My Prague
January, 1993
My PraguePrague. A gemstone in the heart of Europe. So haunting in its beauty that Hitler, the great sensitif, could not bring himself to ravage it, choosing instead to add the city, untouched, to his collection of architectural treasures. If cities can be said to have a gender, Prague falls into the feminine column and is best described in terms that are politically incorrect--languorous, coquettish, alternately sly and accommodating. Landlocked, surrounded by covetous and historically unreliab...