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THERE - Yet More UNESCO We finish off the UNESCO listings for CZ with the most recent additions, all in Bohemia, three of which are shared with other countries. Delve into the history of mining, horses, forests and spas, and get some great weekend getaway ideas. See a images of these places in the video version [https://youtu.be/MpP_LhGVKzE] of this episode.  * Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our Buy Me a Coffee page [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ThePragueTimes]! SECTIONS 01:40 - Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří (Ore Mountains) Mining Region - Jáchymov, money, radium, pits and more 07:55 - Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad Labem - The Great Pardubice Steeplechase, a historical stud farm and more in the area 10:36 - Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe - Jizera Mountains, Ještěd, the Long waterfall, Jablonec nad Nisou, Liberec, Frýdlant 16:33 - The Great Spa Towns of Europe 17:41 - Mariánské Lázně (Marienbad), the Boheminium 21:43 - Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad), drinks and spa wafers, Loket 25:49 - Františkovy Lázně (Franzenbad) 28:52 - The Bohemian Spa triangle area - forests, lookouts, botanical gardens, geological parks, chateaus, the Spiral Tower of Krásno, Cheb (Eger) 30:52 - A quick recap of all 16 CZ UNESCO sites * Music by Fanette Ronjat More Info: * THERE - 6 UNESCO Sites in CZ [https://praguetimes.podbean.com/e/there-6-unesco-sites-in-cz/] * THERE - 6 More UNESCO Sites [https://praguetimes.podbean.com/e/there-6-more-unesco-sites/] * GLUG - The Oldest Pub in Prague [https://praguetimes.podbean.com/e/glug-the-oldest-pub-in-prague/] * GLUG - A Czech Beer Primer [https://praguetimes.podbean.com/e/glug-a-czech-beer-primer/] * GLUG - In Czecho Veritas (Czech wine country & culture) [https://praguetimes.podbean.com/e/glug-in-czech-veritas/] * GLUG - That's the Spirit(s) [https://praguetimes.podbean.com/e/glug-that-s-the-spirits/] * Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří [https://www.montanregion-erzgebirge.de/]German website * Jáchymov [https://www.mestojachymov.cz/]official website * Radium Palace [https://www.laznejachymov.cz/ubytovani/hotel-radium-palace/] * Red Tower of Death [https://www.vezsmrti.cz/] website * Jáchymov to Boží Dar [https://www.bozidar.cz/en/attractions/around-bozi-dar/jachymov.html]area * Wolf Pit [https://www.bozidar.cz/cs/priroda/naucne-stezky/horni-blatna-vlci-jamy.html] * Video about the Ice Pit and the Wolf Pit [https://youtu.be/hon9oX7edfM] * Pardubice [https://www.pardubice.eu/en/]website * Pardubice tourism [https://www.visitpardubice.com/] * Pardubice Brewery [https://www.pardubickypivovar.cz/en/] * Grand Pardubice Steeplechase [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/oct/18/grand-pardubice-steeplechase-the-worlds-toughest-horse-race-a-photo-essay]: the world's toughest horse race  * Kladruby Stud Farm [https://www.nhkladruby.cz/] * Kladruby info and video [https://www.kudyznudy.cz/aktivity/zamek-a-hrebcin-kladruby-nad-labem] * Jizera Mountains [https://www.visitczechrepublic.com/en-US/d433617e-724f-45af-bde0-cdc3a69bf409/place/s-jizerske-mountains-winter-tips] * Ještěd [https://www.skijested.cz/en/] ski area * Hotel and Restaurant Ještěd [https://www.jested.cz/en] * The Long Waterfall of Černá Desná [https://www.cesky-raj.info/dr-en/630-waterfall-of-cerna-desna.html] * Prezidentská chata  [https://www.prezidentska.cz/en] * Visit Jizera Mountains for Glass-making, Awesome Cities & Nature (1 Hour From Prague) [https://www.travelgeekery.com/visit-jizera-mountains/] * Jablonec [https://www.mestojablonec.cz/en/] website * Fragile Beauty [http://www.krehkakrasa.cz/] in Jablonec * Palace Plus [https://www.palaceplus.cz/en] glass * Liberec tourism [https://www.visitliberec.eu/en/] * Centrum Babylon Aquapark [https://www.centrumbabylon.cz/en.html] * Liberec Zoo [https://www.zooliberec.cz/en/english/] * IQLANDIA [https://iqlandia.com/] interactive science museum * Frýdlant [https://www.mesto-frydlant.cz/en/town-frydlant/]website * Antonie Spa Hotel [https://www.antoniehotel.cz/] * Mariánské Lázně [https://www.marianskelazne.cz/en/] website * Boheminium [https://www.boheminium.cz/en/] miniatures park  * Karlovy Vary tourism [https://www.karlovyvary.cz/en] website * KV Christmas House [https://www.vanocnidum.cz/en/] * Karlovy Vary International Film Festival [https://www.kviff.com/en/homepage] * Loket [https://www.loket.cz/] website * Františkovy Lázně [https://www.frantiskovylazne.cz/en] website * SOOS Geologic