spot and wonder
Seen in a restaurant in Holešovice while enjoying a dry tortilla. Note the industrial scenery on the other side of the water, with the chimney between those two silos. I haven’t checked the other...
Beware! Czech women over 50 have the most powerful handshake in Europe. Reported by Radio Prague.
If you remember the clip Ryč boj and if you read these lines, why not try to survive also the lajf version: Should you have problems to understand the text – no problem, one...
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...
Not love, but laughter I found on the website of a Prague-based media outlet.
Did she really get over 600,000 views in 2 days? According to the text in the description, some people tried to call ‘her’ number (video at 1’00”). I don’t envy the real owner of...
The campaign for the Czech presidency has reached a new level when Miloš Zeman (whose name translates into English as “squire” – probably derived from the German “Sämann”, i.e. “sower”) presented rape as an...
Visit the most important places in Kafka’s Prague in your own speed.
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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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