http://www.prague-blogs.com/ Prague blogs about all. cs http://kolokolo.blogspot.com/2010/07/im-with-band.html  Imagine, if you will, a project that keeps on growing, time frames that can't, and hot hot weather pushing house temperatures up past 90. Antidotes included working long hours, ice packs as foot rests and the occasional stop to smell the flowers and take a few pictures.Caroline has been at camp for two... http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2010/06/30/smoking-or-non-smoking/ Tomorrow, an amendment to the current smoking regulations goes into effect that requires bars and restaurants to place a sticker at the entrance to show whether the establishment allows smoking or not. The bar or restaurant can be completely non-smoking or it can have a non-smoking area in a completely... http://kolokolo.blogspot.com/2010/06/caroline-blogs-on-her-birthday.html This morning was very wonderful. It was so cool because today is my birthday. For breakfast I had a chocolate croissant and an egg and also tea out of my special tea cup. It is a special tea cup because it is Mommie’s and mine. On the teacup is a picture of a frog. His name is Jeremy Fisher. I got dressed... http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/27019 In a city that may not seem to be the most obvious family-friendly destination, Prague's zoo is a welcome respite from the obligatory historical and cultural sightseeing for visitors with young children.It houses animals from all over the world, including big cats, gorillas and elephants, and there is also a... http://kolokolo.blogspot.com/2010/06/fore-and-aft.html In a few weeks these flowers will be gone, to be replaced by the children's favorite entertainment on a country walk - little white berries that go !pop! when you step on them. C picked this bouquet for me, and after we'd marvelled over the cute little freckles on the flowers, we decided that the best way to... http://kolokolo.blogspot.com/2010/06/day-at-spa.html We've visited spas before at Kolokolo, heading to Třebon three times in the last few years. This year our sitters went to new spa just north of Prague in Lázně Bělohrad. After giving them a few weeks to discover the best cukarna in town, we went to visit. The spas our sitters stay in are health oriented,... http://kolokolo.blogspot.com/2010/06/world-outside-her-door.html We're in the middle of a bad weather stretch of days - rain and chilly temperatures. My tomato plants are not pleased. The weekend promises better things though, and in anticipation I've updated kolokolo a bit. I widened my template to make room for bigger pictures, changed the colors (yet again), and added... http://kolokolo.blogspot.com/2010/06/pillar-to-post.html Prague photo galleries are full of black and white photos of architecture, bridges, sign posts and people from the 1950s through '89. Every image I have of the country in my mind, pre-revolution, is in black and white. As if all the color were seeped out of the landscape by the politics of Communism.But of... http://kolokolo.blogspot.com/2010/06/spring-storm-over-fields.html There are times I love the tyranny of perspective. http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2010/05/31/old-town-grilling/ Outdoor grilling is especially popular this time of year. It always draws crowds when it happens on Old Town Square (Staroměstské náměstí). The first two pictures are from last Monday when there was a celebration for the Czech team winning the 2010 Hockey World Championship. The sausage stands on... http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26881 Great Hotel in Prague if your looking for a Top Class Hotel http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26854 If you're staying in Prague for more than five days, a little known fact is that a whole month's public transport pass can be bought for 550czk, just 50czk (about ?1.50) more than a five day tourist ticket.You can buy the monthly tickets at Mustek and Dejvicka metro stations. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26853 If you're wanting to check out Prague's gay scene, then this fun and funky dance club in the Vinohrady district is where to start. The first thing you see on entering the long underground bar is a full size Communist Skoda car hanging from the wall. Underneath it is a dancefloor pulsating to the sounds of... http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26852 A bargain of a three-star hotel in the bohemian Zizkov area of Prague, just three tram stops from the centre and walking distance from many bars and clubs. Great breakfast and always a personal welcome from the extremely friendly manager. I now always stay here when I visit Prague. The most I've paid is 30... http://kolokolo.blogspot.com/2010/05/springing-into-two.html  James turned two a few weeks ago, and is on a determined bounce into growing up. He's happily moved into a big boy bed, he tries to make his own breakfast, he loves to put his train set together, he sings along with us (and Caroline's music player) and he really thinks that if he just repeats after C,... http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2010/04/30/czech-tongue-twisters/ We have a number of Czech tongue twisters on our Czech language learning site Local Lingo. We are in the process of adding audio for all of the tongue twisters and making them easy to listen to. Just press play – no software needed. Here are a few popular tongue twisters with slow and [...] http://finofilka.blogspot.com/2010/04/spring.html .