Blog written by two Prague residents about life in the Czech Republic.
We had our first snow of the season here in Prague. As the day wore on, most of the snow melted and it could just be seen in parks, on cars and on rooftops. More snow is in the forecast for the next few days. As a photographer, I hope there are a lot of snow days this winter, so I have a good opportunity to capture the beauty of Prague and elsewhere in the Czech Republic under snow. As a Prague resident (and a former Californian), I hope the winter is not too harsh.
The Czech Republic beat Norway 1-0 in the second leg of the football play-off match in Prague and advanced to the World Cup in Germany, which begins in June 2006. This is the first time the Czech Republic has qualified since the split of Czechoslovakia in 1993. The official FIFA World Cup website is a great source for World Cup news.
After the game, the Czech team donned t-shirts which said “Odjíždíme! A vy? – Germany 205 dní”, which means “We’re leaving! And you? – Germany 205 days”. We can hear fireworks going off in the distance.
The six annual series of New Czech Films, organized by the Brooklyn Academy of Music and the Czech Center New York, is underway and continues through Sunday. Screenings include Up and Down (Horem pádem) and Czech Dream (Český sen).
By way of the Slavs of New York! blog.
The BBC Top Gear Survey 05 is out and the Czech car manufacturer Škoda should be proud. In the UK satisfaction survey of over 76,000 Top Gear viewers and readers, Škoda was the second highest ranked manufacturer, tucked nicely between Lexus and Honda. On the overall list of cars, they had three listed in the top 10 (out of 159) – Superb (#4), Octavia (#5), and Fabia (#9) .