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The Georgian director George Ovashvilli has created a movie that opens your eyes and leaves an unforgettable impression. Though many are affected by the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict, many are not even aware that it exists.
The Other Bank tells a story of a Georgian boy, whose family fled from Abkhazia during the war and who is living in poverty of Tbilisi. Yet, one day he decides to go back to Abkhazia and find his father whom he hasn’t seen in years. Through the story of his journey, the director, George Ovashvilli portrays many different aspects of life after the war: from street children to international violence.

Overall, The Other Bank is a must-see. The film’s cinematography is done in such a way, that you are hypnotized by what is going on. Calling this film amazing is not giving it enough justice. In short, The Other Bank is the definition of what film is supposed to do and what effect it is supposed to have on people.

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You will find in this post the review of best places for roller skating in Prague.

• “Inline” or “roller” – skating seems to be synonyms, if someone knows the difference, please, post in comments.

Nice place for rollers and great views.

1. Letná. Park with great views on Prague, nice place for rollers too. To get there go the the Sparta or  Letenské náměstí tram station.

2. Right bank of Vltava, near Vyšehrad – get to the tram station Podolská vodárna and roll along the river (south direction).  Or station Výtoň, but you will need to walk a little to the good surface.

3. Ladronka: the park place between Vypich and the Strahov television tower. Get there by tram to the Vypich tram station.

4. Stromovka. Near Lentá, to get there go to the tram station Výstaviště

Some useful information about renting places can be found in this post.

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Exposition of cubism museum in Prague from painting to furniture and architecture

The center for the Czech cubism in Prague is the Cubist House of the Black Madonna.

You will find there:

• museum of Czech cubism
• cubism shop
• all this is in the Old Town, placed in a building in cubism style!

Address: Celetna 34, Prague 1

The exibition of cubism museum focuses not just on paintings, but includes great example of sculpture, furniture and architectural sketches in cubism style.

More information on this topics: Radio.Cz

P.S. Very nice cafe with cubism elements even in coffee cups is on the first floor.

The building is worth visiting of itself, looks now very stylish

The center for the Czech cubism in Prague is the Cubist House of the Black Madonna

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We will list here exhibition places in Prague, the idea is to collect links to their official web-sites, so it would make easier to check for current events there in future.

• Výstavní síň Mánes

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There are a number of sites that list places of tourist interest in Czech Republic. As for me, visiting 10+ hrads (castles) doesn’t make sense, so here is the “balanced” list of places you should see in Czech Republic.

One of the best views to Prague from Letenské sady, you can walk there from Náměstí Republiky (Palladium) by the Štefánikův most

1. Center of Prague [Find hotel in Prague]. You won’t miss this. Take any map in tourist office and walk around. The best way is to use public transport.

Route 1:

1. First by subway get to station Hradčanská
2. Then walk following direction sings to Pražský hrad (really nice change of guards is at 12-00), follow your map there,
3. Once you’ve visited everything you like, go in the direction of Karlův most (don’t miss Kampa Island)
4. Then to Staroměstské náměstí (Old Town Square) if you will be there by the end of hour, you’ll see show on Orloy clocks.
5. Finaly, walk to Václavské náměstí  (Wenceslas Square) to the Národní muzeum.

Route 2:

1. Get by subway to Muzeum. Walk down to Mustek, then to Náměstí Republiky (Palladium)
2. Then walk to Letenské sady (check nice view above), you can walk there from Náměstí Republiky (Palladium) by the Štefánikův most
3. Walk to the West, you need to get to Královská zahrada
4. Visit places of interest in Hrad
5. Go to the Karlův Most and then to Staroměstské náměstí

2. Vyšehrad [Find hotel in Prague]. After visiting center of Prague as described above. You can take a metro red line C to the station “Vyšehrad”. Go out there and follow direction signs or ask for direction to Vyšehrad. Worth seeing, one of the best views of the Prague, especially in the night.

3. Křižíkova fontána [Find hotel in Prague]. Great fountain and music show in the night (shows run at 20, 21 and 22 p.m.). Show don’t run in the winter, check program on their web-site.

Best places to visit in Czech Republic - it is easier to plan your travel route with this map. Click to open large map.

4. Hrad in Hluboká nad Vltavou [Hotels in Hluboka]. Beautiful caste in the South Bohemian. Looks great from outside and inside in comparison to other castles in Czech Republic.

Hrad in Hluboká nad Vltavou

Best parking there: point your navigator to the street: Masarykova city: Hluboka nad Vltavou;

5. Český Krumlov [accommodation in Krumlov]. Small city, not far away from Hluboka, it is located in the South Bohemian. Added to Unesco World Heritage list, diffenetly worth seeing.

Český Krumlov

Best parking there: street Chvalšinská, Český Krumlov (long street, as long as you drive you will see large parking or you can park by the street for free and walk a little)

Great place to eat: Restaurant Eggenberg (Pivovarská 27, Český Krumlov), there is also a bear factory near this restaurant. It’s getting popular so reserving place can be a good idea.

• If you travel to Krumlov and Hluboka staying in Krumlov is a great idea

6. České Švýcarsko. České Švýcarsko National Park. More information with photos will be added...

7. Kostnice Sedlec. Ossuary, which “contains the remains of about 40 000 people”. Some special place, check web-site before deciding if you want to visit it.

8. Hrad Zvíkov. This place is not promoted much, but from there are great views, as hrad is placed over Vltava and Otava rivers. Check ways to get there, if you will take boat from Orlik it will be pleasurable jouney.

9. Hrad Karlštejn. This caste is a popular place, because it is not far from Prague.

10. 3 More Hrads. If you like castels, then check 3 more remarkable places: Červená Lhota, Konopiště, Rožmberk. And here you will find the list of castels in Czech Republic.

Note 1: in places outside Prague, I was driving by car, if you’ve got there by train or by bus, please, share in comments details of transport connection.

Note 2: this list is now in development, the final result should be a list with description, photos, links to map and detailed report for each place.

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