Compact archive April 16, 2008

Installing a Living Room in Prague Metro

Wednesday 16 April 2008 18:02

The art-group called ‘Deti sidlistni Recese’ based in Prague turned a subway car into a living room this past weekend. Their aim was to ‘Travel first class on the subway’ they needed 12 ‘Agents’

The whole action took place on Friday, April 4th. The group was spread station after station, and entered the metro train one by one, always carrying a piece of equipment. The first was a girl with a rug, spreading it on the floor. It got accompanied on the next station by a large armchair, than a table, antique telephone, slippers, and a flower in a vase.

When everything was set-up, the ‘landlord’ came in, all dressed-up, in a tie and suit, sat down and made himself comfortable; than, a nice cup of tea was served to his newspaper.

PS: This must have been fun. Do you rememer the fictive atomic bomb explosion project?

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Vaclav Havel Shields a New Foundation

Wednesday 16 April 2008 16:11

The Ex-president of the Czech republic helped to found a foundation for support of opposition in totalitarian countries.

The former president Vaclav Havel have, in a way, came back to the beginning of his political carer. He stood in the front of people who decided to fight oppression of a totalitarian regime. The European Foundation for Democracy activity ceremonially stared yesterday.

“From China and Belorussia to Burma and Zimbabwe – Europeans have responsibility to stand up for all the citizens fighting for human rights and civil liberties and they should share their often recent experiences of how to get rid of undignified authoritarian domination and censorship, and join the partnership of democratic nations.” stated Vaclav Havel.

Brussel can’t finance or support local resistance motions; they have to go through the government, which limits the help. The European Foundation for Democracy can get directly to the freedom fighters.

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A new web to make traveling in Prague easier

Wednesday 16 April 2008 14:01

dp page The Prague Public Transport company introduced a new web, which joins a lot of information which we previously had to look for on various others websites. The web www.dpp.cz has practically everything, one could need when travelling in the metropolis.

They have various information about transport – whether there are free spots at parking lots, information about fares, useful links, it is possible to take a look into camera system mapping traffic situation, temperature and speed of wind and also ‘Fun and Leisure’ section, providing info about Nostalgic lines, Cool tour lines, Transport to Zoo or beautiful Photo Gallery with new and historic pictures.

So, if you want to get from A to B in Prague for cheap, you know where to go to find your connections.

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Czech Crown Jewels: Massive Exhibition and Queue

Wednesday 16 April 2008 11:49

For five years, the most precious Czech treasure laid closed in the Crown Chambers of St. Vitus Cathedral. Tomorrow, it is going to host seven politicians and church officers, everyone with one key, and the Crown jewels will be ‘freed’ for eleven days.

The exhibition, which starts this Saturday and lasts to 29th April, will be the most extensive exposition of crown jewels in the history. The collection of jewels – St Wenceslas Crown of Charles IV, The Royal Sceptre, The Royal Orb, The Coronation Vestments will be supplemented by four dozens of other exhibits, connected to coronation.

The big exhibition will be in the Vladislavsky sal; The Vladislav Hall. The exhibition used to take place in the Old Royal Palace, but now there is a permanent exposition about the Castle history.

If you are heading to see the exhibition, you should know that the place can allow about five thousand people a day. The gate at the Old Castle Stairs opens at 9am, closes at 11am. Who doesn’t come to the queue until that, can’t get in that day. Better to come early in the morning.

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Petr Cech compared to Zorro

Wednesday 16 April 2008 09:55

When there was just a few minutes to the beginning of the Monday football match of English league between Chelsea and Wigan, the speaker on Stamford Bridge announced: “He is back, he has two masks. With number one coming Petr ‘Zorro’ Cech!”

The Czech Goalkeeper Petr Cech came back to the stadium just eight days after two-hour surgery, where he got his chin sewn together by fifty stitches by a plastic surgeon.

“It was a little risky” he admitted after the match, which ended in a surprising draw 1:1, in tv Setanta. “Nobody knows what would have happened, if they hit me into the wound.”

For this purposes he had, together with the traditional helmet which he wears since the last year, a protection for his chin, too. A cap jockeys wear. For his masks and bravery he was compared to Zorro by the speaker.