Katerina’s Favourite Article of 2019 The Czech God of Music is dead.
The death of a beloved Czech singer Karel Gott has become one of the most discussed things in the Czech Republic in recent days. Thousands of people came to...
Mulled wine, folk ensembles and delicacies – Christmas market in Prague!
Christmas is a holiday of peace, tradition, family, good drink and food, and yes, of Christmas markets. We, Czechs, are heading to the Christmas markets to “tune into the...
What does ex-president Havel, hockey player Jágr, accidentally dropped an American bomb and communism have in common with the Dancing House in Prague?
The “Dancing House” is set on a property of great historical significance. There was a block of flats in place, which was accidentally destroyed in 1945 by an American...
November 17 three times differently
November 17, known worldwide as International Student Day, refers to two historical milestones in the Czech Republic that are half a century apart: the closure of Czech universities in...
Are Dumplings a Czech Invention? + recipe for Czech traditional houskový knedlík!
Dumpling is a cooked dish made from dough. The dough composition varies greatly according to different recipes. Dumplings can be without filling or with various filling. They can be...
Musical genius Mozart and his beloved Prague
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, named after the baptismal record of Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart (January 27, 1756, Salzburg – December 5, 1791, Vienna) was an Austrian classical music composer...
Was the Charles Bridge mortar watered with wine and milk?
Charles Bridge. One of the symbols of Prague. The oldest standing bridge over the Vltava river in Prague and the second oldest preserved bridge in the Czech Republic. Thousands...