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September 2006

Retro Metro

by Jeff on September 28, 2006 · 2 comments

I was recently in the Dejvická metro station and the colors inside caught my eye.  The station has a retro look, but that is because it has not changed since it was built.  Dejvická is a part of Prague’s second metro line, which opened on August 12, 1978.

Dejvická Metro

Dejvická Metro Wall

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The O2 Bridge

by Jeff on September 21, 2006 · 2 comments

I wrote about the rebranding campaign of Telefónica O2 in a previous post.  As a part of their advertising, they even painted a bridge in Prague (Štefánikův most).

O2 Bridge - Stefanikuv most, Prague

 

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Czech Roundup 16-Sep-06

September 16, 2006

Human hamsters will help restore castle Man-powered medieval crane at Prague Castle New Czech Prime Minister considers joining eurozone in 2010 unrealistic Topolanek hammers nail in coffin of 2010 euro adoption Delay in Czechs going borderless? Foreign Minister slams delay in opening EU borders to newcomers Latin music’s new star is … Czech? – but [...]

A Day Without Cars

September 16, 2006

The European Mobility Week is taking place in Prague from today through September 22. A “Day Without Cars” (Den bez aut) is scheduled for tomorrow although it really started today at 2 p.m. when the Národní divadlo – Staroměstská – Palachovo náměstí – Mánesův most route was closed to regular traffic. It will remain closed until [...]

St. Vitus Cathedral Changes Ownership

September 10, 2006

The St. Vitus Cathedral at the Prague Castle was formally returned to the Catholic Church this week. The date of September 5, 2006, thus marks the end of 13 years of ownership disputes between the Church and the state. The cathedral was founded in 1344 and its purpose from the beginning was to serve as a house [...]

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