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Tramp Music Songbook Covers Pre-1940s

Czech trampská hudba, also known as Czech tramping or tramp music and tramping songs, known as trampská píseň, or trampske písničky are a style of song and music associated with an activity known as tramping. Originating in the early 1900’s, many say it was right after WWI that the sound came to then called Czechoslovakia....

ENTERTAINMENT, Music, NOSTALGIA, Periodicals, Tramping

October 3, 2016

Domov Czech Magazine Collection

Today we are looking at some retro covers from Časopis Domov (Home Magazine) from the 60s, 70s and 80s. This Domov Czech Magazine has existed for 56 years and it’s still a popular item on newsstands today. Oh, what we wouldn’t give for some of these very old editions of the magazine! So modern for the time, despite...

NOSTALGIA, Periodicals

July 26, 2016

Camping at Rabštejn nad Střelou in 1966 aka Ravenstone

Rabštejn nad Střelou (Raven stone over bullet or missile in English or Rabenstein in German) is a part of the city of Manětín, located in the Plzeň (Pilsen) district. It is an old historic town on the river Střela about 30 kilometers north of Pilsen. Today, I am sharing some memories of camping at Rabštejn nad...

LIFESTYLE, Tramping

July 11, 2016

Czechoslovakia 1968: The Award Winning Documentary

Czechoslovakia 1968 is a short documentary film about 50 years of history of Czechoslovakia, composed entirely of sepia toned archival footage. It was produced in 1969 and it focuses primarily on “Prague Spring”, also known as the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia. The provided excerpt offers just a glimpse into the extensive article. To unlock the...

ENTERTAINMENT, History, Movies

June 27, 2016

Listen: Czech Folk or Tramp Songs

If you go into any old Czech bar that plays Folk music you will find at least one of these songs the track-list. These are songs that my grandparents used to sing around the campfire during communism when this music wasn’t even allowed. This type of music isn’t for everyone but for my grandparents it...

ENTERTAINMENT, Music, Tramping

June 19, 2016

Czech Art Deco Pottery by Ditmar Urbach

Today I wanted to share some lovely Czech Art Deco pottery by Ditmar Urbach from the 1930s. Karel Rudolf Ditmar lived from May 3, 1818 to March 22, 1895. In 1839, he and his brother Friedrich moved to Vienna where they began trading in oil lamps. As the Ditmar Brothers, they opened their own metalwork facility...

NOSTALGIA, Retro Chic

February 25, 2016

The International Order of St. Hubertus

Who would have thought that The International Order of St. Hubertus was Czech? When Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died at the Cibolo Creek Ranch in Texas, the Huffington Post called called “the International Order of St. Hubertus, an Austrian society that dates back to the 1600s.” Correction… It is a Bohemian society, one founded in what is...

History, NOSTALGIA

December 7, 2015

Little Amerika & Big Amerika – The Czech Grand Canyons

Watching Limonadovy Joe a few months ago I found myself wondering where those canyons were. It looked like the Czech Grand Canyon! Little Amerika? Could it really have been filmed in the Czech Republic? I know that Barrandov studios did a great job building a town from the old American Wild West, but what about those...

Tramping, Wanderlust

November 10, 2015

Jiri Trnka’s Masterpiece – Ruka – The Hand

Ruka or The Hand (in English) was Jiří Trnka’s last film in 1965. Jiří Trnka was born in the city of Plzeň in 1912. His mother was a dressmaker, so he had access to fabrics and other such materials and he taught himself to sew. He was also a very skilled self-taught wood carver and basically taught...

ENTERTAINMENT, Movies, Time Warp

Josef-Koudelka-Prague-Invasion-Tres-Bohemes

November 5, 2015

The Prague Invasion of 1968

Josef Koudelka returned home from Romania in the August of 1968, a mere two days before the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. As the military forces of the Warsaw Pact invaded the city of Prague and the tanks rolled in, Koudelka took to the streets, where he recorded the historical event with his camera. His photographs...

History, NOSTALGIA

Mushroom-Stuffed-Tomatoes-and-Mushroom-Burgers-Topped-with-Egg

November 5, 2015

Retro Bohemian Mushroom Cuisine

Retro Bohemian Mushroom Cuisine is the name that came to me when I decided to share these photos from my 80’s cookbook, Jihočeská houbařská kuchařka (South Bohemian Mushroom Cookbook). I’ve had mine since I can remember and the pages are worn and dog-eared, but I still use it, especially for unique mushroom recipes. Keep in mind that...

NOSTALGIA, Time Warp

Exhibition-of-Czechoslovak-Engineering-1956-54

November 4, 2015

Brno City of the Future 1956

I bet you had no idea that Brno Built the Future in 1956… “In the city of Brno, modernism lives on. Brno, the capital of Moravia and the Czech Republic’s second-largest city, is a long way from Chicago. But in the 1920s and 1930s, it was one of the hotbeds of Modernism in Central Europe.” –International...

Architecture, CULTURE, History

November 2, 2015

Ella Fitzgerald Brings Jazz to Prague in 1969

Ella Fitzgerald Brings Jazz to Prague in 1969. That’s right. Singer and First Lady of jazz, Ella Fitzgerald, performed two stellar concerts at the Lucerna Hall in Prague on June 27, 1969. Her performance came just 10 days after the Beach Boys performed there (on June 17th). The summer of 1969 in Prague was rockin’ in more ways than one. These images...

ENTERTAINMENT, Music, Time Warp, Women

October 26, 2015

A Look Back at Czechoslovakia Before World War I

Today I wanted to share a look back at Czechoslovakia before World War I. The first image I want to share is this map. When the Czech Republic was first put on a map, it was placed there as Czechoslovakia. The Bohemian Kingdom officially ceased to exist in 1918 by transformation into Czechoslovakia. No one...

History, NOSTALGIA

October 24, 2015

Bohemian Fashion at Karlovy Vary Circa 1950s

These are rare photographs from the estate and family of Vilem Heckel. The images are from a fashion show at Karlovy Vary in Bohemia sometime during the early to mid-1950s. Please make sure to read this wonderful photographer’s bio at the end of this post. Now… on to the gorgeous fashions! Note: We claim absolutely...

Fashion, NOSTALGIA, Photography, Retro Chic

Tomas-Garryk-Masaryk-Czech-President-Prague-TresBohemes

October 22, 2015

Tomas G. Masaryk on Wireless Technology in 1929

It’s amazing to be able to watch a rare film of Tomas G. Masaryk, the Father of Czechoslovakia, speaking English for “Fox Movietone News” on November 29, 1929. But perhaps more amazing is what he actually SAYS in the clip. “If I observe the inventiveness of our modern scientists, I sometimes fancy a much greater invention,...

Bohemians, History, PEOPLE

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