Picus viridis - Green Woodpecker - Žluna zelená
I’m not a regular nature observer, and certainly not a birdwatcher. I mean, I don’t own a good camera or wait around in places where a certain animal is likely to be found. I…
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Really? Jako vážně?
I'm 60. I've seen, experienced, and read a lot in my life. But this—this I've never seen before. To be more precise, I've seen something somewhat similar before, but not within…
Capuchin Monastery in Horšovský Týn
In this article, I’d like to say a few words about the former Capuchin monastery in Horšovský Týn and reflect on the state of cultural monuments in the Czech Republic in…
Pankrác (Pancras), Prague
The feast days of Saints Pancras, Servatius, and Boniface are May 12–14. Traditionally, they are called the “Ice Men.” In our part of the world, those days marked the last gasp…
Benches and Happiness
This short article is written in Czech language. If you're interested in the text as well as the images, use an automatic translator. Jsem v podstatě šťastný člověk. Začalo to…
Old Cars at the Shopping Center
This short article is written in Czech language. If you're interested in the text as well as the images, use an automatic translator. Bývaly doby, kdy srdcem města bývalo…
Charity Beer
Today I'm going to write about Pazdrát 11° beer and the Chříč craft brewery. What makes this brewery unique is that it operates in part as a social enterprise—known in Czech as…
Všichni kamarádčiny psi a jiné
This short article is written in Czech. If you're interested in the text as well as the images, use an automatic translator. Mám kamarádku. Bydlí blízko. Mám ji prakticky při…
Rat Poison / Jed na krysy
This isn't some kind of parable or allegory. Rats have overrun our housing complex. In Czech, we have separate words for “krysa” and “potkan,” but that's not the case in…
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