{"id":2341,"date":"2014-09-25T18:38:21","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T16:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/?p=2341"},"modified":"2014-09-25T18:38:21","modified_gmt":"2014-09-25T16:38:21","slug":"living-golf-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2014\/09\/25\/living-golf-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Living on a Golf Course"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Golf<\/a>

Note the swing technique and leery bystanders.<\/p><\/div>\n

Whew, I’m tired. \u00a0I just finished an 18 hole round of golf. \u00a0Being mini-golf it did not involve much walking but it did take me a lot of strokes. \u00a0The course rules are only in Czech so Karin and I made up our own as we went along. \u00a0We each maxed out one hole at 12 strokes yet we also had a few pars at 2 strokes. \u00a0We did not score the 18th hole because the players behind us were waiting.<\/p>\n

\"Golf<\/a>

A choke grip for finesse’<\/p><\/div>\n

Karin is very familiar with the last hole because every missed shot makes a distinctive thonk!<\/em> sound. \u00a0Her desk sits in front of a window that she usually keeps open so her afternoon is frequently punctuated with thonks!<\/em>\u00a0 So there are pros and cons to living in an apartment over-looking a mini-golf course.<\/p>\n

\"18th<\/a>

Infamous 18th Hole<\/p><\/div>\n

When construction was first started last autumn we worried about noise but that proved groundless. \u00a0Other denizens of the park make far more noise through the night and early morning. \u00a0We did enjoy watching the step by step progress as the course took shape through the winter. \u00a0It was completed while we were away this summer.<\/p>\n

\"Karin<\/a>

Our apt. building in the background matches the course color scheme.<\/p><\/div>\n

The green fees are 140 Kc ($7) for adults and reduced fees for seniors, children and families. \u00a0Each hole has a shelf for resting your sustaining refreshment as you battle your way through the many tricky shots.<\/p>\n

As a footnote for real golfers: \u00a0Prague and the Czech Republic have many fine golf courses with relatively low-cost green fees and un-crowded conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Whew, I’m tired. \u00a0I just finished an 18 hole round of golf. \u00a0Being mini-golf it did not involve much walking but it did take me a lot of strokes. \u00a0The course rules are only in Czech so Karin and I … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Living on a Golf Course in Prague","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[13,115],"tags":[307,305,306],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2MK34-BL","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":354,"url":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2011\/08\/11\/kampa-island-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":2341,"position":0},"title":"Kampa Island","author":"Michael","date":"August 11, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"This morning I read again Karin's account of our visit to Kampa Island. \u00a0Once again I was impressed with the quality of her photos, the appropriateness of her researched comments and with her evocative imagination. \u00a0She is a most excellent personal tour guide. \u00a0In relation to the caption of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Places"","block_context":{"text":"Places","link":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/category\/places\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":361,"url":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2011\/09\/04\/worlds-biggest-prague\/","url_meta":{"origin":2341,"position":1},"title":"World’s Biggest: Prague","author":"Michael","date":"September 4, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"During our two previous trips to Prague we found our selves at the Strahov Monastery.\u00a0 We had read about the Philosophical Library there but had never felt it worth while to pay the admission fee just to peek through the doorway.\u00a0 Now that we have seen the 360 degree photo\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Places"","block_context":{"text":"Places","link":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/category\/places\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/StrohovLibrary-300x292.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":916,"url":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2013\/07\/01\/jicin-and-the-shithead-connection\/","url_meta":{"origin":2341,"position":2},"title":"Ji\u010din and the Shithead Connection","author":"Michael","date":"July 1, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"For fifty years or more my family has been involved in the game of Mahjong; at every family gathering the tiles and dice would come out and the Chinese oaths would begin. 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