What a week!

It's been a busy busy week. Libor ended up going to Breclav on Saturday to get his suit in case he is called in for interviews (nothing so far), so I had a good day to myself - lots of studying, watched a movie, and just relaxed. It was nice to have time to myself!

Sunday Libor came back at noon so that we could go to the castle that you can see from my porch in the photos from the previous post. We only had time to go to the tower, which was worth it! The view from the top was amazing, and it was a beautiful day so after enjoying the views from the tower (I'll download the pics soon - my battery died then I lost the battery charger, found it today, etc etc), we walked around the perimeter of the castle. I really did not realize how close it was. From my porch, it looks like its far away, but it's only 10 minutes away by tram then a 5 minute walk from the street up the hill where the castle is.

Monday and Tuesday I was too lazy - I didn't do anything except read or play games or watch movies... Monday night though we went to a cool pub with Vit and Jiri where you could pour your own beers. I will post pictures soon. :-)

Wednesday I studied, studied, and studied some more. I was a force to be reckoned with, as Libor found out when he tried to interrupt my studying a couple of times. Thursday (yesterday) we had reservations for the 1 o'clock tour of the Tugendhat Villa, a house that is a UNESCO site. Hmm. I studied hard until 12:30 then out the door we went. The tour was awesome. This house is in the modernist style, but built in 1929-30. The Tugendhat couple built this house before their marriage in 1930, and they were minimalists - the house has a very open floor plan, which was almost unheard of at that time, and also quite uncommon now... even our apartment is divided into rooms with no open space. The top floor (street level) is all private living space (bedrooms), almost NO views to the street. All windows open to the back, which is a huge lawn and a fantastic view of Brno. You go down one level, which is the HUGE living space. You don't see it when you go down the stairs because all you see is entrances to the kitchen/serving room, and then a round wall that is the divider between the living space and the working space (kitchen, etc). You go around this wall, and it just OPENS UP into this huge living space that includes: dining area, living area, reception area, study, and a "winter garden". There is no wall space, just functional dividers, like the dining area is in a round alcove that is marked by wood panelling. The living area and the study is divided in the middle by an onyx wall (the whole wall, floor to ceiling, is made from one slab of onyx... wow). You can see into every room. It's very nice. And then the whole wall facing the backyard is just windows. No walls. You can even push a button and the windows will come down from ceiling to the floor. Such a nice breeze! So it's easy to see how the house would be efficiently warmed and cooled during all seasons. I will post pictures from LIbor's camera when we get back from Breclav next week. (Libor starts class tomorrow.)

Today we went to the castle again, but this time we got tickets to see the entire castle. I will write more on that soon. Right now we are supposed to meet some people in the pub, and Libor's riding on me to get ready.

:-) Have a good weekend!