Park [https://www.kamennevrchy.cz/pamatky-a-zajimavosti/narodni-prirodni-rezervace-soos/] * Easier to read SOOS webpage [https://www.karlovyvary.cz/en/soos] * Spiral Tower of Krásno [https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/spiral-tower-of-krasno] * Cheb [https://www.cheb.cz/]website For events in Prague, go to the Facebook page The Prague Haps [https://www.facebook.com/ThePragueHaps/]  Follow us on social for extras: * Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/PragueTimes/] * Twitter [https://twitter.com/PragueTimes] * YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPGHBt8jyhZVoYsLmlnsPCA] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/praguetimes/] Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt * DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT  [https://visix.podbean.com/]- Winner of the 2021 Silver Davey Award and AVA Gold Award, the 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence and on numerous top 10 podcast lists, about orgaznational communications. * CONSPIRACY CLEARINGHOUSE [https://conspiracyclearinghouse.podbean.com/] - A rather skeptical look at conspiracies and mysteries. Each episode will examine conspiracy theories, most of which are not true, a few of which might be a little bit true and even a couple that turned out, in fact, to be true. This is the podcast that dares to look behind the curtain that’s behind the curtain.

THEN - Charles IV (1346-1378) The Luxembourgs now produce the man who would become known as Charles IV - considered by many to be the greatest Czech of all time. He'd found Charles University, commission St. Vitus and Charles Bridge, design New Town, move the capital of the Holy Roman Empire to Prague, build a LOT of castles, and generally do awfully good things for the lands of Bohemia and Moravia.  * Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our Buy Me a Coffee page [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ThePragueTimes]! SECTIONS 01:10 - A childhood in prison, then in France, a wife, Italian adventures, a throne 04:18 - Another wife, German adventures, the path to Emperorship 06:13 - Urban improvements, Prague becomes the cultural center of Europe, Emperor at last 07:47 - He finds Karlovy Vary, no more Italian adventures, improving Nuremberg, a third wife, lots of castles and a Golden Bull, more infrastructure projects, (finally) a son, a fourth wife, another son 11:02 - The Golden Age - restructuring the HRE, treaties, various land claims, in vino veritas 12:33 - The legacy of Charles IV * Music by Fanette Ronjat More Info: * THEN - End of the Line: The Last Přemyslids & John the Blind [https://praguetimes.podbean.com/e/then-end-of-the-line-the-last-premyslids-john-the-blind/] * HERE - New Town, New Jerusalem [https://praguetimes.podbean.com/e/here-new-town-new-jerusalem-with-raymond-johnston/] with Raymond Johnston * Charles IV and Prague – 700 years: When all roads led to Prague [https://www.prague.eu/file/edee/universal/maps/karel_iv_brozura_en.pdf] * Charles IV - the father of the Czech nation [https://english.radio.cz/charles-iv-father-czech-nation-8226516]on Radio Prague * Charles IV and his construction projects [https://www.visitczechrepublic.com/en-US/5b4e4590-8666-48d4-ad28-fa6d204bbff6/article/n-charles-iv] on Visit Czech Republic * Prague Chronicles - the biography of Charles IV [https://youtu.be/fU676r0Ndl4]video * Největší Čech [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nejv%C4%9Bt%C5%A1%C3%AD_%C4%8Cech] Wikipedia page For events in Prague, go to the Facebook page The Prague Haps [https://www.facebook.com/ThePragueHaps/]  Follow us on social for extras: * Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/PragueTimes/] * Twitter [https://twitter.com/PragueTimes] * YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPGHBt8jyhZVoYsLmlnsPCA] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/praguetimes/] Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt * DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT  [https://visix.podbean.com/]- Winner of the 2021 Silver Davey Award and AVA Gold Award, the 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence and on numerous top 10 podcast lists.  * CONSPIRACY CLEARINGHOUSE [https://conspiracyclearinghouse.podbean.com/] - A rather skeptical look at conspiracies and mysteries. Each episode will examine conspiracy theories, most of which are not true, a few of which might be a little bit true and even a couple that turned out, in fact, to be true. This is the podcast that dares to look behind the curtain that’s behind the curtain.

