Blog written by two Prague residents about life in the Czech Republic.
Today is the 650th anniversary of Charles Bridge. The foundation stone was laid at 5:31am on July 9, 1357 with the help of king Charles IV. He consulted his astrologers and the date and time were chosen so that the odd numbers that ascend and descend on the scale of 1 – 9 would form the palindrome 135797531.
You can read more about Charles Bridge on our page on My Czech Republic.
Radio Praha has a Charles Bridge 650th Anniversary page.
Charles Bridge, July 8, 2007
The 42nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival started today and runs through July 7. It is one of the most prestigious international film festivals in Europe and is classified as a “Category A” festival, which puts it in the same class as festivals in cities such as Cannes, Berlin, Venice, and Tokyo. The festival presents over 220 feature films and up to 40 short films from around the world each year.
Danny DeVito will be receiving the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema on the closing day of the festival.
The Czech Republic switched to Daylight Saving Time last night. Let’s enjoy the longer, brighter days of spring!
An evening update: It got dark around 7:45. Not bad. 🙂
The MICHELIN Guide Main Cities of Europe 2007 has just been published. Last year I wrote about the Prague restaurants that received the Bib Gourmand, which highlights “good food at moderate prices”. The same three restaurants that received the designation last year, received it again in 2007. They are: Aromi, Brasserie M, and Le Terroir.
Dana and I have enjoyed both Aromi and Brasserie M. We have not yet been to Le Terroir.
The Michelin Guide is famous for its 1 – 2 – 3 star restaurant rating system, with three stars being the highest. Prague still does not have any restaurants that have received a star designation. Neither does Budapest, Hungary or Warsaw, Poland. Budapest and Warsaw each have one restaurant awarded a Bib Gourmand.