18-11-2009
Twenty years ago a regime change accured in Czechoslovakia. By 1988 the anniversary of the crushing of the Prague Spring and the subsequent invasion by “friendly armies” in 1968 had become a pretext for protest actions.
In January 1989 unrest accured during remembrance meetings in honour of the student Jan Palach, who in January 1969 had set fire to himself as an act of protest. In the summer of 1989, several thoudand inhabitants of the German Democratic Republic emigrated via the Prague embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, prefiguring the changes that would take place to the political map of Europe.
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04-11-2009
Our Golden City looks especially romantic and particularly friendly during the time of Advent and Christmas.
Maintaining the rich advent tradition is very popular in Prague. Amateur choirs take part in this competition. Open Air concert performances will be held in the Old Town Square, enhancing the seasonal magic of Prague Christmas Fair. The festival is taking place under the auspices of the City of Prague and of the Union of Czech Choirs.
Markets run daily throughout December and take place at the Old Town Square & Wenceslas Square, with smaller ones operating at Namesti Republiky and Havelske Trziste (10 minutes walking distance of each other), also at Náměstí Míru and the Holešovice Exhibition Grounds. More »
29-05-2009
Beautiful scenes filmed from the towers of Prague:
http://virtualni.praha.eu/towers/list.html
