{"id":3757,"date":"2015-11-29T17:01:58","date_gmt":"2015-11-29T15:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/?p=3757"},"modified":"2015-11-29T17:01:58","modified_gmt":"2015-11-29T15:01:58","slug":"podebrad-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2015\/11\/29\/podebrad-square\/","title":{"rendered":"More N\u00e1m\u011bst\u00ed Ji\u0159\u00edho z Pod\u011bbrad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You may think that living in the middle of the city about three blocks from a tram stop and a Metro (underground) station that we get tired of the same urban scene. \u00a0You would be wrong because in many ways we see variations every time.<\/p>\n<p>The major differences are as we walk through our local square, Jiriho z Podebrad. \u00a0We are frequently surprised by events that we had not heard about and sprang into existence while we slept. \u00a0Other times we enjoy watching the preparations days in advance of a major festival.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a video (slide show) of a recent regional food fair; just a typical walk through our local square.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rLr5qad8in0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>More about daily life around the square: <a href=\"http:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2015\/08\/02\/a-day-in-the-life-prague\/\">\u00a0http:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2013\/05\/19\/a-day-in-the-life\/<\/a> and<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2015\/03\/29\/prague-festival\/\">http:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2015\/03\/29\/prague-festival\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may think that living in the middle of the city about three blocks from a tram stop and a Metro (underground) station that we get tired of the same urban scene. \u00a0You would be wrong because in many ways &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2015\/11\/29\/podebrad-square\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/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":"","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":[9,311,328,4],"tags":[334,333,122,139,335,199],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2MK34-YB","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2576,"url":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2015\/03\/29\/prague-festival\/","url_meta":{"origin":3757,"position":0},"title":"Prague:  The Festival Life","author":"Michael","date":"March 29, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Hmm, how shall I focus this post? \u00a0Too busy doing to write(used too many times, I think); never-ending story of things to do; local festivals are great for understanding culture; or the big picture of why we became expats and global nomads--to experience the foreign, not just observe it as\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Events&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Events","link":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/category\/events\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Seafood Festival Jiriho z Podebrad, Prague","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/SeafoodFestival.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":442,"url":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2011\/12\/10\/st-mikulas-night-in-prague\/","url_meta":{"origin":3757,"position":1},"title":"St. Mikulas Night in Prague","author":"Michael","date":"December 10, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"As older expats with all of our family back in the US we miss sharing Christmas\u00a0with children. \u00a0So when ever we can we join in the family fun where ever we are\u00a0living. \u00a0We are still young at heart after all. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 In Prague and many other parts of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Events&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Events","link":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/category\/events\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/OldTownAngel-300x225.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":372,"url":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2011\/10\/12\/why-prague-part-two\/","url_meta":{"origin":3757,"position":2},"title":"Why Prague, Part Two","author":"Michael","date":"October 12, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Recently I wrote a couple paragraphs on why we like Prague so much.\u00a0 But now I can't find it!\u00a0 It was along the lines of architectural beauty everywhere you look plus something to see and do everyday all in a compact city that is easy to navigate. 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