May 11, 2007

One of the most famous music festivals in Prague, Prague Spring, starts this weekend. The 62nd Prague Spring 2007 will be launched by Smetana’s My Country (Ma Vlast) conducted by Zdenek Macal in the Prague’s Municipal House.  

I’m finally going to be back on the air tomorrow on Prague’s Radio 1 (91.9 FM in case you didn’t know). I’ll be playing my typical mix of laid-back downtempo tunes, with quite a few new albums, including the new one from Bebel Gilberto, Momento.  

The transportation in the city will be restricted a great deal. Especially in the city centre. It might resemble the situation after the big floods in the Czech capital in 2002. 69 streets will be closed and 12 tram lines and 2 bus lines will be diverted from their normal routes.  

The number of luxurious shops in the prestigious street Parizska in the centre of Prague (leading from Old Town Square to Cechuv Bridge) will increased by another seller of luxurious good, Italian fashion house Gucci. As Czech Business Weekly informed, the shop is planned to be open at the beginning of 2008.  

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