Around 200 Ryanair passengers are said to have been left stranded on their plane during a snowstorm, with no food, water or information for over six hours. The aircraft was grounded on the tarmac at Prague airport yesterday with the same group of airline passengers experiencing delays again today. Flight FR2767 to Madrid was grounded at around 9 a.m. on February 3 with 189 passengers on board. Reports said that the snowstorm continually worsened, and there was no food or water available to offer passengers. One Ryanair customer wrote on Twitter that several passengers suffered anxiety attacks on the packed plane while parents struggled with their young ones. Reports said that the passengers were eventually allowed off the plane after six hours, and they ventured out into the snow and howling winds. They reportedly spent the night in the airport and travelled to the Spanish capital today. On social media, passengers complained that they were made to suffer temperatures of 14 degrees Fahrenheit. Others said they were “kidnapped” by the airline and not allowed to disembark the aircraft. According to local media, the pilot of the Ryanair flight said that they were unable to successfully de-ice the plane’s wings yesterday. Passengers on board the...
The first part of the renovations at Náplavka, including the rebuilding of the cell areas in the embankment wall, should be completed this April or May. The city also seemed to reduce the leading plans, which included, for example, building several swimming pools in the Vltava River. Náplavka is the favourite destination for Prague visitors and it is managed by the city company Trade Centre Praha (TCP). The revitalisation concerns the renovation of 12 rooms set into the stone walls, under the upper-level street. Some of them will be turned into public cafes and galleries featuring glass entrances. New benches and trash containers will be placed along the promenade as well. Renovations will continue, but slower and with less cost. This could mean, for example, the limitation of the pools that would have been built in the river. “There will not be six, but only one,” said Prague City Councillor, Jan Chabr. The municipality began the revitalisation of the area last year, the first phase according to the project cost 225 million Kč. Around 2010, Náplavka was transformed from peaceful footpaths with pleasant views into a buzzing alternative social hotspot. Farmers markets, sports events, open boats and cultural activities are among the list of...
The debate between vaccinating and not vaccinating children has been an ongoing and fraught with friction. And in the Czech Republic, it is no different, if anything it may be slightly more proactive in its stance against children who have not been inoculated. In a report issued by the National Institute of Public Health, Prague in 2015, they observed an increasing trend of routine vaccination refusal in children during the last ten years (compared to the situation in the year 2004,). The most important factors associated with this progression were distrust to vaccination, fear of some vaccine components and fear of adverse reactions. “The most often refused vaccines in the prevalence study were hex vaccine (1st dose) and measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (1st dose).” In an article by Interez.sk they expressed their frustration as to how the indifference to vaccinations threatens the health of the world. “Just recently, we’ve been telling you how this stupid trend threatens the health of people around the world. We got rid of chicken pox, now there is this threat again. This is due to parents who refuse to vaccinate their children. why are they doing that? They mistakenly believe that vaccines cause autism and other illnesses. Vaccination itself...
Czechoslovakia, as well as other Central European countries, had a large Jewish community before the Second World War. Many of its Jewish citizens perished in concentration camps and survivors had to face up to the horrors of what they had been through. According to the 1930 census, 356,830 persons in the Czechoslovak Republic identified themselves as Jews by religion: 117,551 in Bohemia and Moravia, 136,737 in Slovakia, and 102,542 in Subcarpathian Rus. After the breakup of Czechoslovakia, approximately 118,310 persons defined as Jews lived in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. During the Holocaust, the Germans and their collaborators killed approximately 263,000 Jews who had resided in the territory of the Czechoslovak Republic in 1938. Deportations from the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia In November 1941, RSHA chief Reinhard Heydrich ordered the creation of a camp-ghetto at Theresienstadt, 60 km north of Prague. Between 1941 and late 1944, the German authorities deported 73,603 Jews from Prague, Brno, Ostrava, Olomouc, and other towns of the Protectorate to Theresienstadt. Most stayed only briefly in Theresienstadt, which served as a transit camp for Protectorate Jews. SS and police personnel deported the vast majority to killing sites in the Baltic States and transit camp-ghettos in District Lublin...
