http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2007/07/09/135797531/ Blog written by two Prague residents about life in the Czech Republic. Sun, 01 May 2011 19:41:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2007/07/09/135797531/comment-page-1/#comment-277569 Karlův most - 650 years today Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:52:09 +0000 http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2007/07/09/135797531/#comment-277569 [...] Today is the 650th birthday of Charles Bridge - the first bridge in Prague to cross the Vltava river. The foundation stone was laid at 5:31am on July 9, 1357 with the help of king Charles IV. He consulted his astrologers and the date and time were chosen so that the odd numbers that ascend and descend on the scale of 1 - 9 would form the palindrome 135797531. - My Czech Republic [...] [...] Today is the 650th birthday of Charles Bridge – the first bridge in Prague to cross the Vltava river. The foundation stone was laid at 5:31am on July 9, 1357 with the help of king Charles IV. He consulted his astrologers and the date and time were chosen so that the odd numbers that ascend and descend on the scale of 1 – 9 would form the palindrome 135797531. – My Czech Republic [...]

]]> http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2007/07/09/135797531/comment-page-1/#comment-48475 Viktor Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:43:57 +0000 http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2007/07/09/135797531/#comment-48475 Well this now solves a lifelong mistery!With all those egg-whites left over, the good old Czech had to make something usefull ( nothing is ever thrown out in a Czech household), Hence, we now have -- what my mother used to call --Pusinky ( beaten egg whites with sugar and then baked)Morang kisses!.... Well this now solves a lifelong mistery!With all those egg-whites left over, the good old Czech had to make something usefull ( nothing is ever thrown out in a Czech household), Hence, we now have — what my mother used to call –Pusinky ( beaten egg whites with sugar and then baked)Morang kisses!….

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