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Bylo jedno městečko, v tom městečku zámeček, před zámečkem parčíček a v něm výstavička fotografiíček. (Taky Vám někdy hrabe?) A tahle fotografie mě doslova praštila do očí a k výstavě mě přitáhla. Tak

Dobrý večer s Actifitem. Tak zpět do vojenského historického muzea. Zbroj. Nebývala jen ochranou. Vyjadřovala i společenský status. A od jisté doby už byla jen tou statusovou záležitostí. This report was

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 live in a city with a population

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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 the Central European cultural

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 general. Horšovský Týn is a small

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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 of winter before spring.

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 tím, že jsem se narodil v

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 náměstí. A některá větší města

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 a “protected workshop.”

Many years ago we went to Czech Republic - these are some photos from then

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 cestě, ať se vydám kamkoliv.

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 English—they only have the word

Dobrý večer s Actifitem. Jestli Vám na té fotografii přijde všechno křivé, tak tentokrát to není mnou. Mám dokonce nové, silnější brýle! Ono tam všechno křivé reálně je. Trojská lávka. This report was

Czech and English texts will differ quite a bit. I feel the need to explain Czech cultural references to potential foreign readers—things that don’t need to be explained to Czechs. Besides, I don’t think

It’s about 8 a.m. The temperature is slowly climbing toward 30 °C (86 °F). By afternoon, the thermometer will reach 40 °C (104 °F)—in the shade. We can’t measure the temperature in the sun; our thermometers

The phrase “See with your eyes, photograph with your heart” is a well-known and often-quoted aphorism by David duChemin, a Canadian photographer, traveler, and author of books on the art of photography.

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Léto, prázdniny. Školní jídelny nevaří. Syn chce ale přesto jíst. A já přiznejme si, někdy taky. Začneme v obchodě. Aby bylo z čeho vařit. Docela dobrá metoda se mi jeví, kupovat, co je zrovna v akci.