The Czech Republic ranked #32 one in the newest Good Country Index, which seeks to measure “what each country on earth contributes to the good of humanity.” The Good Country Index takes stock of 35 measurements that show countries’ contributions in seven different categories: science and technology; culture; peace and security; world order; planet and climate; prosperity and equality; and health and wellbeing. In addition, and perhaps most importantly, the Good Country Index is all about what nations do for the rest of the world, not about what happens within their own borders. Simon Anholt founded the Anholt Nation Brands Index in 2005 and the Good Country Index in 2014. “Pretty much every single one of [the other indexes] looks at countries’ internal performance in one way or another,” says Anholt. “Consequently, [they] treat the world as if it were made of entirely separate independent islands of humanity that have nothing to do with each other.” While the Good Country Index gathers an immense amount of data, he characterises it as “a toe in the water;” it has limitations. “Reducing a country’s impact on the world to 35 data sets is obviously just a hint,” he says. The authors rated the...
The National Gallery in Prague celebrates 223rd anniversary of its establishment on February 2–3. On these days, admission to all permanent exhibitions of the National Gallery in Prague is free. 1) The Convent of St. Agnes of Bohemia Not many people know about this hidden gem. Housed within one of the city’s oldest gothic buildings, this gallery offers a well-thought-out tour of medieval and early renaissance Czech art. 2) The Kinsky Palace The Kinsky Palace, located on Old Town Square, is one of the National Gallery’s most visited attractions. It is home to a permanent exhibition called “The Art of Asia”. It contains paintings, graphic art, ceramics, bronze ware, pottery and metalwork from Japan, China, Korea, Tibet, South and Southeast Asia. 3) The Trade Fair Palace This huge building currently contains 5 temporary and 2 permanent exhibitions and is a must visit for connoisseurs of modern art. You can take a stroll through the development of Czech art from the mid 19th century to modern day. You can also explore the international art scene of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. This collection contains work by Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Cezanne and Pablo Picasso amongst others. Other National Gallery Locations, where you will find free exhibitions this weekend are: The Sternberg Palace Hradčanské náměstí 15, Prague 1...
Petra Kvitova has reached the first grand slam final of what she is calling her “second career” after defeating Danielle Collins at the Australian Open. In what was an eventful match, with play suspended and the Rod Laver Arena closed during the first set because of extreme heat, Kvitova triumphed over the unseeded American 7-6 (7-2), 6-0. The eighth-seeded Kvitova will face US Open champion Naomi Osaka in Saturday night’s final, with the winner to be crowned the women’s world number one. In 2016, the Czech player’s career was derailed when a man attacked her with a knife in her own home, causing serious injuries to her hand. Kvitova was told she only had 10% chance of playing at an elite level again, but is now poised to add to her two majors and become the world No 1. Doctors feared Kvitova would never play tennis again but she made her return at the French Open the following year and is now in her first major final since winning her second Wimbledon title in 2014. “I think not very many people believe that I can do that again, to stand on the court and play tennis and kind of play on this...
