by Tanja
on July 18, 2008
These are my (Michael’s) impressions of Ceska Republika, truly the heart (and possibly the soul) of Europe.
Fields of Yellow (Pole Zlutych) … and not just pale yellow but as my wife exclaimed “botanical sunshine”. We first see these as we land at Ruzyne airport and even the Czech woman sitting next to us does not know what flowers or crop this is. No one knows though we ask and ask. It takes my wife googling some odd set of words later to find out that these are likely fields of rapeseed to be grown as a sort of biofuel source. The site also suggested that this was not without its detractors within the country (perhaps a separate Czechmatediary expose). These fields stayed with us through rain or shine, brightening each day no matter the weather until near the end, the flowers were almost gone from the plants. [continue reading…]
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by Tanja
on July 17, 2008
Hi Everyone / Cau vsichni!
I created a a new “Message Board” category for you guys to put up and share anything that you think would interest fellow “Czechmate diatarians”(enter each announcement as a “Comment”). Go ahead and don’t be shy to be the first one to start:
Vytvorila jsem novou kategorii “Odkazu”, kde muzete zanechavat ruzne info pro ctenare tohoto blogu. Tak se nebojte zacit (1 odkaz = 1 comment):
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by Tanja
on July 16, 2008
Anyone living in Atlanta and in a need of a job? I was contacted by a non-profit organization called the “Culture Connect” and they are looking for Czech translators for the growing Czech community!
CZ: Zijete v Atlante a hledate praci? Dnes me zkonaktovala organizace zvana “Culture Connect”, ktera hleda ceske prekladatele pro vrustajici ceskou komunitu!
Here is the ad: [continue reading…]
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by Tanja
on July 15, 2008
In 2006 the Miss Universe became a smart and beautiful Czech girl Tatiana Kucharova who is also considered the most successful Czech in the history of international beauty competitions. This year’s winner became dark-haired, green-eyed Dyana Mendoza from Venezuela who along with a bunch of money, luxurious jewelery and a flat in New York also won a 2-year scholarship in a prestigious film school in New York. Our girl, the Czech Miss 2008 Eliska Buckova from Hodonin did place into an honorary 15th place and that was out of 80 girls! [continue reading…]
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by Tanja
on July 14, 2008
I know how everyone of us poor Czech/Slovak souls living abroad, suffer without real Czech bread and that is why I went on a recipe hunt. And I found one. When I first read it though, I thought I was going to either faint or have an anxiety attack. It looked so complicated!!! “Well, I will at least give it a try, just for the heck of it”, I told myself. And I have to tell you, it was actually a lot of fun! Sure it takes couple of days to prepare the sourdough, but it really takes up like 1 minute per day – very easy and very worth it! When my first loaf came out of that oven I just couldn’t believe the fact that it looked like a real loaf of bread! And when I tasted it I became even more amazed as it not only looked but also tasted like a REAL Czech bread!
PS: FOR A QUICK VERSION CLICK HERE [continue reading…]
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by Tanja
on July 12, 2008
While the Czechs are still a little hesitant about the usage of Euro as their currency, the Slovaks have a different point of view. They are ready to “jump in” as early as January of 2009 and exchange their “boring” Slovak crowns for something more exiting… See for yourself in this video (click here)…
CZ: Zatimco Cesi stale vahaji o zavedeni Eura jako jejich hlavni penezni menu, Slovensko to vidi jinak. Zacne totiz pouzivat Euro jiz v lednu pristiho roku. Presvecte se sami v tomto videu (kliknete zde).
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by Tanja
on July 11, 2008
Couple of days ago Washington and Prague signed the treaty to place a tracking radar in the Czech Republic as part of a system that the US (and other countries) needs as a protection against any missile attack from possible hostile countries in the Middle East. And who ends up screaming “bloody murder” about this? Russia! Medvedev, the current president of Russia, told the news: “we are extremely upset about this situation…we will not be hysterical but we will think of retaliatory steps“. [continue reading…]
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Fields of Yellow (Pole Zlutych) … and not just pale yellow but as my wife exclaimed “botanical sunshine”. We first see these as we land at Ruzyne airport and even the Czech woman sitting next to us does not know what flowers or crop this is. No one knows though we ask and ask. It takes my wife googling some odd set of words later to find out that these are likely fields of rapeseed to be grown as a sort of biofuel source. The site also suggested that this was not without its detractors within the country (perhaps a separate Czechmatediary expose). These fields stayed with us through rain or shine, brightening each day no matter the weather until near the end, the flowers were almost gone from the plants. [continue reading…]
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