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The Rose Garden and the Pagan Sacrificial Site
Even though Prague has some parts where the altitude does not change for...
Fruit Yogurt Was Born in Prague
Even
seemingly simple and self-evident things had to first occur to someone. We’ll
never know...
The Chotek Road and Havel Footbridge
One
place in Prague is closely associated with the names of three influential men...
Eggnog Spikes
Due to its shape, this
purely Czech dessert can be perceived as controversial. When...
Tens of Thousands of Cannon Balls and Fulfilled Wishes
If
you say Prague and prayers answered or granted wishes, everyone immediately
thinks of the...
“If Something Is Not Impossible, Then There Must Be a Way To Do It.”
The sentence in the headline is a quote from Sir Nicholas Winton, who,...
The Art Nouveau Beauty of Prague’s Main Railway Station
One of the essential parts of the beauty of Prague is the diversity...
London Bars / Šlágr Café (Marie Štefányová)
DOUGH
3 1/3 cups of all purpose flour...
The House Through Which History Walked
If houses could talk, this 250-meter-long house on Letná would tell a long,...
Trichodon (Lukáš Rais)
Lukáš Rais' path to art was certainly not a straightforward one. First he...
2x “Fish”, A Symbol of Czech Christmas
Kampa Island, along with the Christmas markets on Old...
Man Is Supposed To Have Fun. That’s Why He’s on Earth
Prof. MUDr. Vladimír Beneš, DrSc.
Chairman of the Institute...
Lány Castle – the Residence of President
Just a short distance west of Prague (you can get there by bus...
The Successor’s Defiant Love for the Beautiful Sophie and Their Deaths in the Sarajevo Assassination
"So they've killed our Ferdinand," said the charwoman to Mr. Schweik who, having...
Choux Pastry – One Dough Three Different Pastries / Šlágr Café (Marie Štefányová)
Café Šlágr on Francouzská Street, a short distance from Náměstí Míru (Peace Square),...
The Dancing House and Václav Havel’s Birthplace
On Jirásek Square on the bank of the Vltava River stands a statue...
Two Boyish Childhood Memories and the Josef Pleskot Tunnel in the Stag Moat
President Václav
Havel recalled his childhood: "As a little boy, I lived in the...
100 Million People Can See Well Thanks to a Children’s Kit
The place is not precisely in the center of all the tourist routes,...
About Dutch Tulips That Come From Bohemia
"God created
the world, but the Dutch created the Netherlands", says the most famous
Dutch...
A Great Love Story, The Singing Fountain, and Queen Anne’s Summer Palace
In March 1509,
the not even three-year-old Louis Jagiellon was crowned King of Bohemia....
Do You Know Why the Czech Roll Is Shaped Like a Crescent Moon?
The roll has an
irreplaceable spot in Czech cuisine - estimates say that 4.5...
