December 6, 2005

Back in October, there was a discussion on the My Czech Republic message boards about Czechs and their dogs. It didn’t take long and the topic turned to dog owners leaving their animal friends’ poop unattended on the sidewalks. The city of Prague is trying to do good. It is now a common sight to...  

One of Prague's most venerable theatres is celebrating its 90th birthday this week. From playing host to such stars as Jan Werich and Jiri Voskovec in the 1930s to Helena Vondrackova and Marta Kubisova in the 1960s, the Rokoko theatre has always had a reputation for providing top-quality entertainment for Prague ...  

December 5th, 7 pm - angels and devils and St. Nicks roam the streets, or actually, make a beeline to the biggest Christmas street fair in our neighborhood. The devils out number the angels and the Nicks by much, maybe because it is more fun to be the guy carrying a bag full of coal than the angel with her...  

Mikulaš eve - angels and devils and St. Nicks roam the streets, or actually, make a beeline to the biggest Christmas street fair in our neighborhood. The devils outnumber the angels and the Nicks by much, maybe because it is more fun to be the guy carrying a bag full of coal than the angel with her basket...  

My latest expedition took me to Prague, which is incredibly beautiful (in a gothic way!) and practically gives away food and drink. In one bar we went to (that's myself and some Austrian friends; Mario, Kathi, Max and Eva), I paid less than 50p for half a litre of Staropramen - cripes. In the supermarkets, you can pick up the original Czech Budweiser (Budvar) for ...  

Like many places around the world (even Berkeley), Prague has special outdoor holiday markets, which went into action last weekend. Since the Staroměstké náměstí is close to the library, I headed in that direction to pick up some lunch, forgetting entirely that I would be encountering the Vánoční trh there.