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April is without doubt one of the most lovely months in Prague — as a result of it’s when the cherry blossoms burst into bloom. It’s one of the blissful instances to go to this metropolis.
After spending most of February and March touring, I used to be delighted to spend a complete month throughout the metropolis of Prague. It wasn’t very thrilling — but it surely was precisely what I wanted.
Destinations Visited
Highlights
Cherry blossom season. It’s so fleeting and such a ravishing time to be in Prague. I like how my neighborhood is especially awash in cherry blossoms!
Hosting Easter dinner in Prague. Charlie and I had a number of pals over, and we had a beautiful day. Klara made vitello tonnato, Charlie made roasted lamb and mashed potatoes, and I made dessert (extra on that under).
Really bonding with the cats this month. Charlie is Lewis’s human, and he normally simply thinks I’m “the lady,” however this month Charlie went on a enterprise journey and we acquired to bond and cuddle collectively.
And now Murray and I’ve bonded to some extent the place he sleeps towards me each night time, for at the least a bit. I feel I’m formally Murray’s human now.
Celebrating two years of marriage. Charlie and I spent our anniversary at certainly one of our favourite Prague eating places, Aromi, consuming certainly one of our favourite dishes, their truffle pasta.
My first vintage-fashion-by-the-kilo sale. I ended up getting a Valentino jacket and a Max Mara blazer for simply 55 EUR, in addition to a not-Hermès-but-clearly-Hermès-inspired scarf that felt gloriously silky for simply 5 EUR. It was superb what was simply hanging out on the racks!
Both of them are a bit large for me, so I’d get them tailor-made down — or promote them for an affordable value, as bigger garments are sometimes robust to seek out in Europe.
Challenges
Not a lot dangerous occurred this month, aside from some boring enterprise stuff that was extra annoying than anything.
We did take the cats for an out of doors go to for the primary time ever, taking them out onto our neighborhood sq. of their carriers, with them on leashes and one door open. Before at the moment, they solely went outdoors to go to the vet.
And the cats…had been terrified the entire time. Hid within the nook of their carriers, finally acquired up the nerve to show round and take a look at every little thing round them. Lewis hissed at somewhat canine that acquired too shut; Murray didn’t even wish to go after the birds.
So we do wish to take them outdoors once more…however I hope they’re much less scared.
I’m nonetheless getting physiotherapy for the hip damage I’ve been coping with, and it’s been taking a bit longer than anticipated to get my baseline stage of mobility again. Sometimes it’s nearly there; generally it feels frozen. I’m grateful there isn’t any extra ache, although.
Blog Posts of the Month
Most Popular Reel on Instagram
This month, I acquired my fifth million-view Instagram reel, and my first-ever million-view TikTookay!
It’s about my prediction for the place the 4 season of The White Lotus will happen — and naturally, I embarrassingly pronounced the city mistaken, which could be why it went so viral!! You can watch it on Instagram or on TikTookay.
Other movies of the month embody What’s it actually wish to journey to Bhutan?, Will Americans Be Treated Badly in Europe?, and What to Wear on an Overnight Flight.
For extra journey movies, comply with me on Instagram at @adventurouskate or on TikTookay at @adventurouskate.
What I Cooked This Month
This month, I acquired a Le Creuset Petal Braiser, which I noticed and instantly thought it was probably the most lovely pan I’ve ever seen. They are expensive, however they’ll final a long time, and I intend to make use of mine endlessly.
Mine is within the berry colour that isn’t presently out there within the US, however a number of different lovely colours are!
So far I’ve cooked a number of focaccias, rooster piccata, pasta sauces, a cacio e pepe Dutch child, rooster cutlets. And for Easter, I baked a large skillet chocolate chip cookie for my pals to share.
I used this recipe from NYT Cooking (gifted hyperlink), and it got here out SO good (although I did use half milk chocolate and half darkish chocolate, which I feel makes an important combine). Nothing like a melty-in-the-center cookie to complete a particular meal!
What I Watched This Month
This month, my two large suggestions are “go in knowing as little about it as possible” suggestions.
For TV, I used to be obsessive about Paradise. If you could have a This is Us-shaped gap in your coronary heart, it is advisable watch this — it has the identical showrunner (Dan Fogelman), similar star (Sterling Okay. Brown), and even the identical composer (Siddhartha Kosla), which provides to the ambiance.