LIT - Prague Books Guests: David Humphreys & Melissa Joulwan, Strong Sense of Place podcast Prague inspires people, and some of those people write books set there. We take a look at some books about the City of 100 Spires as well as some Prague lore with David Humphreys & Melissa Joulwan, who run the Strong Sense of Place podcast. * See a video version on our YouTube channel [https://youtu.be/6_C8YSDssGw]. * Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our Buy Me a Coffee page [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ThePragueTimes]! SECTIONS 01:25 - Prague: the First Episode of SSoP 02:39 - The Prague-Korea connection, living in a simulation, lighting Prague Castle 07:25 - Why they choose the books, Prague Noir 09:12 - The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain 11:45 - Prague Spring (and more Mawer) 13:43 - Gottland: Mostly True Stories from Half of Czechoslovakia, Slavic narrative styles 18:27 - HHhH 20:16 - More books about Prague all the time 23:26 - Book shopping is fun 24:32 - Books that Smudge the cat likes, This Is the World: A Global Treasury, cartooning around 26:29 - We live in the future * Music by Fanette Ronjat More Info: * Strong Sense of Place podcast [https://strongsenseofplace.com/] * FOLKS - Strong Sense of Place episode [https://praguetimes.podbean.com/e/folks-strong-sense-of-place/] * SSoP Podcast Episode 01 [https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2020-01-20-prague/] — Prague: Castles and Cobblestones * LIT - Čas proměn' (Time of Changes) w/Mark Baker [https://praguetimes.podbean.com/e/lit-cas-promen-time-of-changes-wmark-baker/] episode * Buy Čas proměn [https://www.albatrosmedia.cz/tituly/64874519/cas-promen/] online from Albatros Media * Mark Baker's blog [https://markbakerprague.com/] * Mark Baker travel guides [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mark-Baker/e/B001HMLG5I]on Amazon * The Unbearable Lightness of Being [https://www.amazon.com/Unbearable-Lightness-Being-Milan-Kundera/dp/0060932139/] by Milan Kundera * Prague Noir [https://www.amazon.com/Prague-Noir-Akashic-Pavel-Mandys/dp/161775529X/], edited by Pavel Mandys, Miriam Margala (translator) * The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain [https://www.amazon.com/Wall-Growing-Behind-Curtain-Caldecott/dp/0374347018/] by Peter Sís * Prague Spring [https://www.amazon.com/Prague-Spring-Novel-Simon-Mawer/dp/1590519663] by Simon Mawer * The Glass Room [https://www.amazon.com/Glass-Room-Simon-Mawer/dp/1590513967/] by Simon Mawer * Mendel's Dwarf [https://www.amazon.com/Mendels-Dwarf-Simon-Mawer/dp/014028155X/] by Simon Mawer * Gottland: Mostly True Stories from Half of Czechoslovakia [https://www.amazon.com/Gottland-Mostly-True-Stories-Czechoslovakia/dp/1612193137/] by Mariusz Szczygieł, Antonia Lloyd-Jones (translator) * The Way You Wear Your Hat [https://www.amazon.com/Way-You-Wear-Your-Hat/dp/006018289X/] by Bill Zehme * HHhH [https://www.amazon.com/HHhH-Novel-Laurent-Binet/dp/1250033349] - Laurent Binet, Sam Taylor (translator) * The Seventh Function of Language [https://www.amazon.com/Seventh-Function-Language-Novel/dp/0374261563] by Laurent Binet, Sam Taylor (translator) * "The Man with the Iron Heart [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3296908/]" * "Anthropoid [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4190530/]" * The Prague Cemetery [https://www.amazon.com/Prague-Cemetery-Umberto-Eco/dp/0547844204/] by Umberto Eco * Prague: A Novel [https://www.amazon.com/Prague-Novel-Arthur-Phillips/dp/0375759778/]by Arthur Phillips * Prague in Black and Gold: The History of a City [https://www.amazon.com/Prague-Black-Gold-History-City/dp/014026888X] by Peter Demetz * Maps Special Edition [https://www.amazon.com/Special-Mizielinskas-Mizielinski-illustrator-Mizielinsk/dp/1783708042] by Aleksandra Mizielinska & Daniel Mizielinski * This Is the World: A Global Treasury [https://www.amazon.com/This-World-Treasury-Miroslav-Sasek/dp/0847843963/] by Miroslav Šašek For events in Prague, go to the Facebook page The Prague Haps [https://www.facebook.com/ThePragueHaps/]  Follow us on social for extras: * Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/PragueTimes/] * Twitter [https://twitter.com/PragueTimes] * YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPGHBt8jyhZVoYsLmlnsPCA] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/praguetimes/] Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt * DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT  [https://visix.podbean.com/]- Winner of the 2021 Silver Davey Award and AVA Gold Award, the 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence and on numerous top 10 podcast lists.  * CONSPIRACY CLEARINGHOUSE [https://conspiracyclearinghouse.podbean.com/] - A rather skeptical look at conspiracies and mysteries. Each episode will examine conspiracy theories, most of which are not true, a few of which might be a little bit true and even a couple that turned out, in fact, to be true. This is the podcast that dares to look behind the curtain that’s behind the curtain.

