Blog written by two Prague residents about life in the Czech Republic.
I visited the Easter Market on Old Town Square today. We had some rain on and off, but the market was still busy.
If you want to read about Easter in the Czech Republic and the tradition of the pomlázka, visit our Czech Easter section on My Czech Republic.
Oscar dream comes true for young Czech musician Markéta Irglová
Home town of Markéta Irglová celebrates her Oscar success
– Markéto a Glene, gratulujeme!
Czech police seek missing bridge
– How do you hide a four-ton iron bridge? Most likely it has already been recycled.
Lights dimming on gambler’s paradise
– Herna bars are all over our Prague district with two even next door to each other.
Budvar ups exports to record 587,000 hl of beer in 2007
– For those living in South Korea, Brazil or Albania, Budvar is now being distributed to your country.
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
I placed an order on Bontonland.cz this morning. I buy things online quite often, so I’m used to the quick Click – Click – Thank you for your order process. I’m also used to receiving an email confirmation immediately after placing my order. You know, that email you get with your full order summary, your address and shipping information, payment details, sometimes even a link to track the progress of your order. It seems that everyone sends these emails. Even obscure Czech companies from which you would not expect much. Everyone except Bontonland. After placing my order, I waited and waited until finally I got a message titled “Potvrzeni zavazne objednavky 574598 / Firm order confirmation 574598 “, which contained a single line:
“Dekujeme Vam za provedenou objednavku zbozi 574598 v cene: 492 Kc”.
(Thank you for your order 574598 at the price of 492 Kc)
That’s what I call a no-nonsense order confirmation. Now I just have to remember what it was that I ordered.