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Prague Spring 2012
The Prague Spring International Music Festival has attracted outstanding performing artists, symphony orchestras and chamber music ensembles of the world since the first festival in 1946 held under the patronage of Czechoslovak president Edvard Beneš....
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Prague Philharmonia
The Prague Philharmonia is based on a Viennese Classicism orchestra and music from that period forms the base of what they play....
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Ripped off? Tell them off!
Scams abound in Prague, but you’ll be happy to know there’s a way to fight back. If you’ve encountered waiters who added phantom meals to your bill, restaurants who voluntarily determine the tip by adding it to the bill, taxi drivers who overcharge or hotels that treat you badly, call the Czech Retail Inspection Office (COI)....
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Spring Fling
Spring is springing and after all the snow and cold of this past winter; we could use a little sunshine....
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Daytrip planner
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The Statues of Charles Bridge
The city of Prague owes a lot of Charles IV – it’s easy to tell by all the “Charles” whatevers dotted around town (Charles University, Charles Square, etc....
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Pizzerias
If you’ve never tasted pizza then chances are you were abducted by aliens and grew up on their planet, a clan of gorillas raised you a la Tarzan or you just woke up from a very long coma....
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Pocket Watch
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Congress Tourism
Prague is a fabulous holiday destination, but it's not a half-bad place to do business either....
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Prague Proms 2012
Part of the uniqueness of Prague Proms is its flexibility and creativeness. International conductors and soloists are invited, and the Czech National Symphony Orchestra performs a good portion of the program....
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Where to find Prague In Your Pocket
Arrived in Prague without your Pocket? Not too worry, these friendly establishments with excellent taste should have the freshest issue in stock! Cost is 100 CZK....
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The Culture of Theatre
The beautiful Estates Theatre, renowned as the venue for the premiere of Mozart’s Don Giovanni on 29 Oct 1787, was built in less than two years and was opened in 1783 by a performance of Lessing’s tragedy Emilia Galotti....
The Czech menu
The Czech language is notoriously difficult for foreign tongues to get to grips with, not only for the unusual letters, but also because it is a heavily declined language. Your menu will hold various variations on the theme, but with the following words as a basis, you should be able to figure out what on earth you are putting into your mouth.
bez masa |
without meat |
biftek |
beefsteak |
brambor |
potato |
domácí |
home made |
dušené |
steamed |
grilované |
grilled |
guláš |
goulash, the Czech staple |
hermelín |
brie, often pickled with garlic and eaten with beer |
hovězí |
beef |
hranolky |
chips/French fries |
jehně |
lamb |
jídelní lístek |
food menu |
jídlo |
food |
knedlíky |
dumplings |
kuře |
chicken |
losos |
salmon |
na roštu |
roasted |
nápojový lístek |
drinks menu |
niva |
blue cheese |
oběd |
lunch |
řízek |
schnitzel |
ovoce |
fruit |
palačinky |
crepe |
pečené |
baked |
pivní sýr |
beer cheese, hard and served with paprika and onion, eaten with beer |
plněné |
stuffed |
přílohy |
side dishes |
polévka |
soup |
pstruh |
trout |
ryba |
fish |
rýže |
rice |
sekaná |
meatloaf; looks awful, tastes good |
slanina |
bacon |
smažené |
fried |
smažený sýr |
fried cheese, surprisingly good |
snídaně |
breakfast |
svíčková |
beef in cream sauce |
sýr |
cheese |
špíz |
grilled and skewered |
šunka |
ham |
těstoviny |
pasta |
utopenec |
a.k.a. drowned man, pickled sausage, eaten with beer |
uzené |
smoked |
vařené |
boiled |
večeře |
dinner |
vepřové |
pork |
vepřové koleno |
pork knee, particularly carnivorous |
vinný lístek |
wine menu |
zelenina |
vegetables |