My Czech Republic Blog

Blog written by two Prague residents about life in the Czech Republic.

CSI: From Vegas to Miami

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The most watched U.S. television series worldwide is currently CSI: Miami. The show premiers on TV Nova tonight at 9:10 p.m. under its Czech title Kriminálka Miami. It’s going to be dubbed of course, probably very well, considering the overall high quality of Czech dubbing.

I love the original CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (in Czech Kriminálka Las Vegas). I used to watch it in the U.S. and now I occasionally enjoy reruns on TV Nova where the show is in its second season. It must be popular here as well because it was moved to an earlier time a while back and has been aired twice a week. It looks like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation may start taking turns with CSI: Miami from now on. Maybe it’s time I gave the latter a chance.

And what ever happened to CSI: NY with Lieutenant Dan – sorry, Gary Sinise in it? It started around the time Jeff and I left the U.S., so we never saw a single episode. I wonder if it’s any good.

Prague Spring Celebrates Sixty Years

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The renowned Prague Spring International Music Festival (May 11 – June 3, 2006) is in its 60th season. It has been going on since 1946 and has attracted many performing artists, symphony orchestras and chamber music ensembles from around the world.

This year the different performances take place in a number of locations, such as the National Theatre, St. Vitus Cathedral, the Estates Theatre, Municipal House, Rudolfinum, the State Opera, Bertramka, several churches, etc.

Some tickets are still available. You can read more about the festival, see the program and find out where to buy tickets at festival.cz.

Have Some Catching Up to Do…

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It has been a long time without a post. A very long time. Let’s see what all has happened in the last three weeks. The Prague Spring Festival is in full swing, the Czech film Účastníci zájezdu (Holiday Makers) won an award at the Tribeca Film Festival, the Czech Republic ended up with a silver medal at the World Ice Hockey Championship, the most watched U.S. television series in the world premiers on Czech TV tonight, Montenegro split from Serbia… Oh, the last thing is not really Czech-related. Although it is, in a sense…

Stay tuned for more info as we try to catch up on the latest news.

Czechs Can Now Work in More EU Countries

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Four more European Union countries have opened up their labor markets to Czechs and citizens from other new EU member countries. As of May 1st, workers from the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia can now work in Finland, Greece, Portugal, and Spain without restrictions. This is in addition to Ireland, Sweden, and the UK, which never had any restrictions.

Read more about it on the BBC News website.