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October 2005

Thank You for Shopping with Us

October 9, 2005

So it’s official. According to a research done by the Czech daily MF DNES, over one third of grocery stores in the Czech Republic sell bad or expired food. Items are either left on the shelves past the expiration date, or, in worse cases, repackaged with a “new” expiration date printed on them. (iDNES article [...]

Orange in the Center

October 8, 2005

I saw a lot of the color orange in the center of Prague this afternoon. The Dutch team was in Prague to play the Czech national team in a World Cup qualifying match and the Dutch fans were wearing their team’s color. The game was tonight and unfortunately, the Czechs lost 0-2. That means the [...]

A Little Color

October 7, 2005

We are starting to see some beautiful fall colors here in Prague. This picture was taken during a walk today through a Vinohrady park.

Prague Comes to New York

October 6, 2005

I was excited to see that an exhibition on Prague opened up in New York at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Prague, The Crown of Bohemia, 1347–1437″ covers an important period in Czech history during which Prague was the capital of the Holy Roman Empire. Charles IV (Karel IV) was crowned king in 1347 and [...]

Prague Makes Top Bracket in Livability Survey

October 4, 2005

Prague, Budapest and Bratislava were the only three eastern European cites (in contrast to western European ones) listed in the top bracket of 63 cities in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s LIVEABILITY RANKING. The survey assesses living conditions in 127 cities around the world by looking at nearly 40 individual indicators grouped into five categories: stability; [...]

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