NvB: Bored in Brno?: The Dark Underbelly of Prague

The Dark Underbelly of Prague

I suppose what I saw of what Alex calls the "dark underbelly of Prague" wasn't quite as dark as what she sees on a more regular basis. In fact, after going through the Fantova kavarna (Fanta's cafe) in the main station, everything was pretty warm and well-lit.

Karla has beat me to it and recorded all the highlights in a richly illustrated account. I wish everyone could've been here to taste the soup and pie. Yummy!! And to top it off we had Black Bear's Blood to drink (Bulgarian wine).

Read And Now We Celebrate: "Jesse was feeling bored in Brno and had acquired soi-disant pumpkins from his tutor, so he promptly invited several people to come dine at my apartment." Of course, I also went because Karla's kitchen is so much more awesome than mine, which made baking a pie actually possible.

Posted 15 November 2005 at 11:27.

The Blog

What is "Bored in Brno"? a) the best Czech movie of 2003, b) a blog about Brno (the Czech Republic's second largest city) and my adventures in and observations of south and east Moravia. I usually post about music, arts, culture, and stuff in Brno; or, I talk about whatever; or, I may bore you.

There's a Czech saying about how you are a new person for every language you learn. Here's your chance to experience Czech vicariously and to become your new self, now conveniently available in English translation. (Or at least something reasonably close to English.)

If you have questions, suggestions, like what you see, or you're just plain bored, don't hesitate to leave a comment or e-mail me.

The Blogger

A graduate student in music and anthropology writing a dissertation about music in Moravia, the eastern third of the Czech Republic. At some point, the Czech Republic's "second city" (that would be Brno) captured my attention, and I've since been blogging about events, arts, music, and other stuff—basically whatever interests me in and around the cityscape. I'm not living in Brno now, but I keep up with the cultural pulse from afar as best I can.

More about Brno, Me, Euro-Czech

Comments:

Karla said . . .

Not bad shots of the kavarna, just as I expected. But just because I gave many details of our culinary extravaganza doesn't mean you can't provide your own "very unique" (as some of my kin would say) reportage. (One question, however: are you suggesting that the event was part of the Dark Underbelly of Prague, and if so, do we thank Alex for that, or is it larger than her influence?)

10:20 PM, November 15, 2005

morskyjezek said . . .

Well I suppose since your kitchen is really 'so much more awesome', then I could write a 'very' unique account. :) I also have no doubt that the darkness and underbelliness of the evening was mostly Alex's influence (though not necessarily her personally...), and the Svankmajer films certainly helped.

11:48 PM, November 15, 2005

Well, I'll let you continue to envision our dinner party as part of the "dark underbelly of Prague" if that pleases you! I can't say it strikes me as having been all that underbelly-like except for the Pit and Pendulum film, which was decidedly Halloween-suitable. Of course, the fact that the lights were off did make the living room rather dark, but then think of all the candles I lit. (Perhaps there will need to be a solstice event with even more candles. Or human sacrifice... well, maybe not the latter. We can save that for the spring fertility ritual at the Three Graces statue. Who should we sacrifice?)

3:56 PM, November 16, 2005

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