Czech Republic

Blanche finds Prague almost too beautiful to process and considers that a form of architectural achievement, and she finds one spot on the Charles Bridge at one hour that is exactly right. Hazel comes for Kafka and Kundera and stays for the beer, evaluated on production quality and approved of with a directness that becomes the most quoted line of the episode. This is Matej’s city, and Ana’s inheritance.

Coming soon

Hotels and Stays

Four Seasons Prague, for the bathroom assessment
Mandarin Oriental Prague
Grand Hotel Pupp, in Karlovy Vary

Experiences

Ana’s Prague, the flat near the river where she found The Unbearable Lightness of Being at nineteen, and the dented travel mug with Matej’s name that is really Matej
The Charles Bridge at the right hour
Karlovy Vary, one of the great European spas
The Czech glass workshop
The Prague literary walk Hazel leads from memory

Restaurants and Cafes

Czech beer, the most quoted line of the episode
Moravian wine
Becherovka, on botanical grounds

Planning

Czech Airlines, or a Frankfurt connection

This hub opens lightly and fills over time.