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Brno Architecture

A stroll around the city of Brno…

Czech Culture
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Green Thursday

The Thursday before Easter – Maunday Thursday – is known as green...

Famous Czechs
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Talent Show Hell

I don’t believe that the Czechs are in love with talent shows...

Travel Tips
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Hrad Valecov and the Stone Village

Took a trip recently north of Prague to Hrad Valecov in Cesky...

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Hrad Valecov

Hrad Valecov and the Stone Village

Took a trip recently north of Prague to Hrad Valecov in Cesky Raj (Czech Paradise). Cesky Raj is a beautiful area as a result of sandstone deposits which erode to produce incredible landscapes. The location of the castle is shown on the map below; View...

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April 22, 2012
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Green Thursday

The Thursday before Easter – Maunday Thursday – is known as green thursday here. Consequently, you are supposed to consume something green. The breweries have caught onto this and now produce green beer but once a year on this thursday. It’s remarkably popular and beats...

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April 9, 2012
Czech Culture
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Boskovice Jewish Cemetry

“The Boskovice Jewish cemetery/Židovský Hřbitov contains some 2500 graves dating from the mid 1600′s and is situated in the typical position on a hill above the town, far enough away so as not to be in the plain sight of citizens going about their everyday...

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April 8, 2012
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Brno Architecture

A stroll around the city of Brno…

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April 8, 2012
Brno, Travel Tips
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The 'Gate'

A Trip to Hrensko

Hrensko is on the border between the Czech Republic and Germany and it is situated on the edge of Czech Switzerland. The area is a national park and is filled with beautiful locations by virtue of the local sandstone and the way that it has...

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April 8, 2012
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The D1

Just recently I have been commuting regularly between Brno and Prague along the infamous D1. The D1 is the main highway in the Czech Republic and it is one of the most dangerous roads in Europe. It has only two lanes on each side for...

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January 8, 2012
Czech Culture
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Czech Xmas

Christmas comes early here. Christmas Eve (24th December) is celebrated as Štědrý den, which means “Generous Day”, when the gifts are given in the evening. The 25th and 26 December are Public holidays in the Czech Republic and in Slovakia. According to tradition, gifts are...

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November 29, 2011
Czech Culture
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Czech Nightingales

Every year there is a competition in the Czech Republic for the best singers and so on. It’s called Cesky Slavik or Czech Nightingales………. The competition has really become a bit of a joke to everyone except Karel Gott fans. Gott (photo above )- now...

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November 27, 2011
Czech Culture
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Good Coffee

The coffee in the Czech Republic seems to come in three main groups; Turkish Coffee, Instant Coffee and Real Coffee. You can buy all three in a restaurant. Turkish Coffee isn’t my favorite – its like mud and still contains the coffee grinds! Instant Coffee...

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November 25, 2011
Czech Culture
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Brno Ossuary

I saw on CNN recently that the Sedlec Ossuary at Kutná Hora,- near Prague, was considered one of the top 10 spookiest buildings in the world. The history and reason for being for that Ossuary is outlined at its own website. I visited the Ossuary...

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November 24, 2011
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