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Autumn? No, thanks.

Temperatures in the Czech Republic could rise to 22 degrees Celsius this week, and until mid-November, the temperature will be above the average.

Precipitation will be slightly less than usual in this period. It should rain mostly during the week of the 28th of October.

This week should be the hottest. Minimum night temperatures will usually be around nine degrees, and the maximum daily temperatures will generally be between 17 and 22 degrees.

“The coldest week is likely to be from the 4th to the 10th of November with the lowest night temperatures around two degrees and a weekly average during the day of around nine degrees,” said meteorologists.

The long-term average temperature in the Czech Republic between the 21st of October and the 17th of November is 5.2 degrees. The coldest year was 1965 when the average temperature fell to two degrees and the warmest in 2013 when it exceeded eight degrees.

Paris has been voted the most beautiful city in the world in a new ranking.

Travel website Flight Network compiled the list of 50 cities by surveying more than 1,000 travel writers and agencies around the world.

The travel professionals who contributed to the list were asked to nominate a city that exemplified what they thought was the best combination of natural and manmade beauty, the juxtaposition of nature and architecture and city culture.

The in-house travel experts at Flight Network then analyzed and categorized the results based on the number of votes each city received.

The top 50 most beautiful cities

Paris, France
New York, US
London, England
Venice, Italy
Vancouver, Canada
Barcelona, Spain
Cape Town, South Africa
San Francisco, US
Sydney, Australia
Rome, Italy
Singapore, Singapore
Lisbon, Portugal
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Prague, Czech Republic
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Budapest, Hungary
Istanbul, Turkey
Tokyo, Japan
Vienna, Austria
Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Yesterday at 17:45, around a hundred people – mostly young Spaniards – gathered in the Old Town Square in Prague to protest against the decision of the country’s Supreme Court, whose sentenced 9 of the 12 accused Catalan independent leaders to between 9 and 13 years in jail.

They are accused of sedition because of their roles in Catalonia’s 2017 Referendum, which was sentenced as illegal by the Spanish Government. Those politicians, now in jail, were elected by Catalan citizens.

For a better understanding of the situation, it is important to have a general picture of the semi-autonomous region in north-east Spain: Catalonia. The prosperous region has about 7.6 million people, its own language, flag, Parliament, culture, traditions, and anthem. Catalonia also has its own police force (Mossos d’Esquadra) and controls some of its public services.

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The (illegal) referendum took place during the 1st of October 2017 and in order to avoid it, the Spanish Government sent thousands of National Police and Civil Guards to Catalonia, (remember that Catalonia has its own police force). The result turned in clashes and violence against Catalan defenseless citizens that were trying to vote. The images went around the world.

The by then ruling separatists declared independence on the 27th of October 2017; a resolution that angered the Spanish Government. Their response was to dissolve the Catalan Parliament and call for regional elections (in whose nationalist parties won). In June 2018, Catalan Parliament was reestablished from Madrid’s polemic rule.

The sentenced political leaders have spent already two years in pretrial detention, awaiting trial. The resolution was known on 14th October 2019, and the whole process has revealed the doubt of whether in Spain there really is the separation of powers; that is if the judicial system is independent of the Government and from the Monarchy; many believe not. Now after those two years on jail, their sentences sum almost a hundred years.

What happened yesterday in Prague, shows that even people who think differently, who feel identified by different flags or nationalities, can come together to defend Human Rights and Freedom of Expression.

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Author: Núria Romero Vergara

Prague City Hall will raise the price of municipal waste collection by 30 percent. On Thursday, representatives of the capital approved an amendment to the decree setting the cost of the service.

The city is expected to raise 220 million crowns extra per year, which is to significantly reduce the amount of money it has to pay for the waste collection and disposal system.

Another part of the change is the introduction of a biowaste collection service, whose price will be halved compared to the present. The opposition rejected the price increase. Nowadays, households in the metropolis pay monthly for the collection of ordinary waste from 86 Kč to 5737 Kč, depending on the frequency and size of the container.

Deputy Mayor of Prague, Petr Hlubuček (STAN) stated that the price for collecting has not changed since 2005 when the decree came into force. The city’s costs for the collection of municipal waste is over 977 million crowns a year; the rest is from the budget subsidy. After the increase, which will bring about 220 million crowns to the city budget, the financial participation of the city should decrease from last year 26 percent to three percent.

