Our Beautiful Prague

In 1914, Mr. Oulík caught a small eel in the Vltava river and carried it to the insurance company building. On the ground floor is a small fountain in which the eel lived. He got the name Pepík, and although the average age of eels is 8-12 years, Pepík lived happily to the age of 62.

Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today / Co...

The drama was written in 1949 and was first staged in the Czech Republic in 1959, during the time of socialism, when the audience couldn’t fully understand the message of the play. No one had a mortgage at that time, and since the state was the only employer, everyone was obliged to work and had the certainty that he would receive his salary every month.

About Jan Žižka, the robber, who became the courtier of King Wenceslas IV. About how this king had no calm even after his death. And also about the three Margarets, who gradually became the wife of Jan Jindřich, brother of King Charles IV. Or about the death of the queen bitten by her husband's dog. All connected with the castles Točník and Žebrák.

Thousands of carts carried goods from around the world to Ungelt in the 12th century, and in the evening its pubs heard merchant stories from around the world.

The numbering was enforced by the army so that they would have a better overview of who the army could call for compulsory military service.

Buildings that were built during the time of socialism are usually not very...

About the fact that you can see a freshly baked gingerbread nativity scene with hundreds of figures every year at the Church of Matthew ("U Matěje").

Gingerbread nativity scene like in the Church of St. Matthew ("U Matěje").