Spring is truly with us in the Czech Republic these days. While I’m in the process of some spring cleaning and updating of the website, I’m happy to share with you some spring photos I’ve taken in Brno in the last week or so ..read more

Lights casting a glow in Tank 3. Lights, History, Action! Vodojemy, in Brno’s Žlutý Kopec district, is located a short distance west of the city centre. The attraction consists of three underground water reservoir tanks that date to the late 1800s and early 1900s. The city waterworks stopped using the tanks in 1997 and they sat abandoned for several years. There was a plan in 2014 to demolish them. However, after some photos of the tanks were published in the media, public interest saved them from demolition and the Czech Ministry of culture declared the site a cultural monument. Many film stu ..read more

Today, the 2024 Easter Market officially opened in Brno. Please visit my existing article for an in depth look at Czech Easter traditions. Here’s a few pictures of the Easter market today ..read more

It was a beautiful spring afternoon in Brno today, so my camera and I took a walk in the centre after work today. I’m happy to share with you a bit of what we saw ..read more

On the Dry Road February has begun and an estimated 1 million people across the Czech Republic will be observing Dry February, or Suchej Únor as it is known in Czech. 2024 marks the 12th anniversary of the event in the Czech Republic. With their long history of alcohol production, and the fact that they are some of the world’s largest consumers of alcohol, it should not be surprizing that an event like Dry February would have some traction among Czechs. Not every Czech sees the deep historical connection to alcohol production and consumption as a point of pride. I’ve met many Czechs, young and ..read more

Sombre Greetings The Christmas season of 2023 and the New Year of 2024 are upon us. As always, I take this time of year to thank my long time followers for staying on board and to thank new followers for coming on board. I also use the opportunity to wish everyone a safe and happy Christmas and a peaceful and prosperous New Year. I do all of those things with this post. However, this year the joy of the season has been tarnished by the tragic and senseless shooting at Charles University in Prague on December 21. The entirety of the Czech Republic is absorbing the emotional impact of the incid ..read more

We’ve just come back to Brno from a couple of days in České Budějovice, in the south-west of the country. Like so many other places around the country, České Budějovice has a Christmas market. Apart from the market, it also has an exhibition of light sculptures at the city’s exhibition grounds. Here’s some photos of the market and exhibition ..read more

November 24 marked the official opening of the annual Christmas market here in Brno. I’ve adjusted my existing article on the event to reflect the specifics of the 2023 edition of it. Please have a look at it. Here’s a gallery of pictures I took on the opening night, I’ll let them speak for themselves ..read more

Looking at the chateau from the garden side. Southern Sweet Spot Dačice is a town of a little over 7,000 people in South Bohemia, roughly 15 kilometers from the border with Austria. While the town is not touristy, it is home to a distinctive blue chateau that is an interesting example of a transitional architectural style between Classicist and Empire movements. The town also has the distinction of being the place where the sugar cube was invented. Not far from the chateau, you’ll find a monument commemorating the invention of the sugar cube in 1843. Let’s take a closer look at Dačice chateau ..read more

A photo from a recent visit to Telč An update from Behind the Scenes Aside of the articles I’ve posted on the main page of the website, some things have been going on in the background in the way of updates. Here’s a summary of them: In the Moravian Regions section of the menu, I’ve been working to update my existing article on Brno and those articles nested under it. Most of the articles have received text revisions or expansions where needed and many have received a full or partial update of photos and had their links checked. I’ve also had the opportunity to update the text and photos and l ..read more