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All Souls Day

All Souls day occurs on November 2nd and, in the Czech Republic, it is taken very seriously. Stores start selling candles and little lanterns that you can place candles in as well as wreaths and flowers and cemeteries are visited by people who clean up...

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October 31, 2011
Czech Culture
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Czech President Defends his Stance on Global Warming

Vaclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic, is an outspoken figure amongst the world’s politicians. He likens the ‘global warming’ circus to a new form of communism. I watched him a few years ago being interviewed on ‘Hard Talk’ on British TV and he is...

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October 4, 2011
Famous Czechs
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Czech Government Offers Citizen Bonds

The Czech Government is offering its citizens the ability to invest in the national debt. The Czech Finance Ministry has started taking orders for state bonds designed for individual investors. The pilot emission includes three bond types: one-year discount savings state bonds, five-year savings coupon...

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October 4, 2011
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A Day Trip to Vienna Zoo

This last weekend we took a day trip down to the Vienna Zoo. The beauty of Brno is that is very close to Vienna (and Bratislava). By car the trip is about 120km one-way and, apart from a stretch of around 40km in the middle,...

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October 3, 2011
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