Tesco and Carrefour announced an asset swap on September 30 where Tesco will take over all 11 Carrefour stores in the Czech Republic. What does this mean for shoppers? I have shopped at the Carrefour stores in Nový Smíchov and Eden and sure hope it means improved customer service, more options for fresh fish, and nicer looking vegetables.

More details about the deal can be found in the Tesco press release and on cee-foodindustry.com.

One of the largest Czech dailies Mladá fronta DNES and its online version iDNES ran a public poll over the summer in which their readers were asked to choose seven wonders of the Czech Republic. There were 30 candidates and two were voted out each week. The poll ran for 11 weeks.

Once the seven sites were selected, the poll was extended by another two weeks during which time readers were asked to choose the one site they considered to be the top wonder of the Czech Republic.

The seven wonders of the Czech Republic, as selected by the readers of MF DNES and iDNES, are:

1. Dlouhé Stráně Power Plant in the Jeseníky Mountains, Northern Moravia
2. Ještěd Transmitter Tower on Mount Ještěd in Liberec, Northern Bohemia
3. Prague Castle
4. Historical Center of Český Krumlov
5. Charles Bridge in Prague
6. Karlštejn Castle
7. Hluboká nad Vltavou Chateau

The Astronomical Clock in Prague (orloj) is undergoing some reconstruction work and will be covered by scaffolding until November 30. You can see “before” and “during” pictures below and I will post a picture after the reconstruction is completed.