Blogs from Czech Republic, Europe - page 5

http://www.heygo.com 3rd May - Our tour with Nikola today started in the Wallenstein gardens and then a journey on the iconic tram - Tram 22 It follows one of Prague's most scenic routes, passing by the National Theater to Staroměstská and Malostranská metro stations, and continuing up to the Belveder, Prague Castle and Pohořelec, with some stunning views along the way. The Wallenstein Gardens were built between 1623-1630, at the same time as the accompanying Wallenstein Palace. Like the Palace, they were built in the Italian Baroque style, and the Palace complements the Garden beautifully, especially the triple-arched entrance hall. The Palace is now home to the Czech Senate. The Gardens are also sometimes called the Waldstein Garden. The Prague Castle Royal Garden is just to the north of Prague Castle. It was originally built ... read more

Friday 2nd April - Czech Traditions & Folklore #heygo http://www.heygo.com For the Czech people, the Easter holiday signifies the end of winter and the beginning of spring, the time of year most often associated with eggs, an ancient symbol of life and rebirth. It was believed that the miraculous power of the egg was brought out through coloring and decoration. The Days Before Easter Sunday The following is based on my experience of Easter in the Northern Moravia region. Children finish school on Ugly Wednesday (Škaredá středa), which is a good idea because they need to spend some serious time on making Easter what it should be. In the evening of Green Thursday (Zelený čtvrtek), every boy in the village equips himself with a wooden rattle (řehtačka), which is specially made for the purpose, the boys ... read more

12th January We started our tour in Republic Square. The large 19th century Municipal House dominates the square, and is now home to a number of bustling shops, cafes, restaurants, and art galleries. We were heading for the Old Town, walking through The Powder Gate, an ancient Gothic tower, one of the original city gates, dating back to the 11th century, it was used for gunpowder storage in the 17th-century (hence the name). The Old Town was a labyrinth of cobbled streets and arched alley ways. As we wandered through them Nikola told so many quirky & interesting stories of the medieval history of Prague. We popped briefly into the Church of St.James, more stories from Nikola about a severed and now wrinkled hand hanging to the right above the entrance. Apparently the hand belonged to ... read more

Pobalili sme sa, siel som pre auto, ktore som musel mat odstavene na inej ulici, bo majitelia ubytka si nepriali mat cudzie auto pred domom, pricom tam plac bol. Vsetko zvalili na susedov, ze sa im to nepaci. Na hlavnej som parkoval pri jednom dome, tam som sa pre istotu opytal majitela, ktory prave prisiel s autom ci to nevadi. Vraj nie ale bolo by dobre keby potiahnem o 2m dopredu. Ako fakt nechapem co mu tie 2m mohli sposobit, ked naokolo ziadny iny dom ani ine domy. Po dialnici smer brno, kde stale rozkopavka pri obchodaku vankovka, kde nechavam odstavene auto. Julia ma do odchodu vlaku este neaku 1,5hodku. Nachadzame kaviarnicku, na dlhu dobu posledne kapucino a sladky kolacik pre mna. Vonku krasne slnecne, v uliciach kopa ludi. Na namesti slobody rozlozene vinne stanky a ... read more

Dnes ma byt pekne az do poobedia, takze ostavame v olomouci a dame si grafity tour. Tych ich tu ma byt dost a dost velke. Peisbusom cez rozkopanu krizovatku sa dostavame na horni namesti. Ludi dost. Na ranajky zapadame do fancy kaviarnicky cafe la fee. Ta ma skrytu zahradu. Kapucinko a sladke potesenie nesmie chybat. Po ranajkach smerujeme do lomenej galerie. To je taky podchod a v nom par grafitov, no ako to v podchode byva, nechybaju smeti ci pach mocu. Hned oproti je obrovske grafity krala a kralovnej s mobilom. Ono toto sme uz videli v prvy den navstevy tohto mesta ale opakovanie matka mudrosti. Zastavka v modelarskom obchode kde pre kakavo kupujem narodeninovy darcek, stavebnicu lietadla ale bez lepidla. Predavac velmi ochotny. Kaka... read more