Thanks. Clouds ruined my plans last night… stupid weather 
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Also went on a ride today @keets. Just in the flat plains of the left Lower Rhine. I am at the halfway point at my sister’s right now, she promised a barbecue.
My biggest climb was a whimsical 53m at an average of 3% topping out at 6% on the steepest part, barely worth being called a climb, that’s the Lower Rhine for you 
At least the roads are very nice here, in contrast to the roads on the right Lower Rhine.
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Looks amazing @Derbysieger. I love the roads in Europe, so much better condition than in the UK. 
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I bet some parts of Germany can give the UK a good run for its money when it comes to pothole riddled streets. The left Lower Rhine is pretty decent though. Still far behind the Netherlands but not too bad.
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Just visited Aircraft museum Prague-Kbely. Kids are with my wife at grandpas so had time for a proper visit 
Challenging weather conditions at 37C (98 F) were compensated by free entrance.
This is a nice collection of mostly soviet jets and czechoslovak-manufactured aircraft, with some German and US designs thrown to the mix. A nice experience indeed, covering more than one century of flight.
Some unsorted pictures:
Su-7
This particular Zlin was actually owned and flown in Luxembourg back in the 60s. I need to ask around my aeroclub to see whether someone knows some details.
Map of Afghanistan when the Czech helos were deployed there.
Tu-104. Actually a redesigned soviet bomber.
Czechoslovak response to civilian travel needs in times when travelling by air was an adventure. Note that while the cabin is enclosed, the pilot was exposed to elements.
Something for @Troll
Gloster Meteor
One of the early jet Yaks. Pretty interesting design - really a jet engine mounted on a standard prop-driven fuselage.
Die Schwalbe
Su-22, IIRC
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My dad used to craft wooden models. No kits. He just took some wooden blocks and worked on them. I realised that he made a model of this one too. It is displayed on my chimney, actually.
French-designed Spad. Quite amazing to see how much more advanced it looked in comparison to one other Czechoslovak-made exhibit right across the path.
This Yak-40 was flying up to 2020.
Il-18
La-7. It is actually quite small. But then, all the ww2 fighters were (Spits, Me-109…). A really nice looking fighter.
A Texan.
A Gooney Bird. The C-47 looks like it wants to fly even if sitting on the ground.
I did not expect it but yes - there was also an F-5. Note the Vietnamese marks on the fuselage.
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And I just left Sweden… I have seen the Moose… It was quite impressive and I would not want to go near one.
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A moose once bit my sister…
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Mind you, moose bites can be pretty nasty…
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Man that’s a trip down memory lane. I visited about 14 years ago while on a grad school trip while everyone else in my student group was getting sloshed in Prague proper. Looks like they have some new additions and moved a few things around. Going through my old pics I might have part of that F-5 visible before they restored it. Was the SA-2 still there?
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Yes, the SA2 still sits there, only pointing slightly higher up. The Phantom is now inside an hangar.
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Not all of them!
The P-38 and P-47 for example are humongous by WW2 standards. When I first saw them in real life I was shocked, they are larger than some of the early jets.
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P-47s are fricken Huge!
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Until they park an A-1 Skyraider next to it. (They should not have put that in the “WW2 hall” SMH my head 
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Are you not doing landscaping any longer?
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He’s in real estate now 
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