The Czech Technical University in Prague Foreigners will call it CTU, Czechs call it CVUT. Back in 1705 a man called Christian Josef Willenberg asked the Emperor for permission to educate six people from various classes in “Engineering Arts”. Basically that means “Fortification” so as well as structural building the early engineers were also trained … Read More
Prague Homeless – The Hermes Boat Some NumbersThere are around 68,500 homeless people in the Czech Republic. Almost 120,000 adults and children live in unstable or unsuitable accommodation. At any given time about 5000 of them are Prague homeless. Just under a quarter of the country’s homeless are women, almost 12 percent are under 18 … Read More
Novy Prostor – The Czech Big Issue As usual, an idea for a page gets triggered into action by an event. That event was learning that Novy Prostor (NP – in English it means New Space) had published it’s 500th edition in July 2017). It launched in Czech in 1999 under the name “Patron” but … Read More
Prague Homeless – The HoBohemia Project HoBohemia was a 2-year research project run by the Institute of Sociology under the Czech Academy of Sciences covering homelessness in the cities of Prague and Plzen. It is estimated that there are 70,000 homeless people in the country and another 130,000 “at risk” of becoming homeless. The first … Read More
Lokal – where you can also Buy a Meal for the Homeless I’ve been going to the different Lokal pubs for years. If you are in the Lesser Town and you are heading to Lokal Bile Kuzelky then it’s got a great basement area. I spend most of my time at the Dlouha location in … Read More
Kalina Restaurants in Prague are CLOSED (OUT OF BUSINESS) If Kalina reopens somewhere I’ll check it out and do a review. Currently both locations are closed. The Kalina Kampa location is now a different restaurant/bistro. Kalina Kampa – CLOSED It’s called Kalina Kampa because it’s at the edge of Kampa Park. It has a Lesser … Read More
Burcák – The Early Wine It’s always a pleasure when Burcák season comes around as it brings to mind sitting outside in the front garden by the pond watching the sun go down on a warm evening, usually with a 1.5L plastic bottle full of Burcák between the chairs. In general Burcák season lasts only … Read More
Smichovska Naplavka – The Other Naplavka If you are coming to Prague and you’ve done a bit of research into things to do on a Saturday then “Naplavka” is probably on your list but be careful because there’s more than one. Let me just point out that Naplavka basically means “riverside” and the Czechs call … Read More
Managing a Nut Allergy in Prague Having a Nut allergy is a serious business. On this post I’ll explain the EU Allergen system, suggest things to avoid here in Prague, suggest specific instances to look out for, where to get a replacement Epipen and a full “Allergy Warning” text for you to print. Allergen List … Read More
NOTE: Restu has now ceased trading. If it restarts then I will update this post. Restu divides itself into two parts. It’s primarily a restaurant guide that on a basic level offers a free reservation service. At a higher level, based on your reservations history and types of meal that you were interested in it … Read More