The First Wednesday of every Month

The end of February is near and March will be rushing in like a lamb, I hope. But until spring has sprung and you can spend all your evenings drinking Pilsner at the local beer garden without fear of frostbite, there is a warm FREE activity I can recommend to get you through the last days of winter.

The first Wednesday of every month, the National Gallery of Prague opens its doors to the public for free from 15.00-20.00 (3pm-8pm). The Gallery has eight locations in Prague, including the House at the Black Madonna (Dům U Černé Matky Boží), Kinsky Palace (Palác Kinských) and Waldstein Riding School (Valdštejnská jízdárna).

Each location offers a different type of visual art experience, from medieval to art nouveau to contemporary. You can choose whatever you are in the mood for. Or maybe choose a type of art you've never seen before, or something you never want to see. When it's free, there is just no excuse not to.

www.ngprague.cz

Kardamon Klub

I love to eat and I love to travel, and Kardamon Klub may just be the restaurant that fills both those loves to a T.

The Kardamon Klub is located in the center of Prague, near Betlemske namesti. It is hidden down an alley, behind an imposing wooden door and down into a cheerful cellar.

The thing about the Kardamon Klub is there isn't just one menu. There are several menus based on Middle Eastern, African and Indian dishes. The menu you order from depends on how many times you have visited the restaurant. The first time you visit you have the Lebanon menu, the second time Persia, your third trip takes you to Yemen, then Zanzibar and finally you land in India. Throughout your visits to the restaurant you travel through a variety of culinary traditions. What a clever idea.

As it was our first visit, we had the menu inspired by Lebanon. We started with humus, pita bread, and salad. The next course was a variety of chicken, liver and tomato stews. Then we had small savory pastries stuffed with spinach and lamb. The whole meal was topped off with strong coffee and honey drowned pancakes.

I can't wait for the next journey!


www.hedvabnastezka.cz/kardamon