The Star Wars Robot R2-D2 in Prague
If you are a Star Wars fan and live in Prague, you probably don’t want to miss this: Unknown street artists have turned a bomb shelter in the park Folimanka into the robot R2-D2...
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The 6 Weirdest Hotels in the Czech Republic
Searching for a special hotel in the Czech Republic? Why not stay in TV towers, in a former nuclear bunker or in a huge building from the soviet era!
Prague’s Narrowest Alleyway Needs a Pedestrian Light
The weirdest alleyway of Prague is located not far from the Vltava river and Charles Bridge, on the Castle side. It connects the street U Lužického Semináře with a little courtyard on a lower...
The Prague Map of Door Handles
What, in your opinion, constitutes a picturesque city? The overall impression, or the sum of details? In Prague, you probably need to consider both, as demonstrated by the map of door handles1 that complements...
Crushing Test on Dancing Building
Another entry for the “Tourist Shot User Manual”. There must be room for many variations of this gag – like the one from Pisa: Source of main photo
The Prague Don’ts: Shoe Meets Carpet
Don’t ever enter a Czech flat with your shoes on. No matter how hole-riddled your socks are.
The Largest Stalinist Building in Prague
If you arrive to Prague by train from Berlin or Dresden, at about the same time when the conductor is trying to make his English announcement for the station Praha Holešovice, you can see...
Japanese Tea House in Prague
Built in May 2008 on a hillside between the Prague quarter of Hloubětín and a place known as Aloisovo, this tiny tea house sets a very unusual accent on a Czech orchard. The architect...
Climbing Through the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague
How to get through the building without touching the ground.
Communism’s Belated One-Finger Salute to Prague
One of the most visible landmarks of Prague is the tv tower in the Žižkov neighborhood, built between 1985 and 1992 and thus one of the Communist-era structures that live on beyond the Velvet...
No diplomats in gilded cages
In the northern part of Prague, just across the river you find Troja. This quarter is famous for its castle (including the Freud memorial) and the Zoo, and it’s worth a visit not least...
Dead Drops all over town
You must be incredibly sharp-sighted if you manage to spot one of those tiny metal connectors that almost unnoticed invaded urban spaces. But what on earth are Dead Drops? In a nutshell: ‘Dead Drops’...
