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September 2006

Czech Roundup 08-Sep-06

September 8, 2006

Building a new Czech football team – off to a good start in Euro 2008 qualifiers Czechs put in great display to beat Slovaks in Euro 2008 qualifier Sausage Kolache? Czech pastries a specialty in Brazos Valley, Texas A flower for the teacher Czech children return to school Czechs rank high in general education levels, lack [...]

Phone Book Time!

September 6, 2006

It’s that time of the year again here in Prague. The 2006 – 2007 phone books are here! Walking around town, you’re bound to notice locals carrying bright yellow plastic bags with Zlaté stránky (Yellow Pages) written on them. In the Czech Republic, everyone has to pick up their own copy of the Yellow Pages [...]

Cumin and Others ‘Like’ It

September 5, 2006

I just read a post on another blog (thanks for the duck recipe, Julia!) and was surprised by the following statement: “in Prague, the spice sold as ‘cumin’ is in fact fennel”. I know that the Czech language is not very helpful in distinguishing between caraway seeds (kmín) and cumin (římský kmín), two types of [...]

The Earth from Above at Kampa

September 4, 2006

We went to see the outdoor photo exhibition at Kampa the other day. It is called Earth from Above and it displays 120 large-format aerial photos of different locations around the world taken by French photographer Yann-Arthus Bertrand. The exhibition will run through October 31, it is open 24 hours a day and admission is free. Go see it [...]

Goodbye Český Telecom, Hello O2 and O2 TV

September 1, 2006

Last week I blogged about the upcoming IPTV service from Telefónica O2 Czech Republic. Well, today Telefónica launched their rebranding of the former Český Telecom and Eurotel brands. There are O2 billboards and a newly launched website at www.cz.o2.com. In addition, they launched their IPTV service called O2 TV. If we are able to sign [...]

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