In an amendment to the decree, the representatives also approved the introduction of a bio-waste collection. It is possible to order it from PSAS. PSAS offers the service from 1346 Kč per year when transporting a 120-litre container once every 14 days or 8611 Kč when collecting a container of 240 litres twice a week. After taking over the service by the city, prices will be halved.

However, biowaste containers will still not be mandatory and will only be provided by the city to households that request them. These days, around 13,000 homes pay for a biowaste container in the metropolis.

Opposition ODS and ANO criticized the price increase on Thursday. The chairwoman of the Civic Democrat Party, Alexandra Udženija, said that an increase of 30 per cent would mean a significant encroachment on household budgets and that the city should not continue to increase housing costs. Patrik Nacher, the head of ANO, pointed out that the city has already allowed the districts to increase property tax, many of which have taken advantage of it.

Waste fees are paid according to the size and number of containers and the frequency of exports. According to Prague 10 spokesperson, Jan Hamrnik, it is not possible to say a specific amount for apartment buildings, because it depends, among other things, on the number of tenants in the house. It ranges from 600 to 960 Kč per person and per year.

Last year, people in the city produced 321,183 tons of waste; a year earlier, it was 304,325 tons.

The sorted waste was 56,949 tons last year. Paper is the most sorted. Other waste ends up in the collection yards, which are located in Prague 20. Waste collection for about two-thirds of the city is carried out based on a contract with the Prague City Hall, and the rest is provided by AVE CZ entrepreneur Daniel Křetínský and its subcontractors.

Prague Airport recorded a 6% increase in the number of checked-in passengers from July to September 2019, a total of 5,812,597 travelers.

August was the busiest month, while Prague Airport recorded the highest year-on-year increase in the number of passengers in September. Most passengers in this period were heading to London, the busiest destination followed by Moscow and Paris. As a holiday destination, most flights were to Antalya, Burgas, and Barcelona.

The number of checked-in passengers on flights to holiday destinations also increased, a total of 1,685,727 passengers, which is 8.8% more than last year.

Prague Airport also saw an increase in the number of passengers handled on flights to a total of 15 long-distance destinations. From July to September, 464,969 passengers used these routes, 12% more than last year, and the most significant increase was recorded by routes to North America by 28.7%.

While the number of passengers handled increased year-on-year at Prague Airport, in the case of air movements, the airport experienced the opposite. The most significant decline was recorded in August by -1.5%. In July, August, and September, the number of air movements dropped by 1.0% year-on-year.

The airport’s excellent operating results are due to newly opened air connections, increasing flights to existing destinations and continually expanding the capacity on existing routes.

The railway line between Prague’s Smíchov and Řepy is rightly considered the most beautiful in the capital territory.

The trains have run since 1872, and because of its profile and the surrounding natural sceneries, the railway soon earned the sign of Prague Semmering, according to the Austrian mountain railways registered on the UNESCO list. Leading it to be protected as a cultural monument.

You can ride between the Praha-Smíchov and Hostivice stations or enjoy a sightseeing tour from Smíchov to Smíchov this Saturday, October 19th.

From the Smíchov railway station, the train goes to the Prokop Valley. The canyon in it reaches depths of up to 70 meters and it was created by erosion during the last million of years.

From Hostivice to Smíchov, the train runs along the route of the former Buštěhrad line which exceeds altitude difference of 150 meters. Thanks to its profile, the surrounding natural scenery, and two historical viaducts, the track has earned the name “Prague Semmering” according to the well-known Austrian mountain railway.

The final section of the journey allows you to admire the legendary Vyšehrad rock and the plain of Pankrác with modern buildings. From the railway bridge across the Vltava river, you will also be delighted with the city’s spectacular skyline crowned by the majestic Prague Castle

Timetable:

Station	1.ride	2. ride
Praha-Smíchov	10:25	14:16
Praha-Řeporyje	10:40	14:31
Rudná u Prahy	10:49–10:52	14:40–14:49
Hostivice	11:05–11:07	15:02–15:06
Praha-Zličín	11:13–11:22	15:12–15:22
Praha-Smíchov sev. n.	11:43–11:51	15:43–15:56
Praha-Smíchov	12:04	16:08

Tickets:

Sightseeing tour

adults 250 CZK
passengers 6-18 and over 65 years 150 CZK

Praha-Smíchov – Hostivice/ Hostivice – Praha-Smíchov

• adults 140 CZK
• passengers 6-18 and over 65 years 80 CZK

You can make a reservation for groups of at least 20 people by email at prahanostalgie@gr.cd.cz. Advance sale of the travel documents is started 30 days before the ride. Travel documents can be purchased at all ČD ticket offices.