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Spring, originally uploaded by finofilka. http://kolokolo.blogspot.com/2010/04/stromovka-spring-our-wolf-story.html  Rouchswalwe asked if Prague has reached beer garden time yet, and I'm happy to say that it has! For the last two weekends we have gone rollerblading in our favorite park - Stromovka - and in the evening, after a good several kilometers of pushing James in his stroller around the park, a beer outside is... http://kolokolo.blogspot.com/2010/04/winters-come-and-gone.html I left you in deep midwinter, full of promises of more pictures to come. I rarely apologize for not hanging about but this time I feel I owe you at least a quick catch up.So, work work work, no time for photography, work work work and of course children. Does that sum it up? No? Then how about some... http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2010/03/31/one-star-for-prague-in-2010-michelin-guide/ The MICHELIN guide Main Cities of Europe 2010 is out and Prague retains a one star restaurant. The Allegro Restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel defended its one star rating while the other one star restaurant from 2009, Gordon Ramsay’s Maze, closed before the ratings were released in 2009. Divinis and... http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26155 Prague has a fantastic range of hotels, from budget accommodation to fantastic 5* hotels. They provide the perfect base for anyone looking to explore this magnificent city. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/25853 Don't accept 'free' drinks bought by the bar person - they then charge you a small fortune for it (about ?50 for a weird Absinthe cocktail) and get the police onto you when you refuse to pay. The police then 'escort' you to a small cell where they basically beat you up until you pay. Beware Eastern... http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/25847 Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic is an excellent destination for short breaks and holidays alike. Holidays to Prague is currently at a very high standard, for a very reasonable price. There is also a lot to choose from, so there's sure to be something to fit everyone's bill.Since the Iron... http://kolokolo.blogspot.com/2010/02/more-blue.html More pictures in blue. Every step closer to our pension on this walk made me feel I was a step closer to being warm again, and the pictures definitely said the same thing to me. About the blue - I've been trying all winter to take an evening shot of the snow and capture the blue of night fall. In Prague the... http://kolokolo.blogspot.com/2010/02/winter-white.html  Or rather blue. I thought winter this year would last forever. Today it's above freezing. Before I run back to work (which has buried me much more than the snow) I thought I'd post a picture of Bohemian fields covered in snow. Stark and beautiful. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/25762 Delightful restaurant for that special dinner. Specialises in duck and game dishes and does not forget vegetarians. Forget the offer of Czech sparkling wine as you enter and ask for tap water not bottled as these can add a big chunk to your bill. The decor, ambience and service are fabulous. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/25761 Fabulous historic rooms for a good price in a location that gives easy access to all parts of the city. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/25753 I'm not a big clubber but this place has to be seen to be believed. It's located in a rundown old tenement in the suburbs of Prague. When you arrive you're confronted with an entrance that looks like something out of a sci-fi movie - all shiny metal and whirling cogs. Inside some mad inventor has been at... http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/25750 Leppin's "Blaugast" and "Severin's Journey into the dark" are the best books to accompany a journey to Prague. Both feature seedy, dubious characters wandering around the old town at the beginning of the 20th century. The books are thoroughly depraved, but very good indeed. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/25749 Leppin's "Blaugast" and Severin's "Journey into the dark" are the best books to accompany a journey to Prague. Both feature seedy, dubious characters wandering around the old town at the beginning of the 20th century. The books are thoroughly depraved, but very good indeed. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26088 Kino Aero sits slovenly in one of Prague's ubiquitous courtyards in the working class neighbourhood of Žižkov. Aero is an art house cinema where dogs are allowed and the dead air as you wait for the screening to begin is filled by a playlist designed by Prague's oldest independent station, Radio 1. Local...