Hotel Clementin in Old Town Prague

Yesterday we posted about L’Opera Barocca and we mentioned Hotel Clementin. Within minutes of the post appearing we were getting emails if we could share more about the hotel so here we moved our editorial calendar around and voilà! What makes this unique property so fascinating is that it goes all the way back to the mid...

Hotels, PLACES

January 20, 2017

Czech Style West Side Story in Starci na Chmelu

If you are a West Side Story fan and you loved the singing and dancing mixed with youthful rebellion and angst, then you’ll enjoy Czech-made Starci na Chmelu (Called Green Gold or The Hop Pickers in English), a 1964 musical filmed in the hop fields of then called Czechoslovakia. The film feels very West Side Story-ish and...

ENTERTAINMENT, Movies

January 18, 2017

Bohemian Honey Cake aka Medovnik

A few weeks ago, I received a message on the Facebook page for TresBohemes which shared a recipe and some lovely photographs of a medovnik, a Czech or Bohemian honey cake. Yesterday as I was looking into the pantry I noticed that we have a lot of ingredients left over from baking Czech Christmas cookies; honey, condensed...

LIFESTYLE, Recipes

January 16, 2017

Burning Bush – Jan Palach Remembered

Today marks the anniversary of the death of Jan Palach and in his honor, we are sharing a film we recently watched about him and what he means to the people of the Czech Republic. In January 1969, Czechoslovakia was under Soviet occupation following an August invasion to crush the liberal reforms of Alexander Dubcek’s...

ENTERTAINMENT, Movies

January 15, 2017

Pestrý Týden 1937 Vintage Covers from Czech Weekly News

Today we are looking at Pestrý týden from 1937 – Vintage Covers from Czech Weekly News. Pestrý týden (Variety or Varied Weekly news) was a popular illustrated magazine during the First and Second Czechoslovak Republic during the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. It was published from November 2, 1926 to April 28, 1945 and it...

NOSTALGIA, Periodicals

January 14, 2017

Hanging High In a Boho Egg-Shaped Chair

Who would have guessed that the posts about the Ještěd Tower and its groovy interiors would have inspired so many people to write us asking for more images, especially of more people hanging high in a Boho egg-shaped chair covered with warm shagginess… Maybe because it’s so totally retro and vintage, so epically shagalicious. We can almost imagine Ann Margret...

NOSTALGIA, Retro Chic

January 12, 2017

Photo Lens: Winter Wonderlands

During our research for another post, we accidently stumbled across a true winter wonderland. These snowy landscapes have been captured by a talented Czech photographer and we immediately emailed him for permission to share his beautiful work. He agreed and as a result we can invite you to come along and join us on a tour...

CULTURE, Photography

January 11, 2017

The Falconers of the Czech Republic

There seems to exist a very special bond between falconers and their majestic birds. Demonstrations of falconry in the courtyards of Bohemian and Moravian castles and chateaux exist to this day. The beautiful falcon and its prey have evolved their existence together over millions of years. The falcon is adapted to hunting prey and prey has...

Bohemians, Men, PEOPLE

January 10, 2017

Czechoslovakian Folk Toys by Emanuel Hercík

The book Československé lidové hračky (Czechoslovakian Folk Toys) by Emanuel Hercík was truly a labor of love. He worked on this project for over 30 years and as you look at the illustrations, you can see his passion in each pen stroke. Hercík was born in Komárov on September 5, 1892 and died in Brno on March 8,...

LIFESTYLE

January 8, 2017

Tomáš Holý in the Bohemian Forest – Trilogy of Films

A few days ago we had a three movie marathon with our favorite Czech child actor, Tomáš Holý. Writing the post on The Ancient Bohemian Forest Known as Šumava, I remembered that we had these films and it was so windy and stormy outside, it was the perfect day to make popcorn, bake brownies, pull...

ENTERTAINMENT, Movies

January 8, 2017

Moravian Sauerkraut Soup aka Zelňačka

Czech Sauerkraut Soup, Moravian Cabbage Soup, Wallachian Sauerkraut and Sausage Soup, Zelňačka, Valašská kyselica, a soup known by many names is the subject of today’s post. First, let’s look at the region where this delicious soup comes from. Moravian Wallachia (Moravské Valašsko in Czech), is a mountainous area in the easternmost part of Moravia, located in the Czech...

LIFESTYLE, Recipes

January 7, 2017

The Ancient Bohemian Forest Known as Šumava

The Ancient Bohemian Forest, not to be confused with Český les, is locally known as Šumava or the Black Forest. It is a gentle rolling woodland that is actually a low mountain range in the Czech Republic which delights with nature’s elegant artistry. Paradise Preserved Most of the Šumava Range was declared a protected area on December 27,...

Czech Republic, PLACES

January 6, 2017

Three Kings Swim the Vltava River in Prague to Commemorate Epiphany

Many Christians and Catholics around the world celebrate Epiphany and Theophany, Three Kings Day and Eastern Orthodox Christmas Eve. This is the day when the Three Kings of Orient arrived in Bethlehem to present Jesus with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. It also celebrates of the Baptism of Christ by John in the Jordan...

LIFESTYLE

January 5, 2017

Groovy Interiors Inside a Czech Space Age Hotel

Last week we posted about the Ještěd Tower and several people immediately emailed us requesting that we create a post about the groovy interiors inside the Czech space age hotel built in a TV tower. As you learned from the previous post, the tower itself was designed by Czech architect, Karel Hubáček, however, he is not the only...

NOSTALGIA, Retro Chic

January 3, 2017

Photo Lens: Krzysztof Browko and the Magical Landscapes of Southern Moravia

We were relaxing on New Year’s Day, surfing the internet and dreaming about faraway places, when we came across the stunning photographs of Krzysztof Browko. He is an award winning Polish photographer whose images of Southern Moravia (Jižní Morava) swept us away to a magical dream world painted in hues of greens and tans. Krzysztof...

PLACES, Wanderlust

January 1, 2017

Hot Mulled Wine (Svařák) on New Year’s Day

Available throughout Europe in the cold winter months, we first tasted this delicious concoction when we were in Prague in December at the various winter markets and squares. Today, to begin the New Year, we are sharing our own version of this warm libation to combat the cold temperatures. It’s called svařák, which is also...

LIFESTYLE, Recipes