After the "Velvet revolution", Václav Havel offered to host Radio Free Europe in Prague. And so, it is here now. We, the citizens of Prague who are a little older, still remember how we were glued to our radios each evening to learn what was really happening. And Radio Free Europe, the Voice of America, and Radio Luxembourg were part of the culture which was not supported by the communist regime.
It was a nice change to be able to give to the radio station a new home after it took care of us for such a long time and be able to help the countries still under totalitarian regimes today. And the building housing this station is pretty impressive and worth seeing. If you are part of a bigger group, it is even possible to have a tour of the station - it is free of charge, but it has to be organized ahead of time; just send an e-mail using the form on the website to Evgeniya Konovalova.
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"Podolský Profil" is a great place to go hiking to in Prague during summer. It has a great view over an old swimming pool and it's in the middle of nature.
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"Rozhledna Doubravka" is a new wooden lookout tower in Prague. It's 20m high and you have to climb 98 (slightly moving) steps to get to the top!
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"Café Lajka" may seem like an ordinary coffee spot in Prague 7, but I still feel very special whenever I come here to this neighborhood with my friends.
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"Skautský Institut" is hidden right next to the clock in Prague's old town. It's a coffee place & cosy reading room and they organise all kinds of events!
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"Nový Hrad Kunratice" is in a big park, or even woods, not far from the centre of Prague. It's a beautiful place with some ruins of an old castle...
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"Kasárna Karlín" Prague is a dynamic cultural centre with a coffee place, a cinema, a bar, a gallery... I love coming to the outdoor square with friends!
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"Loving Bistro" in Prague is a vegan and Vietnamese restaurant with very interesting takes on traditional dishes! Even meat-eaters will love it!
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"Památník Nicholase Wintona" in Prague's central train station is a memorial to Sir Nicholas Winton, who in 1939 saved 669 children just before WWII...
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"Fajná Ďura" Prague is a actually a wine cellar where I like sitting outside & looking at the pond, ducks etc but also how you get there. Amazing location!
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Go to the Vltava River in Podolí in Prague and you might get to feed the nutrias living there. Bring them an apple and they'll show you their orange teeth!
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