Month: December 2002

Written by: David Friday Photo by: Věroslav Sixt, Tomáš Kubeš (P. Esckerstorfer photo) The four-star Anděl’s Hotel Prague opened in June. It is one of the two newest portions (along with Village Cinemas) of Anděl City, a 100,000 m2 – and growing – development by Austria-based UBM. The bold, unequivocally modern design of this five-storey,…

Written by: Petr Vykoukal (www.penize.cz) Photo by: Vladimír Weiss A car is something many of us can’t imagine living without. However, their number on the roads jeopardizes the safety of both motorists and those involved in roadway operations. This is why a good insurance policy should pay off for you. The two main auto insurance…

Compiled by Anita Lišková “Because of his constitutional authority, the president can be defined as a rose-laurel or ficus in our political jungle. I am a rather thorny carnivorous plant.” – Miloš Zeman expressing his doubts about whether he could be a good president of the Czech Republic. “He is a very honest man; one…

Written by: movies Hart’s War While the plot and message are a little too manipulative and heavy-handed, and the characters remain largely two-dimensional, the high production values are obvious. Two hours pass quickly in what amounts to a generally riveting, beautifully filmed, WWII courtroom drama. A Room for Romeo Brass Shane Meadows’ brash and deeply…

Written by: Anita Lišková Art: Nenad Vitas What did you want to be when you were a kid? I wanted to be old enough to know what would come after the year 2000. This has come to pass, and I know that it was a naive wish. What is the meaning of your life? I…

Compiled by Marie Šrámková Janáček’s world of animals For the seventh time, the Prague National Theater is putting on one of Leoš Janáček’s nine operas, Tales of the Fox Bystrouška. The composer wrote the libretto according to a literary model by Rudolf Těsnohlídek, which was created as a text for illustrations by the artist Stanislav…

Written by: Anita Lišková & Todd Shaw Photo by: Allphoto The City of Merchants, a shimmering oasis at the edge of the Arabian Gulf, providing the finest facilities, attractions and environment for both business and tourism. Dubai is a clean, contemporary city where commercial towers blend with ancient Middle Eastern designs and customs. Renata Talacková…

Written by: Jan Tuček A striking, avant-garde design and state-of-the-art technology characterize the new Renault Mégane II, a hatchback with three- and five-door versions that has just appeared on the Czech market. THE SECOND-GENERATION Renault Mégane continues the stylistic trend that began with the avant-garde Avantime and the luxurious Vel Satis. The compact, 4.21-meter-long body…

Written by: John Letzing Photo by: Dorothea Bylica Growing up for Art Diogenes has meant cultivating a classier aura than your average Greek eatery. During its seven-year existence, Art Diogenes has undergone an impressive five separate renovations. Each one, says owner Zoran Kovačevič, building on a successive layer of class. In fact, class is a…

Written by: Helena Baker The third largest vineyard area in France is in the Charente region just north of Bordeaux. A legion of small growers sell their grapes to distilling companies for the production of the world’s foremost grape spirit. Although cognac is a brandy, it can only be so called if it derives from…