Entries from October 2009

October 30, 2009

About food in Prague

Okay, this topic had to come sooner or later. A person with such an interest in good food and cooking like me has to write something about what he or she is finding in a new city.
Eating in Prague, especially in the centre, can be hard. One has to find a way through all the [...]

October 17, 2009

Lovely Carlsbad / Karlovy Vary!

Today I visited Carlsbad / Karlovy Vary, a well known spa town in the western part of the Czech republic.
Carlsbad became famous in the 19th century, when vacation became popular among those who could afford it. So grand hotels and cafés were built, parks and esplanades shaped the appearance of the town that had visitors [...]

October 12, 2009

Swimming, Synagogues and snow…

Winter has started in Prague, or, so far, has sent us a first greeting in Prague. Saturday, around 11 o´clock am the first snow flakes of the season made their way to charm the pedestrians…
One of the best side of Prague is, that it surprises you when you would not suspect it. Although… this is [...]

October 7, 2009

University in Prague…

After the first days of classes in Prague I came across a few things worth telling…
Charles University in Prague finds itself run by people who seem to be afraid of too much usefulness, or so it seems to me. Maybe their fear is that too much functionality would be boring or something like that, but [...]