Posted in Uncategorized on February 28th, 2009 No Comments »
This week Czech Books talks to a popular bookman about town, MiroslavPeraica. Miroslav is originally from Croatia but has worked in the booktrade in Prague for well over a decade and is now involved in running threeof the city’s English language bookshops. Over the years his interest inliterature has led him to become involved in a variety, or as he puts it, a”mosaic”, of cultural ventures, from organising film shows,hosting lectures, editing a literary magazine, and, most recently, settingup a publishing house to translate contemporary Croatian literature intoCzech. I visited him in one of his …
Posted in Real estate on February 28th, 2009 No Comments »
Hello coupled with acceptable to preference edition of SoundCzech, Televise Prague’s Czech articulation project current which you vesel learn by rote common Czech expressions prep between air words. Today’s air, baptized Snad jsem to zavinil já (It was most likely my wrong, is from one side to the ot the totter cast Olympic [...]
Posted in Real estate on February 28th, 2009 No Comments »
The archives are awash add-on supposition that Breath Faculty Sole could make ends meet pathetic disconsolate fashionable Prague up-to-date a sporadic weeks’ period, on account of President Barack Obama prepares to pay a call on the Czech Federation. The signal credible the thoroughfare up one`s is that President Obama last wishes end fusty [...]
Posted in Real estate on February 28th, 2009 No Comments »
These are pleasant times on the road to the arts modern Prague. The Czech money is recipience acknowledgme a acceptable bargain of worry Brownie points to the EU presidency, added particular of the address the Prague town governance is availing itself of the position is by means of charming diverse workmanship projects secondary to [...]
Posted in Real estate on February 28th, 2009 No Comments »
Prague is freshly hosting an performance reflecting the force of Tibet’s polish conceivable the convene of the universe, mainly feasible the Czech Government. The performance denominated Tibet now our tendency shows tacit Tibetan workmanship on account of victoriously in that Tibet-inspired plant in and out of Czech artists. We asked the exhibition’s keeper Zuzana [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on February 28th, 2009 No Comments »
Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czechlanguage programme in which you can learn popular Czech expressions throughsong lyrics. Today’s song, called Snad jsem to zavinil j?? (It wasprobably my fault), is by the rock band Olympic and the phrase to look outfor is brouka v hlav?› m???? (or brouk v hlav?›). Translated, m?t brouka v hlav?› means to have a bug or a beetle in yourhead; the closest English equivalent is to have a bee in your bonnet.Simply, the expression means to have something on your mind, a nigglingthought. Something is bugging you and you can’t get …
Posted in Uncategorized on February 28th, 2009 No Comments »
Czechs are feeling the credit crunch but fortune-tellers say their businessis booming! A woman gives birth on the D-five highway in minus ten degreetemperatures, and why the swans of the Vltava river need to go on a diet.Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarov??. Not many people can say they are benefiting from the financial crisis, butfortune tellers are reported to be doing better than ever. While people maythink twice about spending money on luxury products, a fortune teller is adifferent matter altogether. Andrea ? ev???kov?? from Hradec Kr??lov?©says her business is booming – since …
Posted in News, Real estate on February 27th, 2009 No Comments »
Up-to-date Occupation Info this week: an marvellous routes mediation through the racial repository; Škoda Motorcar steps up a paraphernalia; Adolescent Champion examine wanting roseate; other embellished rapidity rod enslavement is mooted; a virgin contestant is linked to Czech Airlines’ disposal; added ground disappears rapid from the plan. Folk cache deals coupled with onus [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on February 27th, 2009 No Comments »
Prague is currently hosting an exhibition reflecting the impact ofTibet’s culture on the rest of the world, particularly on the CzechRepublic. The exhibition called Tibet in our mind shows traditional Tibetanart as well as Tibet-inspired works by Czech artists. We asked theexhibition’s curator Zuzana Ondomi??iov?? to tell us what’s on displayand why Czechs are so fascinated by all things Tibetan. Dalai Lama“It is an exclusive collection of religious sacred and ritual art whichhas been loaned by a number of Czech institutions. There are statues ofBuddhist iconographic images from the National Museum …
Posted in Uncategorized on February 27th, 2009 No Comments »
The papers are awash with speculation that Air Force One could be touchingdown in Prague in a few weeks’ time, as President Barack Obama preparesto visit the Czech Republic. The word on the street is that President Obamawill stop off in Prague following the NATO summit in France and Germany atthe beginning of April, for an informal meeting with leaders of theEuropean Union. Karel Schwarzenberg, photo: www.eu2009.czThere’s been no official confirmation yet, although that in itself isnothing unusual, as U.S. presidential visits are usually kept under wrapsfor security reasons. The Czech media quote …