Today we start out with breakfast at local bistro in our neighborhood, the inner courtyard of Cafe Lounge.  Breakfast consisted of an artful Cappuccino, brioche with egg, avocado, bacon a tasty hollandaise sauce. A black and white French bulldog lounges under a table in the inside dining room. Very civilized.

Some might regard him as a mere graphic art designer but I think he was more than that. As a graphic designer he singlehandedly revived Sarah Bernhardt’s career when he designed some theater advertisements just for her. Later in his career he devoted all his time to painting large canvases depicting the history of Czechoslovakia and his slavic heritage. He was one of the first artists arrested by the Gestapo in 1939 and died shortly after being released. (Photos were not allowed in the museum—which we respected—so  I don’t have any images to share, but there are many sites in the internet and videos on You Tube that describe his life and artistry.)

Built in 1929, the home was designed by Czech architect Otto Rothmayer (1892-1966). Rothermayer was a renowned architect of the period and was the primary architect for the restoration of the Prague Castle over a period of 30 years.

In the evening, we went to the opera Romeo and Julliet by Gounod at the Karlen Opera House. The production was set in a fancy Italian hotel in the 30s. The death scene differs from the playing that they are both alive at the end, I guess so they can sing a last song together before dying. The performances and production was excellent an the acoustics in the theater were amazing without any amplification for the singers.