Our three weeks in the Czech Republic seemed to go by in no time. It’s a truly beautiful country, with its rolling green mountains and picture-perfect old towns. Of course, there’s been beer too and plenty of it; the Czech Republic is famous for its crisp pale lagers, from Pilsner Urquell to Budvar to Kozel. …
Another day, another brewery. The Czech Republic has so many famous breweries, we figured it would be rude of us not to visit a few while we’re here. Last week we’d been to visit the Pilsner Urquell brewery in Pilsen, the birthplace of Pilsner-style beer. This time we were in České Budějovice (Budweis in German), …
Growing up in the UK the social significance of puppetry arguably begins and ends with Punch and Judy. While the occasional show may appear at Blackpool a few times a year, as an art form it is one that is relatively undervalued. It has been refreshing to see that in the Czech Republic, the art …
It is difficult to know what to expect of a country purely from a few facts learnt prior to your arrival. However, something that I’d learnt, and was really quite impressed with, before getting to the Czech Republic is that it is the nation with the highest consumption rates of beer globally – really impressive …
What are Saturday afternoons for if not a good pub crawl? Well, I say afternoon; in Prague many bars (the good ones at least) don’t open until early evening on the weekend. While shops and cafes tend to open until midday it seems everyone then goes home for a few hours before venturing out again …
We got into the Czech Republic’s second-largest city early Saturday afternoon, expecting to see plenty of people milling about or sitting in the pub enjoying a beer. However, it turns out that weekend is actually the quietest time in Ostrava as everyone heads to the mountains. Many shops and restaurants even close completely between Friday …