Thanksgiving. Well, I’ll go to my favorite Chinese restaurant here in town, order the duck with noodles, and a good Czech beer to wash it down.
Christmas. Watch the pohadky (kids movies) marathon on CT1. Some of them are quite good, and that’s really all that’ll be playing all day. If you’re going to ask about church services: 80% of Czechs are atheists. I think this Christmas, only one church in town is planning on being open (and this is a town with a population of over 300,000). And most likely, it’ll be mostly empty Walked by a beautiful church a couple of Sundays ago, and poke my head in. The priest was preaching to eleven people.....this in a church with a capacity for at least 600. Besides I’ve never been much of a churchy type ever since I was a kid.
New Years. A shot of absinthe, or perhaps Becherovka, and watch the bonfires burning on the hills and the fireworks from the town square. And then, go home and call it a year.
What I’m looking forward to in 2012? More than a new President, I TRULY look forward to is calling all my friends back in the USA on December 22nd, 2012, and saying, “Ha! You’re still alive!!! Chump!! Bwahahahahahaha!” Oh yeah, many of them are ABSOLUTELY convinced the world’s gonna end come December 21st 2012.
My sister-in-law lives in Prague and absolutely loves it there. Previously she was in Madrid and could not wait to get out. I love Czech beers and cannot get any like the ones I enjoyed over there. The soft water in your area is absolutely perfect for Pilsen style lagers, and when combined with the local hops, the result is just wonderful. Glad to hear that gun laws are relatively sane (for Europe). If things really go to hell here, I might be tempted to join you. Happy Thanksgiving!
But, but, but...Christmas is on a SUNDAY this year. Do you really mean that no churches will be open? I guess that’s what decades of Communist rule will get you. 80% atheists. Sad.