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I feel that after more than a decade of life in Prague, studying inhabitants and visitors alike, I may now consider myself sufficiently acquainted with the subject for an attempt to classify the most...
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...
Every weekend large parts of Prague turn into ghost towns. This is particularly visible when a public holiday is close and people bridge that gap by taking leave. Normally busy streets look like a town after evacuation, and in usually dense rows of parked cars only here and there one vehicle remains.
The ová behind Czech names is a lovely feature of the Czech language and definitely one of the prime reasons why I went through the trouble learning it in the first place. There is...
A striking and quite unique feature of the Czech Republic are overheated rooms. Be it offices, meeting rooms, or train compartments: The heating is at its maximum, and if it really gets too hot,...
Visit the most important places in Kafka’s Prague in your own speed.
Experience the original places where Kafka found his inspiration. Start now.
Walk through post-industrial Prague with explanations automatically triggered when you reach interesting places.
Dive into Prague’s Holešovice!
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.
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