RSS feed http://en.czechtravelogue.com/rss/ Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:29:00 +0100 Woody System http://en.czechtravelogue.com/2010-1_balneotherapy-prevention-and-treatment-of-infertility-/ Time passes and nothing. No sign of any storks. No indication that anything has changed in the womb. Even though the experts say that male and female infertility are on a par as regards the inability of couples to have children (40% in each case), and that a combination of the two is responsible for 20% of these cases, let‘s give priority to female curiosity in how spa balneology can help them carry out one of their natural functions – i.e. contribute to reproduction of the species. Health & Beauty Hanka Čermáková Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:10:00 +0200 http://en.czechtravelogue.com/2010-1_home-away-from-home-/ With its 84 rooms, the first-class Hotel Ametyst in Prague is not a big hotel. When you enter, you won’t find yourselves in any cavernous reception hall talking to the front desk staff through a mist of impersonality. The hotel is very elegant, but still maintains an intrinsically homely atmosphere, which is also a reflection of the character of its manager Wolfgang Teufl, a distinctly homely gentleman himself. I went to see him recently, when the Czech hotel industry as a whole was bearing the full brunt of the ongoing economic crisis. Gloom and doom is rampant among quite a few Prague hotel managers, but Mr. Teufl and his excellent hotel seem to be riding out the storm quite successfully. Bedřich Havran Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:52:00 +0200 http://en.czechtravelogue.com/2010-1_brno-the-royal-city-where-noon-rings-out-at-11-am/ Brno is a major centre of culture, art and education, the metropolis of South Moravia, a place visited by people from all over the world. Thanks to its exhibition grounds, it is a major trade-fair city of Central European significance with direct flights to London and Moscow. All this is Brno, the royal city on the route linking Prague, Vienna and Bratislava. Cities & Towns Brno City Council Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:57:00 +0200 http://en.czechtravelogue.com/2010-1_usti-region-how-to-let-your-emotions-out/ In Ústí Region you can laugh until your sides split, or you can just snooze and purr like a contented fat tomcat. You can also shake with fear, cry and scream, but one thing is sure. You will never forget such a holiday. Regions Hanka Čermáková Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:05:00 +0200 http://en.czechtravelogue.com/2010-1_when-the-earth-behaves-badly/ Just like all of us the Earth can‘t be on its best behaviour all the time, and especially not in the Czech Republic where it has the habit of spewing, spitting and hissing. Indeed, its behaviour will sometime take you aback. Regions Hanka Čermáková Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:24:00 +0200 http://en.czechtravelogue.com/2010-1_tipsport-laguna-beroun/ All the fun of water attractions for big and small, young and old, for sports people and those that just like water. You will find all this at the aqua park in Beroun. - Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:33:00 +0200 http://en.czechtravelogue.com/2010-1_the-world-of-wooden-toys/ The Detoa company that produces wooden toys in Albrechtice, which is in the Jizera Mountains in Liberec Region, is opening its doors to tourists. From March this year, they can take a tour of the century-old factory, during which they will see how a lifeless piece of wood is transformed into a yo-yo, a tank engine or a building set. The tour takes them into the design workshop. Detoa is one of the last manufacturers of wooden toys not only in the Czech Republic, but also in Europe, as practically all the other brands are now made in China. When you buy a Czech wooden toy you can be 100% sure that it has been thoroughly tested to ensure it meets all the health and safety regulations, that the toy will help develop a child‘s motoric capabilities, aesthetic sense and positive relation to natural materials. Czech Republic Today COT media Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:16:00 +0200 http://en.czechtravelogue.com/2010-1_hruby-rohozec-life-in-the-18th-century/ The exposition that showed development in styles from the Renaissance up to Art Nouveau in the rooms of the stately home at Hrubý Rohozec in Liberec Region is gradually returning to the time when our grandmothers and great-grandmothers were young. Visitors can not only see grandiose rooms designed for entertainment and representative purposes, but also the baroque chapel of the Holy Trinity, the library with family picture gallery and a neo-Gothic dining room. They can also get a glimpse of the more private side of the life of the owners. Each of the guest rooms on the second floor tells a story concerning the life of one of the members of the family, relatives, friends or their entourage. You can enter the realm of the youngest inhabitants of the stately home, to the the playroom and bedroom of the little counts and see into the neighbouring chamber used by their governess. The stately home is open all year round to groups that order tours in advance. Czech Republic Today COT media Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:08:00 +0200 http://en.czechtravelogue.com/2010-1_mining-museums-attract-more-tourists/ Taking trips down mines is not only a matter for a a limited number of enthusiasts. Mines that have been opened up as museums are attracting increasing numbers of tourists. According to a survey conducted by Mag Consulting, the number of people visiting such museums has increased four-fold in the last ten years. Last year, the number stood at 450,000. Interest will very likely continue to increase as such museums have plenty of scope for innovation. One example is the new Rope Centre at the OKD Mining Museum in Ostrava. The Mining Museum in Příbram also offers its visitors an exceptional experience. Visitors can go down into the Drkolnov mine in the same way as the miners used to, i.e. down the shaft along a fifty-metre slide. The most visited attractions include the Silver Mine in Kutná Hora and the Mayrau open-air museum in Kladno. Czech Republic Today COT media Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:02:00 +0200 http://en.czechtravelogue.com/2010-1_brno-graphic-art-biennial/ Every first Friday in the month, visitors can enter the permanent exhibitions of the Moravian Gallery housed in the Pražák Palace, Museum of Applied Arts and the Governor‘s Palace free of charge. In June this will also apply in the case of exhibitions accompanying the International Biennial of Graphic Art, which presents all that is new in the field of graphic art for posters, companies, information and advertising. These include the Surrealism and Graphic Design exhibition, the exhibition of the members of the international jury and others. The Moravian Gallery in Brno is the only art museum in the Czech Republic focussing on art in a comprehensive way from medieval art up to the conceptual art of today. Czech Republic Today COT media Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:00:00 +0200