Prague Archives - Mike's Road Trip

The Night I Discovered Why Czechs Were Obsessed with the Weather

Mike Shubic November 9th, 2026 2 Comments

It was 1998, Prague was emerging from the shadow of Communism, beer was cheaper than bottled water, and I was about to discover the most unusual weather forecast I'd ever seen. Nearly three decades later, people still don't believe me when I tell this story. I've traveled to more than...

Exploring Mikulov, then back to Prague

Mike Shubic September 16th, 2015 Comments Off

Today we arrived in Mikulov, an enchanting, almost fairytale-like town in the midst of a stunning countryside. Vineyards surround the town in all directions. Just on the outskirt of the main square is a butte known as Svatý kopeček (Holy Hill) that we climbed. The Holy Hill provides some stunning...

Classical concert, river cruise and local vino

Mike Shubic September 11th, 2015 Comments Off

Today would mark our last full day in Prague before heading south to the Moravian region of the country. This morning we strolled through the Prague Castle Gardens—while doing so, I found an opening within some hedges where I was able to get a nice view of the Castle, right...

A storybook love affair and my fondness for the Czech Republic

Mike Shubic February 16th, 2015 16 Comments

In 1999 I spent nearly a month in the Czech Republic...it was love at first sight. By this time (1999) I had already visited nine other European countries, but this was my first to an eastern (now considered central) European nation, and, it hadn't been that far removed from Soviet...