Filipino Cooking Class

The last scheduled cooking class at the apartment we have been having cooking events for the past 9 months was the Filipino Cooking Class.  The host will be moving next month, so it was his last time hosting the club.  I haven't been able to go to cooking events since February due to being in the last months of my pregnancy and then giving birth.  Since the apartment is on the forth floor and the building doesn't have an elevator, I went by myself.  Leos and Amaya were waiting for me at a nearby park.  I wanted to stop by to tell the host thanks for all the events he hosted.  Luckily I came at a great time and was able to try the dishes that were made that day.  Everything was delicious and the cook did a great job teaching everyone how to make the dishes.  I wasn't able to stay that long so I tried to take as many pictures as I could before leaving.  It was nice to meet everyone and hopefully we'll meet again soon at a picnic or future cooking club event. 

                                                                busy busy in the kitchen

                                                                            ukoy

                                                                        fried rice

                                                    grilling up chicken on a raclette grill

                                                              great looking plate of food

                                                               

                                                            all the events Thorn hosted

                                                            Philippines

                                                                    Greece

                                                                    Maldives

                                                                    Maldives

                                                                    Colombia

                                                                Panama  10,617

                                                            crispy banana roll

                                                    had to take a group selfie before leaving

Festival of Embassies

It was the time of year when my favorite event was happening again, The Festival of Embassies.  There were 56 embassies represented this year. We weren't really sure if we would be able to go because of the weather.  However, I was determined to go.  I really wanted to try food from Qatar because I saw that they had a stand this year.  Unfortunately, when we arrived, they had already packed up and left.  The weather was pretty bad.  We decided not to take the stroller with us because we knew that with the rain there would be a LOT of mud and sure enough there was.  It was the first time I used the carrier with Amaya.  It was a bit complicated in the beginning because I needed to carry an umbrella as well to protect us from the rain.  Luckily, the rain died down and I didn't need the umbrella anymore.  We arrived just in time to hear the mariachi play.  Since we had lunch before going to the festival, I only wanted to get a few snacks.  The snack from Thailand was really good.  Before leaving, we grabbed another portion to go.  It seemed like more clouds were coming and it could rain again, so we cut our visit short and went back home.  Even though it was a short stay, I am glad we went.  Hopefully next year will be better. 

                                         inari sushi I made at home before going to the festival

                                                         

                                                                

                                                                        so crowded

                                                                    not THAT many people

                                             Thai snack food and Mongolia food in the back

                                                                    Cambodian dessert

Mother's Day/ Strasin

For Mother's Day, we met up with my parents and went to the village.  When we walked around the village we ran into a childhood friend of mine and my cousin's family.  They were all surprised to see me out and about just 3.5 weeks after giving birth.  Then we went to see the sheep and there were some lambs amongst them.  It was a nice and relaxing way to spend my first mother's day.

                                        

Stromovka Flowers

Since Leos was still on paternity leave, we decided to go to Stromovka park again.  We picked up lunch nearby and headed to the park.  It was so much nicer this time around because it was a regular working day and the park wasn't that crowded.  We found an area that had really beautiful flowers and I couldn't help but take a lot of photos.  

                                        

                                        
                                            

Vitkov

Today was the first time since Amaya was born that I had food from a cafe.  It needed to be take out, but I was totally fine with that.  It was so nice to be able to get some food that I didn't have to make.  I got a coupon from Slevomat from a bagel place.  It hit the spot.  Today marked the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII.  We went to the Vitkov Statue and there were so many people in suits and there was a camera crew.  When we got home, we were able to see the live event that happened inside the museum at Vitkov.  There were a lot of military people getting awards and relatives of ones who served in the war.  It was a nice day.

                                                         

Petrin

Since the weather was so nice, we decided that we wanted to go for as many walks as possible.  It was good to get Amaya some fresh air as well. It's been really nice that Leos has paternity leave.  In the Czech Republic, fathers get 2 weeks paid leave.  This really helped me out a lot in order to get used to having Amaya at home and having life completely change at home. 

                                                         

In-laws visit

Leos's parents came to visit us so they could meet Amaya.  They brought us a beautiful cake for Amaya.  After their visit they went with Leos to meet up with my parents and have lunch.  Since Amaya is still quite young, I didn't feel comfortable taking her to a restaurant and decided to stay home. 

                                                   
    

Stromovka (1st outing)

After being home for a few days, I needed to get outside.  We wanted to have a nice long walk, so we decided to go to Stromovka park.  The weather was really nice and it was great to get some fresh air.  Amaya didn't last the entire walk, she got hungry and I needed to feed her.  It was so strange to have to feed her in public on our first outing.  Luckily, the park is HUGE and there weren't that many people where I decided to feed her.  There were only a few trees left that still had blossoms, so I had to make sure I took some photos with her and the trees.  It was a great day!

                                                          nice spot to be able to feed her