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October 2005

We’re on Winter Time!

by Dana on October 29, 2005 · 0 comments

The Daylight Saving Time ends at 3 a.m. tomorrow morning, October 30. We’ll be moving our clocks one hour back. True, we will gain an hour, but it’ll be an hour of darkness – at least for those of us whose mornings begin well after daybreak. Starting tomorrow, dusk will fall around 5:30 p.m. We’re entering the darkest time of the year…on our way to Christmas, the holidays of lights!

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I came across an interesting online display of Czech book covers and an essay on Czech book design, which are a part of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries on Display.

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Visit to Kroměříž

October 17, 2005

Dana and I visited Kroměříž in Southern Moravia over the weekend and enjoyed the town. We were there on a day trip and hope to return to see more. The Archbishops’ Chateau and Gardens of Kroměříž (Podzámecká Garden and Flower Garden) were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1998. The picture below is [...]

Czech Birth Rate One of the Lowest in the World

October 12, 2005

Based on the State of World Population 2005 report, which was released today by the United Nations Population Fund, the Czech Republic has one of the lowest birth rates in the world, specifically 1.19 children per woman. It shares the same statistic with Slovakia. The only two countries with an even lower birth rate are [...]

Filming in Prague, Set in Dublin

October 10, 2005

A lot of movies continue to be filmed in Prague and it seems rare that Prague actually passes for Prague. I saw that they were filming The Illusionist inside the Vinohrady Theater back in April. The movie takes place in early 1900s Vienna. Yesterday, I saw a movie being filmed by Jungmannovo náměstí and noticed [...]