Find more information here

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FOOD RUNNER – Street Bistro Asia

Located at Korunní 23 Prague 2, Street Bistro Asia serves fresh Japanese cuisine in a cosy, clean and simple setting, with modern design and friendly staff. This little and intimate space offers classic Japanese dishes, meticulously prepared by their chefs, always with fresh ingredients.

Open Monday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. you can have traditional Japanese street food straight to your home or office. Street Bistro Asia offers a selection of typical Japanese dishes such as ramen, rice, noodles, salads, and eventually, sushi.

As it is a small place, they have started their own company called Food Runner, which will be just for the delivery and will have their own drivers around Prague so that you can easily have a taste of the exceptional food they offer. You will be able to order take-away for a business lunch, a special event or simply a meal shared with friends and family.

They aim to accommodate all tastes and budgets. The offer consists of a large variety of soups, hot dishes including rice and noodles, and delicious desserts. Vegetarian meals are also available on the menu.

Photo: Lucie Macháčková/Prague Morning

If you are searching for tasty and mouthwatering Japanese cuisine Street Bistro Asia has very affordable prices and yummy food. The offer is fresh, fast, healthy and delicious. You choose, have it on their welcoming and cosy interior, or delivered to your office or your home. The menu features an excellent selection of Japanese dishes, appetizers such as laksa, a traditional Singapore soup with noodles, prawns and chicken garnished with fresh chilli and lime, mains like sake teriyaki (a delicately fried salmon fillet in teriyaki sauce served with rice and a slice of lemon), or if you fancy something sweet you can go for a dessert such as coco loco, fried vegan coconut bowls served with vanilla sugar and strawberry puree.

You will be satisfied with any dish ordered at Street Bistro Asia, and you will happily return or order online for their fresh and creative Japanese cuisine. Highly recommend the ramen, tasty and healthy but filling, especially the veggie (noodle soup with an intense broth with umami taste filled with ramen wheat noodles, turmeric egg, steamed vegetables, shiitake mushrooms, edamame, green onions and fresh chilli). Also, the Tori teriyaki sandwich, a juicy fried chicken in panko, with homemade teriyaki sauce served on a bun with teriyaki mayo.

They don’t charge extra money for the take-away boxes, but they take care of nature, so they choose their packaging according to that and hope you recycle it correctly.

They include drinks such as MAMA LEMONADES – 100% natural lemonades, and they come with ginger, passionfruit, orange, lemon and rose flavor.

Enjoy an authentic Japanese culinary experience in Prague and a great variety of dishes to ensure you will not get bored with their fantastic offer.

Street Bistro Asia is on UberEats!

Photo: Lucie Macháčková/Prague Morning

Photo: Lucie Macháčková/Prague Morning

If we are thinking about what we can do for living a healthier lifestyle the first expected change should obviously occur to our food habits and thereafter naturally the second most important element is to add some activity to our daily schedule.

As I am not a big fan of classic gyms, I always try to combine fun with a great workout at the same time. That’s why I look for an activity I can easily do both alone, or with a group of friends.

Recently my friends dragged me into a bouldering studio. Climbing in the studio always looked to be fun and very easy activity. I was sure I could do it without any problems. But the opposite was the truth.

Climbing is a 100% full-body workout. As you might think you work just your upper body, you actually putting in stress also your lower body, legs, shoulders, arms and of course your back.

While you are making a great workout, you easily burn around 700 calories just by one session.

But be prepared, climbing without proper muscle preparation can be challenging. I highly recommend getting into the shape before you kick off your climbing seasons. Build slowly strength in your core and arms and of course, warm-up before every climbing is a must. In that way, you can prevent any risk of injuring yourself while climbing and actually enjoy and see the progress you make.

Climbing has loads of pluses to convince you to start it:

full body workout
burns calories
make your body flexible
build up your muscles
de-stress your mind
you can do it with your friends
progress is measurable
you can meet new people
boost brain function

And many more reasons. You don’t believe me? Try it on your own skin. Here are top places where to boulder in Prague.

