree in the town square for many years.