{"id":442,"date":"2011-12-10T17:58:17","date_gmt":"2011-12-10T16:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2011\/12\/10\/st-mikulas-night-in-prague\/"},"modified":"2017-06-07T13:06:04","modified_gmt":"2017-06-07T13:06:04","slug":"st-mikulas-night-in-prague","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2011\/12\/10\/st-mikulas-night-in-prague\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Mikulas Night in Prague"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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.<\/p>\n

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In Prague and many other parts of Europe. \u00a0Dec 5th is naughty or nice night\u00a0for younger \"three\u00a0children. \u00a0(Of course you can imagine the fun the\u00a0adults have with the theme in the night clubs.) Karin and I headed for the\u00a0center of it all, Old Town Square, as soon as it got\u00a0\u00a0dark. \u00a0For once it seemed\u00a0local families out numbered the tourists. \u00a0The square was as beautiful and\u00a0exciting as always but since this was our second time for this event we left\u00a0after only one mulled wine each.<\/p>\n

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\"BishopIt was early yet so we decided to check out our local square. \u00a0It
\ndefinitely has a more home town feel. \u00a0I can’t do justice to the atmosphere in\u00a0either square so I will highlight another of Karin’s evocative photo journals.
\nShe makes an entertaining story of it all.<\/p>\n

Click the cake!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Mikulas<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St. Mikulas Night in Prague<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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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. … 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":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[9],"tags":[98,46,100,101,99,5,97],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2MK34-78","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1022,"url":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2013\/11\/27\/christmas-season-is-here-like-it-or-not\/","url_meta":{"origin":442,"position":0},"title":"Christmas Season is here — Like it or Not","author":"Michael","date":"November 27, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Personally, I prefer to wait until a week or two before Christmas before getting into the spirit of the season. \u00a0Karin likes to wait until after the American Thanksgiving before getting out the decorations. \u00a0This year, however, events are forcing our hand. 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