Climbing Centre SmichOff
Křížová 1018/6, 150 00 Prague 5 – Smíchov

Boulder Bar
U Výstaviště 230/11, 170 00 Prague 7 – Holešovice

Lokal Blok Bouldering
Náměstí 14. října 2173/10, Prague 5 – Smíchov

UltraAnt Climbing Club
Týnská 17, 101 00 – Staré Město

Mammut Climbing Center
Bubenská 1536/43, Prague 7 – Holešovice

You can even buy passes to Lokal Block and Ultraant by visiting our GoFit’s page!

By Tony O.

Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood” taps into the myth of Hollywood in Los Angeles in the mid-late 60s as an idyllic oasis, but it likely was as he shows it for the hippest filmmakers, the grooviest bands and their groupies, etc. The LA bands of that era and its milieu are thus still influential and most obviously in the group Allah-Las, from LA of course, as carriers of the torch.

Allah-Las are playing at Lucerna Music Bar for a night of mid-60s LA good vibrations if you seek it.

The LA bands that live on, or at least deserve to live on, include most importantly The Byrds, Love, and Spirit as early and obvious influences of the Allah-Las for that lighter psychedelic rock sound.

The Allah-Las are Miles Michard (vocals, guitar), Matthew Correia (percussion, vocals), Spencer Durham (bass, vocals), and Pedrum Siadatian (lead guitar, vocals), and their self-titled debut album in 2012 best captures the “60’s LA sound,” a laid-back vibe that good Southern California living still may have to offer in its shady labyrinth of smaller houses and cottages in the hills above the sprawling city.

This life is harder to find as developers devour the hills and canyons with McMansions, not to mention Manson and his aftermath there. And so, the Allah-Las have an admirable determination and resilience to maintain an LA sound natural to its roots, and perhaps it should never be retired despite the times.

Three of the four Allah-Las met while working together at Hollywood’s Amoeba Records, which is housed in an architectural gem that has an exterior like a giant Johnny Rockets diner, right on Sunset Boulevard, though this building is soon to be razed due to developers’ plans to build a residential tower.

Their other releases include “Worship the Sun” (2014, Innovative Leisure), and the last two are on the Brooklyn label Mexican Summer: “Calico Review” (2016) and “LAHS” (2019). Of these “Worship the Sun” is closest to their original sound, while the newest one is the most nuanced, perhaps their best.

“LAHS” is still a mellow psychedelic-rock, but it’s a deeper or more introspective sound with twists and turns or with tricks up their sleeve, such as “Royal Blues” which seems like a sly reworking of the melody to Otis Redding’s “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay,” with an odd exotic chant, original rhymes in English, and an overlapping monologue in French. There is also “Prazer Em Te Conhecer” which is a cover of a Brazilian pop-dance song, but in the hands of the Allah-las, it glides in a weird Americana. The last song on the album, “Pleasure” is sung in Spanish, possibly as a simple nod to their hometown.

Overall, “LAHS” is a rich collection of original songs, neo-psychedelia with an upbeat bounce, as on the trance-groove “Star” or the meandering and breezy “Light Yearly” recalling The Seeds or CSNY, or stretched out jams as by the grand-dad of LA psychedelia, Frank Zappa (“Willie the Pimp”), who else?

They also have original music on the surf film “Self-Discovery of Social Survival.” It’s a cool neo-surf psychedelia where the Allah-Las, among two other experimental groups, created a live score inspired by the waves and award-winning surfers in remote locations. With tracks Mulberry Jam, Raspberry Jam, Blueberry Jam, and Blackberry Jam on the film’s soundtrack, they should play these “jams” too.

Where: Lucerna Music Bar

When: Oct. 19, doors open at 18:00

What will be the fate of the Libeň Bridge? The question, which is already being dealt with by the second Prague management, caused the mayor of Adriana Krnáčová (ANO) to fall apart just before the end.

Deputy Minister Adam Scheinherr is clear: the bridge will not be demolished, it will be repaired and extended, and Prague will pay about two billion crowns. Moreover, the whole area from Palmovka to Holešovice will be closed for two years.

“The entire project will be worth up to two billion crowns. Repairing the bridge alone will be worth half a billion, and we would like to have it done in 2024,” Scheinherr said.

The original design only counted on the repair of the bridge, but the city eventually decided to extend the project. Prague would like to start reconstructing the area from Palmovka to Holešovice at the end of 2021. So, for the next two years, Prague residents will have to prepare for traffic complications. There will be no replacement bridge, as promised by the previous leader.

