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<\/a>As long as I have known Karin–a whole lotta years–she has collected seed pods. \u00a0This day she was in hog heaven as the ground was covered with collectible items. \u00a0All in all we had an excellent adventure walking up, down and around along the many paths.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
To top it off the free cake–chocolate tort with pistachios and other stuff– at Costa Coffee was delicious. \u00a0I am not a fan of their coffee or prices but Karin likes the atmosphere and they always seem to have the best locations.<\/p>\n
So what is your favourite way to spend a slow Sunday?<\/p>\n
Photos by Karin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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This last Sunday we wanted to take advantage of a free cake offer at the Costa Coffee at Karlovo namesti so I looked over the map to see what was near there that we had not seen lately. \u00a0The Charles University Botanical Garden jumped out at me as a big green space surrounded by buildings. \u00a0We had been in their green houses several times but had only seen a small portion of the outside gardens because we usually visited in the winter.<\/p>\n![\"Contorted](\"http:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ContortedPine.jpg\")
<\/a>Both Karin and I had our expectations exceeded by the scope and beauty of the space. I am not that much into gardens but the tremendous variety in species was highly interesting. \u00a0A large number of plants, shrubs and trees had descriptive signs, though few words in English, but also a large number had no signs. \u00a0Perhaps the highlight for both of us was the Geology section because the explanations were in