So I love languages …..

… but some defeat me.

In Czech, there are a bewildering number of case-endings depending on how many of something you want to have, which is fine, unless you really adore a particular something. If you want to show off your language skills in a Prague bakery, then you might as well give up.

There’s a wonderful one in Vodičkova Street.

It’s quite a well known street that links Prague’s two largest squares – Charles Square and Wenceslas Square.

The street is named after Jan Vodička, a rich butcher which is a good start as far as I am concerned. In the 15th century he owned the largest house in the street (No. 699) which is known as U Nováků palace today.

He was pretty canny and sited his shop halfway between the Horse market In Wenceslas Square and the cattle market. It became a hectic business route.

Round about mid-morning, wandering the streets of the Prague, the munchies kick-in! Then it’s Obložený Chlebíček time!

Or if you want two or more it’s Obložené chlebíčky time!

Chlebíčky are small, open sandwiches normally with am unusual combination of toppings, a variety of flavors, and careful arrangement and presentation.

Mainly they are made up of thin slices of white bread topped with spreads such as potato salad, cream cheese, and lobster paste, along with ingredients such as tomatoes, salmon, capers, Brie cheese, cooked ham, or pepperoni.

The original chlebíčky were said to have been invented by Jan Paukert at the beginning of the 20th century in Prague, and it consisted of Prague ham, pieces of a hard-boiled egg, a slice of Emmental cheese, tomato, Hungarian salami, and potato salad. Yum!

I am a ‘three-man’. More than that and I wouldn’t enjoy my Knedliki later.