Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary is a city in the western part of the Czech Republic, about 2 hours drive from Prague. It is a spa town, famous for its Art Nouveau architecture and, of course, the hot springs that flow directly from…
Karlovy Vary is a city in the western part of the Czech Republic, about 2 hours drive from Prague. It is a spa town, famous for its Art Nouveau architecture and, of course, the hot springs that flow directly from…
On Friday, May 14, Charles IV. would celebrate his 705 birthday. Why was this ruler so important to our history? How is it possible that every Czech knows him and even those who don't like history very much? Here's the…
This part will be about how Easter is celebrated in our country. I'm not going to talk about what each day means from a Christian point of view, because I'm sure you all know that. I will tell you how…
Milos Forman was a well-known Czech director who became famous not only in our country, but also all over the world. During his time in Czechoslovakia, there was a communist regime and harsh censorship, so nothing much for filmmakers. So…
My post today will be about Czech monuments that have unusual names. Some of the names are funny, bizarre, but also quite harsh. We Czechs have a dark sense of humor. In the last post we talked about Houska Castle…
Today we were in our favorite Kokořín region and we visited Houska Castle. This castle is very special – it is said that mysterious forces are raging here and there is a gate that leads to another dimension. Mysterious, magical,…
Masopust is a festive period that begins after the Feast of the Three Kings and ends on Ash Wednesday. It is the period between two fasts. The name masopust is also derived from it MASO - meat and PUST- fasting.…
On January 27 we commemorate the liberation of Auschwitz one of the largest concentration and extermination camps during World War II. When Red Army soldiers entered the largest Nazi extermination camp on January 27, 1945 they were shocked. They found…
On January 16 2021 we commemorate 52 years since the death of Jan Palach. Jan Palach was a student at College of Philosophy at the Charles University in Prague who burned himself in protest against the Soviet occupation and the…
Prague has hundreds of different churches which is quite strange because as you already know most Czechs are unbelievers. More than 70% of the population are atheists. This trend is connected with our history and especially with the period of…