Sterling Okay. Brown performs the lead Secret Service agent for the U.S. President, who has been murdered. And then the present goes in an surprising course.
And for motion pictures, I completely beloved Sinners. Directed by Ryan Coogler and starring not one however two Michael B. Jordans (one thing I’ll by no means complain about, ever), it’s a interval piece set within the Mississippi Delta in 1932 — and goes in some actually wild instructions.
This is technically a horror film — however in the event you’re a scaredy-cat like me, don’t let that preserve you away. There are not any jumpscares; it’s extra of an motion film. I even walked dwelling alone at night time after seeing it with no points.
(And as a result of I dealt with Sinners so nicely, just a few days later, I made a decision to observe Us for the primary time. Now THAT is a really scary movie! I couldn’t sleep for days!!!)
What I Listened To This Month
I’m listening to all 500 of Rolling Stone‘s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, which I am enjoying immensely. I am loving discovering new artists and listening to albums I’ve in some way missed my whole life till now!
In April, I listened to albums 400-373. Here are the highlights:
Favorite Discovery: In Rainbows by Radiohead. This album was famously the world’s first pay-what-you-wish album by a significant artist, launched in 2007, however I had no concept how lovely an album it was. I’ve by no means actually listened to Radiohead; I’ve solely heard their songs right here and there. But that is so LIGHT and PRETTY and FULL OF STRINGS. God, I like strings. Give me all of the strings.
I even have to offer a shout-out to Brian Wilson Presents “Smile” by Brian Wilson for being such a posh, surprising album. There is a lot lore behind this album I received’t go into — however suppose The Beach Boys, solely darker, extra mature, and combined up in a carnival. I needed to take heed to it twice to essentially get it, however WHAT A RIDE.
Other Favorite Discoveries: Diana by Diana Ross; Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren; Young, Gifted and Black by Aretha Franklin; Kaleidoscope by Kelis; When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? by Billie Eilish.
Favorite Revisited Album: The Emancipation of Mimi by Mariah Carey. This was Mariah’s large comeback album when it got here out in 2005 — and truthfully, it’s rattling near PERFECT. Mariah’s inimitable voice, Jermaine Dupri’s manufacturing, among the finest songs of the period, wrapped up in love, heartbreak, and empowerment. It additionally doesn’t sound dated in any respect.
Honorary point out to Black Messiah by D’Angelo and the VanGuard, an album I’ve listened to repeatedly because it got here out in 2014. D’Angelo hadn’t launched an album since 2000’s Voodoo, and since then he practically died in a automotive accident and determined to be taught to play guitar from scratch for his subsequent album. And the album is SO good. Dark. Fierce. Romantic.
Favorite Songs: “Maps” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, “The Moment” by Tame Impala, “New Romantics” by Taylor Swift, “Ghetto Children” by Kelis, “Stay the Night” by Mariah Carey, “Weird Fishes / Arpeggi” by Radiohead.
Get the playlist: I’m making a playlist of my favourite songs from the five hundred albums — most one per album — on Spotify. You can take heed to it right here.
Lowlight of the Month: Moving Pictures by Rush. I didn’t get this album, nor the sound of the band, in any respect. It sounded…nearly like a joke?! Probably finest to say that I’m not the audience.
Random Thoughts: My favourite music of the month was “Maps” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, which I had heard from time to time however by no means actually listened to carefully. Oddly, I couldn’t stand many of the album till that music.
And some enjoyable info: Kelis and Juvenile each have songs known as “Ghetto Children.” Taylor Swift and Todd Rundgren each have songs known as “Slut.” And apparently a number of songs about Kokomo exist, as a result of Aretha Franklin has one known as “First Snow in Kokomo.”
Coming Up in May 2025
This month will practically fully be spent in Prague as nicely. Toward the tip of the month, Charlie and I are throwing a celebration for Charlie’s fiftieth birthday and our second anniversary, and we might be welcoming a lot of family and friends to our metropolis.
At the tip of the month, my pal Cailin and I might be heading to Kraków, Poland, for just a few days. I visited Kraków again in 2016 and absolutely fell in love with town. I hope it’s pretty much as good as I bear in mind.
What are your plans for May? Share away!