“Where are my red hose?” Matthew clomped downstairs and scowled at the boxes scattered all over the ground floor. […] In Prague, it was now the eleventh of March and the children and Pierre had yet to arrive.
—Shadow Of Night, Ch. 27 real-time reading
In Shadow Of Night, Diana and Matthew have just arrived in Prague, so it seems only fitting to celebrate with a few Prague souvenirs we collected last January.
Our insatiable wanderlust combined with our love for the All Souls Trilogy has taken us to a truly enchanted city where Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo live side by side in perfect harmony. Welcome to Prague, the city of a hundred spires!
By exploring Diana & Matthew’s Prague, you’ll discover beauty at every turn, especially when you’re committed to walking everywhere looking for doorway signs, sgraffito-decorated buildings, and secret passageways not marked on Google. Those passageways have become an obsession because, let’s face it, “beating Google” can be a lot of fun! Net-net: bring your most comfortable shoes to walk on uneven cobblestones, and a camera (or phone) with extra large storage because you’ll want to take hundreds of pictures.
In part 1, we explore Malá Strana, the neighborhood under Prague Castle.
Do consider coming to our next meeting. Doris makes a divine Battenberg cake.—Linda Crosby, The Book Of Life, Ch. 25.
We wanted our first post of the year to be somewhat different and whimsical, so why not tackling food history? Battenberg Cake history to be precise. We promise, it’s very light reading, with lots of pictures.
Warning: We highly recommend reading this blog post on a full stomach to avoid temptations 😛
Welcome home, Diana Bishop. We’ve been expecting you. (Linda Crosby, Ch. 25, TBOL)
There is so much to say about this wonderful city, we didn’t know where to begin. We decided to start with Shadow of Night, focusing on the area around the Barbican since it’s one of Diana’s first “field trips.” From there it’s easy to proceed South towards the Blackfriars. Expect to take a full day, and even two days to visit the Barbican, the Blackfriars and surrounding areas. Comfortable walking shoes are highly recommended as this part of London is best enjoyed on foot. A map of the AST-London is available here.
At AllSoulsCon last September, Deborah told the audience: “I am writing, and I am writing about people that you know.” [audience hoots and applauds]
That’s all we knew until Friday, October 9 when Deborah announced on Facebook her new novel entitled THE SERPENT’S MIRROR.
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Our journey of the All Souls Trilogy locations in Oxford resumes after the hiatus due to the AllSoulsCon celebration. This time we explore some of the locations where Diana jogs or strolls with Matthew, as well as some landmarks briefly mentioned in A Discovery of Witches that are part of the Oxford charm and we think are worth a visit.