“The replacement bridge is not much foreseen. A study was made, and such a bridge went up to 350 million crowns. DPP and I are ready to serve public transport, cars do not go there so much,” added the deputy.

According to him, the situation can be partially solved by crossing the footbridge from Holešovice to Karlín. Not done just yet, but by the end of 2021, it is to be finished. “But the trams and cars will not run on it and will serve only for pedestrians,” the deputy explained.

From the beginning, the new management of Prague claimed that it did not want the Libeň Bridge to be demolished. It announced a tender for reconstruction.

However, the conditions were very strict and only Pragoprojekt applied (they have not yet met the conditions). TSK canceled the competition.

18 companies are interested

“We wrote it too harshly. I expected companies to be willing to create an international team. Unfortunately, the market is now saturated, especially for construction companies,” Scheinherr said, saying it was his mistake, but he corrected it and now announced a new project aimed at repairing the entire area, and 18 companies have already expressed interest.

“We responded and discussed with the companies all summer. Preliminary market consultations for Design & Build projects have been announced, which means design and build. Companies indicate that they will be interested in such a contract. We want the winner to be selected by June 2020,” added Scheinherr.

Prague must now clearly explain how the project is to be imagined, and according to companies will apply for a new, selective procedure.

Ryanair today announced two new Prague routes to Rhodes and Thessaloniki in Greece, both with a twice-weekly service commencing in March 2020 as part of Ryanair’s Czech Republic Summer 2020 schedule, which will be launched shortly.

The carrier will use Boeing 737-800 for 189 passengers. According to Prague Airport’s estimates, more than 40 thousand passengers could use the service a year in both directions.

Prague consumers and visitors can now book their summer holidays to Rhodes and Thessaloniki as far out as October 2020, flying on the lowest fares and with the greenest/cleanest major airline in Europe, with the lowest CO₂ emissions.

To celebrate the launch of its new Prague routes, Ryanair has launched a seat sale on its European network with fares from just €16.99 (450 Kč) for travel until January 2020, which must be booked by midnight Thursday (17 Oct) only on the Ryanair website.

Ryanair’s Olga Pawlonka said: “Ryanair is pleased to announce two new Prague routes to Rhodes and Thessaloniki, commencing in March, which will both operate twice weekly, as part of our summer 2020 schedule. Customers in Prague can now book flights to Rhodes and Thessaloniki as far out as October 2020.

To celebrate, we are releasing seats for sale on our network from just €16.99 (450 Kč) for travel until January 2020 which are available for booking until midnight Thursday (17 Oct). Since these amazing low fares will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com and avoid missing out.”

Mezipatra Queer Film Festival, the biggest and most successful queer film festival in Central and Eastern Europe, will take place in Prague between the 7th and the 14th of November.

It will then continue in Brno until November 22nd. For twenty years, it has brought the best feature films, documentaries and short films with LGBTQ+ topics.

The festival will take place in Lucerna, Světozor, Kino Pilotů and Kino 35. The passes can be purchased in Prague and Brno in the box offices of Světozor, Lucerna and Pilotů cinemas, or online until October 15th, for the price of CZK 590 (you get to see seven films for the price of five) or CZK 120 per screening.

This year’s twentieth edition theme is “Winds of Change” and will be the first time in history there will be an international industry program for all viewers interested in the inner working of the queer film industry. This section is called “Queering the Industry”, and you can attend it either if you are a film professional or a festival visitor. It will consist of several discussions with experts about the current problems and challenges in the film industry, masterclasses of renowned filmmakers, and short films presentations. It will take place in the Patra community centre (Krymská 17) on Saturday, November 9th, and Sunday, November 10th. All events are English friendly, and the admission is free.

This politically activist festival addresses some of the current problems of the queer communities, accentuating solidarity and the necessity to be an active force for fighting equality and recognition in the whole society.

The opening film of the festival will be Adam, an independent American comedy by Rhys Ernst. Based on Ariel Schrag’s novel, this movie is about a teenager who is accidentally perceived as a trans boy.

Another film is And Then We Danced, a Swedish- Georgian compelling drama set among dancers, directed by Levan Akin. It was Sweden’s candidate for an Oscar for the Best Foreign Language Film. Also, Xavier Dolan’s latest film, Matthias et Maxime, a drama about two friends whose relationship changes with a kiss.

This festival will show you the diversity of artists and arts, stories that people don’t usually hear, the need to be politically active and the beauty of standing up for your rights.

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