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Travel Tips & Advice: RE: Most visited places in CZ

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:00:44 GMT

girdeaux10 wrote:

Polednikova wrote:

My vote for the best museum in Prague has to go to one that will never get on 'the most visited list'. It's the crypt in the St Cyril and Methodius Church, just off Karlovo n�m�st� in Prague. It's where Jozef Gab��k and Jan Kubi� and the other brave members of Operation Anthropoid died after assassinating Heydrich in 1942. It's obviously very moving but also very well presented, with the whole story displayed in English as well as Czech.

I have always been interested in the operation because of my Czech father and going with him to the unveiling of a memorial to the group in the UK as a child. So it's quite a coincidence that I've ended up living not far from where the assassination took place in Kobylisy in Prague 8, in a square, Ly�kovo n�m�st�, in Karl�n, named after someone who helped the members of the team as they escaped after the attack.

Here's the Wikipedia article if you want to know more about the operation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Anthropoid

I wanted to visit this church on my initial jolly to Prague, but couldn't find out where it was. I susbsequently found out where it was prior to coming in July and was absolutley gutted that the museum wasn't open on the days that I was in the city.

I think my interest stems from the fact my great uncle was in the Polish resistance during the war, and probably did similar acts of resistance to German occupation, although not as grand as the plot to kill Heydrich.

You're not going to believe this but I'm actually going again tomorrow, to take an American friend who's never been. Another thing for you to do in January...

Varie (relative alla Repubblica Ceca): RE: Partecipa al concorso!

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:46:27 GMT

Lenka trova un bigliettino con scritto il nome di una donna nella giacca del marito. Alla sera, come il marito mette piede in casa, gli sferra una padellata in testa.
Il marito: "Ma che fai? Sei pazza??"
La moglie: " Ah sono pazza, E questo biglietto??"
Pavel, elaborando velocemente risponde:" Ma no, è il nome di un cavallo che io e il mio amico Kubik abbiamo giocato alle corse!"
Lenka dispiaciuta: " Scusami tanto laska muj, non volevo"
Il giorno dopo Pavel torna a casa, apre la porta e subito dopo gli arriva un'altra padellata in testa.
- " Lenka, un'altra volta? ma cosa ho fatto adesso ??"
- " Disgraziato, oggi ha telefonato il cavallo!!!"

�esk� f�rum: RE: Sand�ly s pono�kama!

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:55:25 GMT

martina72 wrote:

Jinak v�m dlu��m d�le�itou informaci: ten "chlap" s d�rama na pono�k�ch je Paul Wolfowitz, prezident Sv�tov� Banky (World Bank)

Proto m�me v�ichni spasit banky a bank��y, aby m�ly na nov� pono�ky.

Vocabulary & Translation Help: RE: May I ask for help for small trans ...

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:44:15 GMT

MK wrote:

Sure. Maybe except Mr. Freud.

Yes, of course, you're probably right on that one.

Travel Tips & Advice: RE: Most visited places in CZ

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:55:54 GMT

Polednikova wrote:

That's an excellent check-list, MK. I've already been to a lot of them but I'll print it out and work through it. (Anyone know why the Czechs write ZOO, not zoo?)

One in particular that I thought was very well-done was the Plsen brewery. It was a very sophisticated 'visitor experience', with an interesting tour of the plant to see how the beer was made, ending with sampling the beer down in the cellars and then heading over to a nice, well-run restaurant and gift shop. I used to work for the UK's Minister for Tourism, when the idea of industrial tourism was just taking off and he would have been very impressed with Plsen's example.

My vote for the best museum in Prague has to go to one that will never get on 'the most visited list'. It's the crypt in the St Cyril and Methodius Church, just off Karlovo n�m�st� in Prague. It's where Jozef Gab��k and Jan Kubi� and the other brave members of Operation Anthropoid died after assassinating Heydrich in 1942. It's obviously very moving but also very well presented, with the whole story displayed in English as well as Czech.

I have always been interested in the operation because of my Czech father and going with him to the unveiling of a memorial to the group in the UK as a child. So it's quite a coincidence that I've ended up living not far from where the assassination took place in Kobylisy in Prague 8, in a square, Ly�kovo n�m�st�, in Karl�n, named after someone who helped the members of the team as they escaped after the attack.

Here's the Wikipedia article if you want to know more about the operation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Anthropoid

Travel Tips & Advice: RE: Weather wear

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:51:12 GMT

How cold can I expect Prague to be in January?

�esk� f�rum: RE: Sand�ly s pono�kama!

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:24:32 GMT

MK wrote:

Presne, ten chlap je evidentne jizan, tak musi mit ponozky s klimatizaci

Ty prouzkate ponozky by se idealne hodily do sandalu!!! Skoda, ze uz skoncilo leto

Do tech lodicek na tech jehlach by take docela "sekly", urcite by pak by byly i bezpecnejsi

Ahoj MK
Mysl�m �e si klidn� m��e� vyj�t na proch�zku v sand�lech i v chladn�j��ch m�s�c�ch pokud si po��d�� dost tepl� pono�ky V�hodou sou�asn�ch m�dn�ch trend� je �e se m��e nosit prakticky v�echno a v jak�chkoli klimatick�ch podm�nk�ch:D

Jinak v�m dlu��m d�le�itou informaci: ten "chlap" s d�rama na pono�k�ch je Paul Wolfowitz, prezident Sv�tov� Banky (World Bank)

Looking for Ancestors: RE: Cernin Family

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:53:25 GMT

Thankyou for all of your help. I have a copy of Jan b. abt 1831 and Katerina b. abt. 1832 Cernin wills. Katerina wills money to the parish church in Nove Hrady which is in Pardubicky near Vysoke Myto and Litomysl. Another person researching my surname claims that John Cernin son of Jan and Katerina was born in Vysoke Myto. I believe that this is the area they were living in prior to their immigration to the U.S.

Culture: RE: way of life

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:46:57 GMT

MK wrote:

Expert explanation, but it somewhat happened I like Scrimshaw's theory much more.

Far from expert, my friend, just another theory .

Introductions: RE: Greetings from Coventry!!

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:26:35 GMT

girdeaux10 wrote:

Oddly enough I went to watch the NHL in London last year and once the game got going, I thought "what's all the fuss about" regarding the NHL.

Don't get me wrong, I'll always support the Leafs (silly boy) but I don't buy into the NHL being the best and all that. Talent wise probably, but that doesn't mean it's overly wonderful. I've been watching Czech hockey on www.tv.hokej.cz and it's fast and skilled, so kudos to Czech hockey full stop.

I look forward to discussing the comparisons with you in January.