{"id":2,"date":"2009-11-13T12:53:45","date_gmt":"2009-11-13T12:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2021-01-02T15:10:49","modified_gmt":"2021-01-02T15:10:49","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"580\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/about\/lennonwallr\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/LennonWallr.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"314,270\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix JX200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1321721925&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LennonWallr\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/LennonWallr-300x257.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/LennonWallr.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-580 aligncenter\" title=\"LennonWallr\" src=\"http:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/LennonWallr-300x257.jpg\" alt=\"Lennon wall, Kampa, Prague\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/LennonWallr-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/LennonWallr.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Finally a photo of both of us in Prague. &nbsp;(at the Lennon Wall in November 2011)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"774\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2010\/09\/12\/a-bit-of-russia\/russian-rest-michael-and-karin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Russian-Rest.-Michael-and-Karin.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Russian Rest. Michael and Karin\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Russian-Rest.-Michael-and-Karin-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Russian-Rest.-Michael-and-Karin.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-774\" src=\"http:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Russian-Rest.-Michael-and-Karin-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Michael &amp;Karin with Pilsner in Russian restaurant, Prague\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Russian-Rest.-Michael-and-Karin-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Russian-Rest.-Michael-and-Karin-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Russian-Rest.-Michael-and-Karin.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Just re-discovered this photo at a <a title=\"A bit of Russia . . .\" href=\"http:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2010\/09\/12\/a-bit-of-russia\/\">Russian restaurant on M\u00e1nesova street, Prague<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We have been living abroad since 1996. &nbsp;First in West Cork, Ireland then on Paros, Greece, back to Co. Clare, Ireland followed by several years in Prague. &nbsp;Now permanently based in Ennis, Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Our main web site where you can learn more than you want to know about us is<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"International travel advice\" href=\"http:\/\/www.travelshepherd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.travelshepherd.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our life old and new in Ireland is at: &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.irelandtravelinformation.com\/\">www.IrelandTravelInformation.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our Greek island life is found at: &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/parosparadise.blogspot.com\">http:\/\/parosparadise.blogspot.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our first taste of Prague that brought us back: &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/praguechristmas2008.wordpress.com\/\">http:\/\/praguechristmas2008.wordpress.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are happy to answer any specific questions about travel to and life in the places we have lived.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finally a photo of both of us in Prague. &nbsp;(at the Lennon Wall in November 2011) Just re-discovered this photo at a Russian restaurant on M\u00e1nesova street, Prague. We have been living abroad since 1996. &nbsp;First in West Cork, Ireland &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/about\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"sidebar-page.php","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P2MK34-2","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":974,"url":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/zizkov-tower\/","url_meta":{"origin":2,"position":0},"title":"Zizkov Tower","author":"Michael","date":"August 12, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Ziskov (\u017di\u017ekov)\u00a0Tower Beauty or beast? \u00a0This communications tower is hated by many and loved by few. \u00a0Yet for us it has special significance. During our first two extended stays in Prague we lived just a few city blocks from this tower, a Prague landmark listed in all the guides and\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/ZiskovHill-300x224.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":105,"url":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/header-photos\/","url_meta":{"origin":2,"position":1},"title":"Header Photos:  Panoramas of Prague","author":"Michael","date":"September 4, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"December 2013: \u00a0One of several concerts we attended was by the Baroque Orchestra of the Prague Conservatory. \u00a0 \u00a0 One of first Asian meals in Prague was at Mailsa. \u00a0We were impressed with quality and value of the food and the friendliness of the Pakistani family that runs it. \u00a0Getting\u2026","rel":"","context":"With 1 comment","block_context":{"text":"With 1 comment","link":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/header-photos\/#comments"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/PruhonicePark-300x205.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":456,"url":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/environs\/","url_meta":{"origin":2,"position":2},"title":"Environs","author":"Michael","date":"February 12, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Prague is well situated in central Europe; many European capitals and even more pleasant towns are an easy trips from Prague. These are some that we visited. I am way behind on writing them up, a good problem to have as I spend more time doing than writing. :-) The\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2375,"url":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/","url_meta":{"origin":2,"position":3},"title":"Annual Events Calendar &#038; Home Page","author":"Michael","date":"December 4, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Please Click For Current Blog Posts Welcome to our site about life in the Czech Republic. \u00a0We have lived and traveled here for several years. \u00a0Please browse or search the site for our personalized travel guide to Prague and Czechia. \u00a0Start here for our favorite places or here for trips\u2026","rel":"","context":"With 2 comments","block_context":{"text":"With 2 comments","link":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/#comments"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/OldTownSquare-225x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":338,"url":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/favourites\/","url_meta":{"origin":2,"position":4},"title":"Favourite Prague Places","author":"Michael","date":"July 16, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Prague has so much to offer it is, of course, impossible to choose the best. \u00a0We love each location in its own way. \u00a0Also, nearly every time we go out we discover some place new and attractive. \u00a0This is a living city, constantly changing. 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