Nobel Laureate, Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, visited Prague on the occasion of the city’s intl. book fair, May 2019.
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Czech Chief of General Staff, general Aleš Oplata, during a public discussion with Czech Television correspondent Jakub Szántó.
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Transgas Buildings, some of Prague's best examples of brutalist architecture, are seeing their last days as demolition started in mid March. The three buildings were built between 1969-1979, designed by Václav Aulický, Jiří Eisenreich, the famous Ivo Loos and Jindřich Malátek.
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Chief Israeli Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau on a visit to Prague, documented here while visiting the Lauder School in the city center. This was the first visit of Israel’s Chief Rabbi in Prague.
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Small cycle: two walled towns in Israel and Palestine, shot December 2018.
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The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria, hosts an extensive exhibition by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.
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On October 28th 2018, the Czech Republic marked the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the independent Czechoslovak state. Many government buildings, museums and landmarks were open for free and held open house events. I visited the Černín Palace, the seat of the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and then went on a short walk through Malá Strana to Charles Bridge.
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To mark the 100th anniversary to the establishment of Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic released a special coin: a 20-crowns-coin with portraits of Masaryk, Beneš, and Štefánik - the three founding fathers of the republic. Even though the coins will come into normal circulation within a month, hundreds are standing in line to be among the firsts to grab them at the Czech National Bank in Prague. For the third day now, people gather as early as 5am, some standing in lines until closing time. Every one is allowed to get a max. of 3 coins with each portrait.
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Israeli novelist Ayelet Gundar-Goshen came to Prague to present her novel Waking Lions, translated into Czech by Alžběta Glancová and Magdalena Křížová.
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A bus from the Nádraží Veleslavín in Prague will take you to Zákolany. In the town square you’ll find a statue of Czechoslovak president Antonín Zápotocký, who was born here. From the square, you can go uphill to Budeč and the rotunda of St. Peter and Paul. From there, a beautiful 6km route through the forests and fields will take you to Okoř Castle.
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