FOLKS - Strong Sense of Place Guests: Melissa Joulwan & David Humphreys, Strong Sense of Place podcast Books can entertain, inform and even make you want to travel. My guests today run the Strong Sense of Place podcast out of their flat here in Prague which combines the best of reading and travel in one jam-packed website. Go all over the world without ever leaving your home. * See a video version on our YouTube channel [https://youtu.be/6_C8YSDssGw]. * Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our Buy Me a Coffee page [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ThePragueTimes]! SECTIONS 01:49 - The Strong Sense of Place podcast 03:37 - The purpose of the podcast 06:50 - A world tour from home 11:10 - Nerdy organization & gold stars 14:55 - Becoming a reader 18:27 - Kindle a flame for reading 21:40 - Transcribing for empathy 28:22 - Lots of work 29:44 - Cookbooks & roller derby 34:24 - SSOP Reading Atlas. theme episodes, apocalypse novels 39:10 - Favourite books of 2021 40:51 - Telling lies to tell the truth * Music by Fanette Ronjat More info:  * Strong Sense of Place [https://strongsenseofplace.com/] website * Goodreads [https://www.goodreads.com/] * BBEdit 14 Bare Bones software [https://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/] * Oprah's Book Club [https://www.oprah.com/app/books.html] * Sonix transcription software [https://sonix.ai/] * Sara Nović [https://sara-novic.com/] website * Secret Prague [https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Prague-Martin-Stejskal/dp/2361950278]by Martin Stejskal * Atlas Obscura [https://www.atlasobscura.com/] - The definitive guide to the world's hidden wonders * Well Fed [https://meljoulwan.com/]paleo cookbooks * Living Paleo for Dummies [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AJ3J4QY/] by Melissa Joulwan & Kellyann Petrucci * Rollergirl: Totally True Tales from the Track [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000P6YMB2/] by Melissa Joulwan * The Hotrod Honeys on Texas Rollergirls [https://www.texasrollergirls.org/who-we-are/hotrod-honeys/] * Station Eleven [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J1IQUYM] * Termination Shock [https://www.amazon.com/Termination-Shock-Novel-Neal-Stephenson/dp/0063028050] * The Sentence [https://www.amazon.com/Sentence-Louise-Erdrich/dp/006267112X/] * Our Country Friends [https://www.amazon.com/Our-Country-Friends-Gary-Shteyngart/dp/1984855123/] * The Kingdoms [https://www.amazon.com/Kingdoms-Natasha-Pulley/dp/1635576083] * Games without Rules: The Often-Interrupted History of Afghanistan  [https://www.amazon.com/Games-without-Rules-Often-Interrupted-Afghanistan/dp/1610390946] * Hell of a Book [https://www.amazon.com/Hell-Book-Novel-Jason-Mott/dp/059333096X/] For events in Prague, go to the Facebook page The Prague Haps [https://www.facebook.com/ThePragueHaps/]  Follow us on social for extras: * Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/PragueTimes/] * Twitter [https://twitter.com/PragueTimes] * YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPGHBt8jyhZVoYsLmlnsPCA] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/praguetimes/] Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt * DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT  [https://visix.podbean.com/]- Winner of the 2021 Silver Davey Award and AVA Gold Award, the 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence and on numerous top 10 podcast lists.  * CONSPIRACY CLEARINGHOUSE [https://conspiracyclearinghouse.podbean.com/] - A rather skeptical look at conspiracies and mysteries. Each episode will examine conspiracy theories, most of which are not true, a few of which might be a little bit true and even a couple that turned out, in fact, to be true. This is the podcast that dares to look behind the curtain that’s behind the curtain.

