Jeff – Page 10

Czech Roundup 04-Feb-08

February 4, 2008 By Jeff Leave a Comment

Czechs have all the right moves when it comes to ballroom dancing
Taneční – the tradition continues

Domestic films fuel comeback at cinemas
More Czech moviegoers watching Czech films – a record 32 Czech feature films planned for release in 2008

New York Rangers set to open NHL season in Prague
It’s official – the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning will be playing each other on October 4 and 5 at the Sazka Arena

Czechs develop vaccine against Lyme disease
A Moravian company worked with Palacký University in Olomouc to develop the vaccine

Czech Roundup 11-Jan-08

January 11, 2008 By Jeff Leave a Comment

Czech model enthusiasts get to work for Hollywood filmmakers
Patience and attention to detail pays off for passionate modelers.

‘Pâté vacations’ thing of the past for wealthier Czechs
Fewer Czechs bring their own food when traveling abroad.

Czech Egyptologists uncover intact 4,500 year-old tomb
Very rare find by Indiana Bareš and his team of experts (actually it’s Ladislav)

Model chanteuse sings pop lyrics
French-singing Iva Frühlingová has a new album out which includes two Czech songs.

I walked around Vyšehrad on Sunday and it was especially beautiful under snow. There were a lot of people there having a relaxing Sunday stroll. Kids were enjoying the fresh snow. Some even brought their saucers and were sliding down some hills in the park.

View of the Church of Saints Peter & Paul
View toward the Church of Saints Peter & Paul (Chrám sv. Petra a Pavla)

Saint Martin's Rotunda
St. Martin’s Rotunda (Rotunda sv. Martina) – the oldest preserved rotunda in Prague, built at the end of the 11th century

Czech Roundup 6-Jan-08

January 6, 2008 By Jeff Leave a Comment

Explosive prank could spell prison for members of artistic group
On Czech TV, members of this group broadcast images of an atomic explosion in the Czech countryside.

NHL notebook
NHL games between the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning in Prague? – look toward the bottom of page 1.

Czech scrap metal thieves get Darwin Award
Darwin Awards website – A chronicle of enterprising demises
As far as I can tell, the awards for 2007 have yet to be announced, but some Czechs have been nominated.

Number of Czech road fatalities increased in 2007 – police stats
In a previous post, I wrote about the new road rules that went into effect on July 1, 2006. Road transport fatalities dropped afterwards as drivers expected strict enforcement of the law, but it looks like fatalities in 2007 will end up close to what they were in 2005.

« Previous Page