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What to Pack For a Trip to Prague

If you are planning a trip to Prague, Czech Republic there are a few thing you should remember to bring along with you if you want your trip to be more enjoyable. Learn from someone who knows… I had to learn the hard way what I should have brought and what I shouldn’t have brought....

Fashion, LIFESTYLE

April 13, 2016

Cutlets, Schnitzels and Řízeks

Whether you call it a cutlet, a schnitzel or a řízek, a piece of meat which is thinned by pounding with a meat tenderizer, then coated with flour, beaten eggs and bread crumbs, and then fried. It happens to be the perfect accompaniment to potato salad for Czechs – and a national favorite. It’s traditionally garnished with a slice of lemon...

Food, LIFESTYLE, Recipes

April 10, 2016

The Power Station at Detmarovice

We don’t often focus too much in industry, but since we drove past this place on our way to visit our great grandpa, we decided to do some research and post. The Dětmarovice Power Station is the largest classic power station in Moravia. It is situated near the town of Ostrava, in the immediate vicinity of...

LIFESTYLE

April 9, 2016

Strawberry Afternoon Cake with Crumble

Strawberry Afternoon Cake with Crumble is called Jahodový Koláč ze žmolenkou in Czech. It is a tasty afternoon delight best served with tea or coffee. We’ve made it hundreds of times and sometimes substitute the strawberries for plums, apricots, blueberries, cherries or peaches. It’s delicious with any fruit and is the perfect snack, for anytime...

Food, LIFESTYLE, Recipes

April 8, 2016

A Lesson on Staying Positive

In the modern world it is hard to keep grounded, grateful, and most of all positive. Every person, no matter how much money they have or what they do, has their own stresses whether they are physical, mental, or simply unimportant to the people around them. Here are a few things you can do to stay positive throughout the day: When you...

LIFESTYLE, Shopping

April 6, 2016

Grace Kelly’s Love of Flowers

On a cool March day in 1956 photographers and fans gathered around Grace Kelly’s Fifth Avenue apartment in New York City to snap photos and ask for autographs from the actress. Cradling a large bouquet of red roses in her arm, Kelly smiled and posed for photographs in the brisk March wind. Grace Kelly was...

LIFESTYLE

April 4, 2016

The Carp Fishermen of the Trebon Ponds

One of the most attractive autumn events in the Czech Republic is the harvest of the Trebon fishponds, and each year, a traditional “fishing out” is organized by Fishery Trebon, which owns and manages many of the fishponds. The Carp Fishermen of the Trebon Ponds use the traditional centuries-old way of catching the local carp,...

LIFESTYLE

April 1, 2016

The Cow Parade in Prague

Watch out because the cows have come to the Czech Republic – Prague, to be exact. Yes, the Cow Parade was in Prague! The concept of a cow parade was first thought up in 1998 in Zurich, Switzerland by artistic director Walter Knapp. It is based on an idea which was realised for the first time...

LIFESTYLE

March 31, 2016

Trdelníks – The Non-Czech Dessert All Over Prague

As you have probably heard me mention in some of my previous posts, Trdelníks are a big part of the (new) Czech Republic. These sweet, doughy rolls are something you can’t avoid on a visit to Prague because vendors for them are everywhere. Whether they are being sold out of a cart by a tram stop...

Food, LIFESTYLE

March 30, 2016

Dinner & Drinks in a Bookstore

There’s nothing like a great meal and a good book to go along with it. We think C.S. Lewis had it right when he said that eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably. A match made in heaven for bibliophile/foodie and bloggers like us, we’ve scouted around and found the best ways (and places)...

LIFESTYLE

March 30, 2016

The Man Who Saved Czech Children

5In 1988 Grete Winton climbed into the attic of her home in Maidenhead, England where she found a scrapbook she had never seen before. The scrapbook contained lists of names, photographs, and multiple addresses. In that scrapbook, she discovered something about her husband, Nicholas Winton, which up until that point she had been unaware of....

LIFESTYLE, PEOPLE

March 29, 2016

Czech Noodle Ham Bake aka Šunkofleky

This fast and easy recipe is a popular Czech classic. It is called Šunkofleky in Czech and it’s really just a quick noodle and ham casserole made with just a few simple ingredients. The result however is a flavorful and delicious dish that satisfies! Although this dish goes all the way back to Roman times, the Czech name...

Food, LIFESTYLE, Recipes

March 29, 2016

Velorex 435D – Boho Chic Takes on a Truck

My parents drove a Velorex, only the cutest little boho chic car ever made – but not like this one. Who knew that Velorex built a truck… Meet the little Velorex 435D. Velorex was a manufacturing cooperative in Solnice, Czechoslovakia. Notable products included a small three-wheeled car, produced from the 1950s until 1971, and the...

LIFESTYLE

March 25, 2016

Czech Easter Lamb Recipe

There are a couple of rules when making an Easter Lamb or or Velikonoční Beránek as it is called in Czech. The most important is to use a dense cake batter. We recommend a pound cake or dough for bábovka. Rule number two is to make sure to butter and then either flour or bread crumb the...

Food, Holidays, LIFESTYLE, Recipes

March 19, 2016

Czech Castle Night Gatsby Style

Czech Castle Night Gatsby Style is the perfect name for trying to describe Hradozámecká Noc (or Castle Night). The event began to write its history in 2010, when it first began. On that first Castle Night, 38 buildings remained open to the public. Government and privately owned castles, palaces, mansions, fortresses, noble estates and chateauxs opened...

LIFESTYLE

March 18, 2016

How Franz Kafka’s Birthplace Became An Art Gallery

Franz Kafka was born in an apartment building on what used to be the edge of the Jewish Quarter on the corner of Kaprova Street and Maiselova Street in Prague. Located in Prague’s Old Town, the building was built during the first half of the 18th century and originally served as a monastery for the benedictine monks who administered the adjacent...

LIFESTYLE

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