MISC - Money Matters Money makes the world go round, but who and what is on our money? This episode looks at the figures and icons Czechs have decided are worthy of being immortalized on their currency, and by extension we'll learn a little about the story this country tells itself about itself.  * See a video version on our YouTube channel [https://youtu.be/6_C8YSDssGw]. * Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our Buy Me a Coffee page [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ThePragueTimes]! SECTIONS 01:33 - To walk in money 02:20 - Current coins, the Czech Lion, the Crown of Wenceslaus 06:52 - Notes, some of the 100 greatest Czechs 07:08 - 100Kč - Charles IV 08:43 - 200Kč - Jan Amos Komenský 10:16 - 500Kč - Božena Němcová 12:36 - 1000Kč - František Palacký 15:42 - 2000Kč - Emmy Destinn (Ema Destinnová) 17:07 - 5000Kč - Tomáš Garrigue (T. G.) Masaryk 18:08 - Old 20Kč & 50Kč notes - Otakar I Přemysl & St. Agnes of Bohemia (Svatá Anežka Česká) 20:21 - Late Czechoslovak notes - Pavol Országh-Hviezdoslav, Komenský, Ľudovít Štúr. peasants, SNP partisans & Bedřich Smetana 25:24 - Earlier Czechoslovak notes - Jan Žižka, SNP & Russians, youths 26:38 - Post WWII currency, the Communist coat of arms, post-Velvet Revolution commemorative 10 Kč coins (TGM, Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Alois Rašín) 28:26 - What about the Euro? 33:35 - Foreign currency & ATMs * Music by Fanette Ronjat More info: * Prague’s Currency: The Czech Crown (CZK) [https://www.praguego.com/about/currency/] * Information about the Czech Crown [https://www.global-exchange.ch/en/Home/currencies-of-the-world/czech-koruna] * A Closer Look at Czech Coins and Their History [https://www.tresbohemes.com/2018/04/a-closer-look-at-czech-coins-and-their-history/] * Who Are The People on Czech Banknotes? [https://www.tresbohemes.com/2016/12/czech-banknotes/] * Největší Čech (The Greatest Czech) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nejv%C4%9Bt%C5%A1%C3%AD_%C4%8Cech] list * History of Czechoslovak Currency [https://www.zlate-mince.cz/history-of-czechoslovak-currency.htm] * Czech National Bank commemorative coins [https://web.archive.org/web/20080610043941/http://www.cnb.cz/en/banknotes_coins/numismatics/] links * Stahované starší vzory bankovek [https://www.cnb.cz/export/sites/cnb/cs/.galleries/cnb-news/20210701_vzory_bankovek.pdf] (Older bank note designs) pdf * Czechia and the euro [https://ec.europa.eu/info/business-economy-euro/euro-area/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/czechia-and-euro_en] from the European Commission * Why hasn’t the Czech Republic adopted the euro? [https://kafkadesk.org/2021/05/22/why-hasnt-the-czech-republic-officially-adopted-the-euro/] from KafkaDesk * Honest Guide YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt7oj318jVQi7vRbc1bNjJA] * Honest Blog [https://honest.blog/]by Honest Guide * Prague vs Crooks [https://www.stream.cz/praha-vs-prachy/serie/epizody-4342] (taxi scams) (in Czech) For events in Prague, go to the Facebook page The Prague Haps [https://www.facebook.com/ThePragueHaps/]  Follow us on social for extras: * Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/PragueTimes/] * Twitter [https://twitter.com/PragueTimes] * YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPGHBt8jyhZVoYsLmlnsPCA] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/praguetimes/] Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt * DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT  [https://visix.podbean.com/]- Winner of the 2021 Silver Davey Award and AVA Gold Award, the 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence and on numerous top 10 podcast lists.  * CONSPIRACY CLEARINGHOUSE [https://conspiracyclearinghouse.podbean.com/] - A rather skeptical look at conspiracies and mysteries. Each episode will examine conspiracy theories, most of which are not true, a few of which might be a little bit true and even a couple that turned out, in fact, to be true. This is the podcast that dares to look behind the curtain that’s behind the curtain.