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October 2006

The Dalai Lama Visited

October 16, 2006

The Dalai Lama paid his sixth visit to Prague, this time on the occasion of the 70th birthday of former Czech Republic president Václav Havel. Our friend Kamal attended the Dalai Lama’s speech at the Žofín Palace and wrote an interesting article about it. Among other things, she points out the general Czech population’s lack of understanding [...]

Look both ways and RUN!

October 12, 2006

 CAUTION! Dangerous crossing This is in Benešov where the only way to get from the main entrance of a large public park into town is to cross a busy thoroughfare. There’s no crosswalk here. Just an opening in the wall on the other side.

Czech Roundup 9-Oct-06

October 9, 2006

Young Wine an Old Custom Burčák is tasty and refreshing, but don’t drink too much! Czechs cruise in Liberec Easy win over San Marino, good start to EURO 2008 qualifying Svankmajer’s Lunacy selected for Oscar nominations Nominations will be announced on January 23 Czech jobless rate drops to 7.8 pct in Sept Big disparity with [...]

Czech-Born Designer Blanka Matragi Visits Prague

October 3, 2006

The world-renowned fashion designer Blanka Matragi who is Czech by origin and lives in Lebanon with her husband is currently exhibiting her latest collection in the Municipal House in Prague. The exhibition was preceded by an evening fashion show on September 22, the proceeds from which were contributed to the reconstruction of Lebanon damaged in the recent Israel/Lebanon [...]

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