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A Wedding Mania

July 7, 2007

It’s a wedding mania day in the Czech Republic. Today’s lucky date of 07/07/07 is making many couples believe that this is the perfect day to enter into a marriage that’s going to be blessed, happy and will last a lifetime. Town halls, churches, castles and chateaus around the country are seeing twice as many [...]

Last Day of School

June 29, 2007

I was out at 7:45 this morning (which is very early for me) and was rewarded by being able to experience the festive atmosphere of the day. Today was the last day of school in the Czech Republic. Little kids, older children and teenagers, alone or in groups, headed to school all dressed up. Instead of [...]

Combating Graffiti: If Others Can Do It, Why Can’t We?

May 31, 2007

Seems like Prague is not alone in battling a graffiti problem.  That’s good news in a way. At least we know that unsightly graffiti scrawled on beautiful new facades of historical buildings are not a Prague specialty and that vandals can – unfortunately – be found everywhere. There’s also another benefit to the international character of [...]

My Two Cents on Three Little Ducks

May 15, 2007

Back in December, this blog post by Jesse really hit home. It is about what I have referred to as the “exact change obssession” that you so often run into at the cash registers of Czech stores. Using cash is still the most common way to pay for your shopping in the Czech Republic. Credit [...]

Back from the U.S.: My Observations (VI)

March 29, 2007

The Prius Mania I was amazed and pleased to see how many Californians drive the Prius (the wonderful hybrid gas/electric car by Toyota). Two or three years ago, there were a few of them on the roads. Now you can easily see four in an hour. The Czech Republic has a ways to go in this [...]

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