The Sports #MeetUp is open to everyone who wants to enjoy both outside and inside activities while meeting up with new people. On February 16, from 13:00 to 16:00, the Winter Sports Meet-up will be held at FactoryPro (Nádražní 762/32, 150 00 Praha-Smíchov). Open to anyone who wants to enjoy outdoor and indoor fitness activities as well as meeting and training with new, like-minded people. It doesn’t matter if you’re a semi-professional athlete or a complete fitness novice, you can come along and join the hour-long yoga session, conditioning, and cardio session, foam rolling, and functional training session, and running session, all for free! You’ll be pushed to your limits in a fun and friendly environment, coached by seasoned professionals. Come along with your friends for an afternoon of fitness fun. Don’t be deterred by the cold weather – it will all be taken care of! PROGRAM: 13.00 – 13.45 1st session / FUNCTIONAL TRAINING*break, refreshments* 14.00 – 14.45 2nd session / CONDITIONING TRAINING*break, refreshments* 15.00 – 15.45 3rd session / YOGA SESSION*break, refreshments* The event is organised by GoFit.io and Foreigners Prague in cooperation with FactoryPro, yogAlive and Moose Power. Author: red
From just a few photos on their social networks, it is clear to most that this place offers something quite different from what we may be accustomed to in Prague. Is it a club, café or restaurant? Swim has solved this problem on its own – it’s all at the same time. A place where excellent cuisine meets a chic club space. In the very centre of Prague, just a short walk from Wenceslas Square, a new establishment with an original gastro-cultural concept has been created. “Club meets kitchen” is not only the concept but also the motto of this restaurant, bar and club in one. Swim connects two different aesthetics. Upstairs you will find a restaurant, at the bottom is a dance club. Both parts are not completely separate. There is an interesting synergy between them. “This concept is exceptional in the Czech environment. We did not look for inspiration only in Berlin and London, but also in ourselves and in Prague – in what it lacks,” say two of the three owners, Jakub Sedlák and Vojtěch Růžek. “We do not want to be a trendsetter. We simply felt that there was not yet a business in Prague where...
As the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland continues, Apple CEO Tim Cook today met with Czech Republic Prime Minister Andrej Babiš. Amidst discussion of progress in the Czech economy and advancements in artificial intelligence, the Prime Minister suggested Apple establish an official retail location in the country’s capital of Prague. Apple doesn’t currently operate first-party retail stores in the Czech Republic. While Apple expanded its online store to the country back in 2011, locals must still rely on a network of Apple Premium Resellers for brick and mortar sales and service. Babiš noted that Cook was “absolutely enthusiastic” that the country has more than 500 scientists working on artificial intelligence before stating that he offered Apple to build a store in Prague. Bizarrely, Babiš claims that Cook immediately agreed and began coordinating plans to do just that. “Tim Cook responded immediately, and a co-ordination team was set up to prepare a new Apple Store in Prague,” Babiš tweeted. If true, the news would be exciting for the economy in Prague and for Apple fans throughout the country. But the claims as described sound suspiciously out of character for Apple. Apple stores currently operate in eleven European countries: Austria, Belgium, France,...
“How would they like it if Czech tourists could not look inside monuments abroad?.” In this spirit, the reactions of a number of Prague citizens on social networks have been taking place in recent days. There was a photo of a sign with the inscription ‘Stop Tourists’, which someone had taken in the Basilica of St. James church in the Old Town. At a time when foreign visitors are experiencing a similarly negative attitude from local people, in cities such as Amsterdam or Venice, there is some hint of a similar trend in Prague’s centre. “We would have liked it if there was a warning that visitors would behave silently during the masses. And praying that they should go elsewhere plus a thank you. In short, the form is not good,” commented the Facebook page @prahazdarma with a pictogram crossed out by tourists. The production of the sign, nor its location in the church of St. James, is not the initiative of the Prague 1 City Hall. Similarly, social media revealed that the city’s district spokeswoman, Kateřina Písačková thinks “it is probably the work of local clergy.” The reporter of the Metro daily in Malá Štupartská Street, where the church is...
The Czech Parliament’s lower house has approved a government plan to guarantee the near-term rights of British citizens in the event of a “no-deal” Brexit. The plan means the roughly 8,000 Britons currently living in the country would retain their rights in the immediate aftermath of Brexit even if Britain crashes out of the EU in March with no deal. They would retain basically the same rights as the citizens of EU countries for a transitional period until Dec. 31, 2020. The upper house, the Senate, is also expected to approve it. Britain is due to leave the EU on March 29. After the British lawmakers rejected the divorce agreement Prime Minister Theresa May negotiated with the bloc, the prospect of a “no-deal” Brexit has been raised. Author: red
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