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\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>My first invitation to present at the SOE<\/a> meeting took me back to Prague. Despite being nearly a decade since my last visit, my memories of the streets and people of this romantic city still seemed fresh on my mind. After blasting through morning clinic, a\u00a0burger<\/a>, lobster roll<\/a>, and Frankfurter<\/a> (my new term for running through Frankfurt airport), I settled into the hotel<\/a> next to the conference center. I missed dinner plans with colleagues, and instead headed to Kantyna<\/a> for delicious cafeteria-style meats, including a juicy slice of beef tongue. On Friday, I registered and uploaded my presentation, then headed to the Klementinum<\/a> for a nerdy tour of the astronomical tower and Baroque library. I explored Old Town Square<\/a>, passing the astronomical clock<\/a> and a tower of books<\/a> at the Prague Library<\/a>, then made my way to Nase Maso<\/a> for their dry-aged cheeseburger and beef tartare. Our afternoon discussion panel went smoothly, and we dined afterwards on excellent linguine and octopus at Brick\u2019s<\/a> with a sunset riverside view of the Charles Bridge<\/a>. Saturday morning included an early visit to the Zizkov Farmer\u2019s Market<\/a>. The stands were still being set up, so I worked on a grant proposal while enjoying a fluffy croissant from La Caveau<\/a> and foamy latte from MamaCoffee<\/a>. From the market, I walked to Palace Lucerna<\/a> to check out David \u010cern\u00fd’s<\/a> statue of St. Wenceslas<\/a> riding an inverted horse, as well as his nearby kinetic sculpture of Franz Kafka’s Head<\/a>. I tried out some chleb\u00ed\u010dky<\/a> from Lah\u016fdky Zlat\u00fd k\u0159\u00ed\u017e<\/a>, then returned to the hotel to rest my feet before heading back out to Vysehrad<\/a>. The historic fort included a beautiful cemetery<\/a> that is home to Dvorak<\/a> and Smetana\u2019s<\/a> graves, as well as the Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul<\/a> where a wedding was just finishing. I dined on Ferdinanda\u2019s<\/a> goulash and fries which had enough calories to put me to sleep all night. I flew back next morning via Frankfurt and Dulles binging on Season 6 of Black Mirror<\/a>, arriving home to spend the last minutes of Father\u2019s Day with Westley. Lucky I have an extra day off on Juneteeth to recover at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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