Return of the Stones Memorial In January 2019 I first became aware that Jewish gravestones had been cut up and made into cobble stones for use in city streets during the communist era. I wrote about this on the Walking on Gravestones post. I’d heard that the Jewish community had an agreement with the City … Read More
Prague Cubism Museum – House at the Black Madonna When you buy your ticket at the ground floor office you’ll be told to go directly to the 4th floor and work your way down to third and second. You should really have some background knowledge of Czech Cubism before coming here at least to understand … Read More
Bůček You will not know it by it’s Czech name which sounds like “boo-check” but you’ll know it’s English name……… Pork Belly. This will be a baked pork dish which has the elements of soft pork on the inside and maybe a crispy fatty edge depending on the effect that you want. It can be … Read More
The Žižkov Old Jewish Cemetery 1680-1890 Prague guidebooks will tell you that the Old Jewish Cemetery in Josefov closed in November 1787. That’s correct, but what they often don’t tell you is what happened next and how the Jewish community chose the place that took over burials. This would be the Žižkov Jewish Cemetery often … Read More
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia 1939-1945 During a walking tour when people ask me what was it like in Czechoslovakia during World War Two they are always surprised at my answer “there was no Czechoslovakia in World War Two”. A Mental Picture Try to picture a situation of somebody in Prague listening to the radio … Read More
Metro Emergency Stop – stopping a metro when you are not in it! Recently a blind man was killed at a city metro station after falling from the platform. Despite the best efforts of fellow passengers to rescue him or to warn the metro driver, all efforts failed and the man died when he was … Read More
One Minute Film Museum – Temporary Activity until 15-09-2024 Something a bit different. Inspired by the long-running “Croatian One-Minute Film Festival” here we have a collection of 35 examples of film-shorts from different countries. To put that in perspective, it means they have chosen 35 films out of more than 11,000 that have been entered … Read More
Duplex Nightclub – Wenceslas Square Duplex Nightclub describes itself as the best club in Prague. To be honest, with the multi-floor technical layout and top DJs, I think it’s got a good claim and it’s definitely in the top 3 in the city. At the time of writing, DJ Magazine had voted Duplex Nightclub at … Read More
Mucha Museum – Alfons Mucha Anybody that knows me will be aware of my interests in art and architecture. On the “art” side I’ve written about Alfons Mucha as a person, his impact on the Municipal House, a 5-post breakdown of his most famous work, the Slav Epic. I’ve seen the entire Slav Epic exhibited … Read More
The Playground Once upon a time there was a Hamleys toy shop in Prague which had an arcade section called “The Playground”. Fast-forward to 2024 and Hamleys has gone and the whole venue now comes under the collective name called The Playground. If you are travelling with kids under 14 you’ll definitely want to know … Read More