spot and wonder
Christmas is moving closer, and like in most parts of Europe it’s indeed “Christmas”, not “the Season” or other names that are considered politically correct in other places. While observing this Pagan-turned-Christian event, the...
In Prague restaurants, mineral water costs more than the same amount of beer. Currently that’s only a few Kč difference, but still astonishing if you consider the complex manufacturing process of beer. Usually you...
“Brm” sounds to me a bit like “Brno” but no, it’s in Prague. Brmlab is a hackerspace launched in mid 2010 that serves as a roof for several hacker activities.
If you work in a morgue, you may have experienced drowned people as something that doesn’t look quite yummy. Thanks to Czech black humor, however, the same name is applied to a dish: a...
One of the most remarkable peculiarities from Prague’s history is the Rudolph Gallery, in Czech “Rudolfova štola”, named after the emperor Rudolph II. It was built from 1581 to 1593 in order to feed...
The pub U vystřelenýho oka in Prague’s most rugged quarter Žižkov bears not only an unusual name – The Shot-Out Eye. A self-portrayal on their website tells us: The beer here is of standard...
After a long time of having been absorbed by work, I barely manage to post one snapshot: The “Fashion Look” trash can.
It must be something like the Czech version of Wild West saloons: ubiquitous amusement arcades, called “Herna”, where people also go to have a late beer or maybe even buy what you cannot buy...
Visit the most important places in Kafka’s Prague in your own speed.
Walk through post-industrial Prague with explanations automatically triggered when you reach interesting places.
You will find a beer garden with a perfect view over the old town, Europe’s oldest wooden carousel, the place where the first Czech electric tramway was launched and streets full of garden restaurants. You’ll learn where the world’s largest Stalin statue was located and why many buildings on our way had to be reinforced with wooden beams.
