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GIRL IN CZECHLAND
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English girl falls for Czechman and then follows him to Prague. Find out more about her adventures here.
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Five highlights of my weekend with the Village People

No picture of that 70s pop group The Village People this time. Youll have to make do with a photo of the glorious Bohemian countryside instead. More people find this blog by searching for “Vill...

19 h ago

Another Czech kitsch mug for my collection

No musings this time. Just a photo of a mug I picked up in a bazar as a gift for Czechman’s dad on his name day. Fishing is his main hobby but he already has plenty of mugs. Oh well, at least I...

5 days ago

Five Czech tunes you must hear before you die

If music be the food of love, play on! Those are the words of Shakespeare. Who wasn’t Czech. As far as we know. I digress. Again. You want to get to know Czech culture better but haven’t ...

09 may 12

Češi, máte pravdu! Six Things the Czechs Are Right About

- God, has it really been over a week since I lasted posted? Damn. Better come up with some of my usual, witty, whimsical observations about life and love in Czechland or else my readers will forget ...

02 may 12

Made in Czechoslovakia: The Village People visit Prague

Czechmans dad is the one in the middle. The Village People came to Prague last weekend. They have only been to Czechland’s capital a handful of times in their lives so it’s always a bit o...

25 apr 12

The Sacrifical Lamb of Cake: my (failed) mission to bring Czech Easter traditions to England

Here it is. My latest attempt to introduce Czech culture to England. This is meant to be a beranek, a cake in the shape of a spring lamb, traditionally eaten at Easter. As you can see from the pictur...

16 apr 12

Czeching out Czechland: five less obvious day trips from Prague

All together now - "Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaytripper! " Hurray for the recent sunshine! Sunshine plus spring plus a desire to escape Prague (or at least explore its edges) can only mean one thing: it...

27 mar 12

Why I like living in the Czech Republic or my Prague-ivesary

Back in Britain, 2012 is full of big events and anniversaries: the Olympics, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. This month is special for me because it marks my third year in Czechland. Let’s c...

20 mar 12

In Praise of Czech Cuisine: 5 reasons to love dining in Czechland

Theres meat. Theres dumplings. Thats it. Czech food - not for the fainthearted. I am a food terrorist – or so Czechman claims. He has begged me to stop serving up meaty stews cooked in my shiny...

15 mar 12

One World (Jeden Svět) Human Rights Film Festival 2012: Mama Illegal

When I was contacted and asked to be a reviewer for the One World Human Rights Film Festival, I gladly agreed. However, when the opening sequence of Mama Illegal, my chosen documentary began, I could...

08 mar 12

Czech mums are Supermums: another weekend with The Village People

Meet Babovka, a traditional Czech sponge cake In Czechland, doctors often send their patients to a spa to recuperate. I opted to go to stay with the Village People (aka Czechman’s parents) inst...

06 mar 12

Czech Style Crimes Part I: The Headband

As you will now be aware, I spent a significant amount of time this winter in a hospital bed. On the upside, I missed much of this year’s super freeze. However, it does mean that I didn’...

02 mar 12

Girl In Hospital

Hello. It’s been a while. But I have a really good excuse though this time. I’ve been in hospital. For quite a while. I wasn’t going to blog about my medical adventures in Czechland...

24 feb 12

Goodbye Vaclav Havel

So today’s post was supposed to be my customary mix of amusing photos and ironic comments poking fun at Christmas markets. However, instead Girl In Czechland would like to say farewell to ̶...

18 dec 11

A hilarious post about Anglo-Czech relations at Christmas

Hello. This was supposed to be a sidesplittingly funny post about Czechman and Ms Girlova’s different views on how a proper Christmas ought to be. Let’s turn our attention to Disagreement...

11 dec 11

christmas decorations

11 dec 11

Seventh heaven: Girl in Czechland’s new neighbourhood

Today is a public holiday here in Czechland. Hurray for that. I’m all for having an extra day off work. Apparently this one commemorates the founding of the independent democratic state of Cze...

28 oct 11

Making your Czech home a castle – and stumbling on history

If there’s one thing the Czech Republic has in abundance – apart from topless canoeists* and cakes intended to be eaten at breakfast – it is castles. Explore the Bohemian countrysid...

21 oct 11

Loving a true Bohemian: 10 ways to make a relationship with a Czech man work

So I’ve survived the move from spoilt and western pad with a view of Prague Castle to the suburbs – and very happy I am here too, especially now the nice people from Ikea have finally fitted our kitc...

22 sep 11

Banana boxes, bubbles and being a tourist in Prague

I’m currently surrounded by stacks of these. This isn’t my attempt to create a modern art installation nor does it have anything to do with my love of the fruit: Project Move Home is pick...

05 sep 11

Pozor! Some words commonly misused by Czechs when speaking English

Hello. I’m taking a break from renovating our new flat to unleash my inner pedant on you all. Again. I intend to do so in less grumpy and more helpful fashion than last time. The front page o...

05 aug 11

Life in Czechland? A grape experience…*

Has the identity of long suffering Czechman been uncovered at last? Take a look at this picture. Now tell me what you can see. Pretend it’s some kind of exercise to hone your powers of observat...

03 aug 11

5 things to do in Prague when it rains

Prague is a gob-smackingly beautiful city. One of the best things to do as a visitor is simply wander around the centre, lose yourself in the maze of cobbled streets and admire the many pretty buildi...

22 jul 11

5 posts Girl in Czechland should have written (but didn’t quite get around to)

Has Girl in Czechland bared more than her soul this time? I’ve finally done it. Bared all at a česky nudist beach (despite the inclement weather)? Dipped a rohlík into a yogurt and called that...

20 jul 11

Girl not in Czechland: My Big Fat Greek Holiday

Votsalakia beach, Samos Hello. Or should I say ‘Kalimera’. That means ‘Good morning’ by the way. As for the rest of the language, it’s all Greek to me.* So I’m bac...

19 jul 11

Girl in Czechland takes a break

It has been a while. Again. Sorry. I’ve had my clever opening sentence in my head for a while. “A blog is never finished, only abandoned.” Wait – isn’t that meant t...

20 may 11

Love, death, taxes and Czechman

How does it go? Something about only two things being certain in life: death and taxes? You may have noticed the absence of a certain person from my recent posts. Czechman. Unsurprisingly, he start...

14 mar 11

Do Czechs have an inferiority complex?

I was looking at Actualne.cz yesterday when an article about PJ Harvey, the English musician and singer songwriter, caught my eye. I am a huge fan so I decide to print it out and underline key vocab...

18 feb 11

New Year’s Irresolution or Playing with Fireworks

Don’t laugh too hard but one of my New Year’s Resolutions was to update this blog on a weekly basis. Yes, I know. But I really will try harder in future. Honestly. And to reply to som...

03 feb 11

Christmas in Czechland Part II: A Beginner’s Guide

So I’ve survived my first Czech Christmas. I didn’t fall out with Czechman or choke to death on a stray carp bone. In fact, I actually quite enjoyed myself. Anyway, I have decided to ...

27 dec 10

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