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by Douglas Scott, Dou

Prague has churches, cathedrals, art galleries, museums and international music recitals offering a unique blend of historical and contemporary culture. Its magnificent architecture is the backdrop to a diverse and vibrant culture, while at night the city becomes an almost fairy tale world, making Prague one of the most exciting of the ancient European cities.

Although often overlooked by tourists, the green spaces of Letna Park offer the best views over the city. An enormous statue of Stalin once featured here, dominating the Prague skyline. The statue stood over the city for six years until Stalin was discredited and the marble monument was blown up in 1961. Today, a metronome unreliably ticks in Stalins old spot.

Prague Castle is the most popular sight visited in Prague. It is the largest ancient castle in the world

To see Prague properly, there is no alternative to walking. It couldnt be more pleasant most of it along the beautiful bridges and cobblestone streets of the cities historic core.

The Czechs drink more beer than any other country in the world. There is much conjecture as to which is the best Gambrinus, Pilsner Urquell, Kozel, Staropramen and Budvar are the leading contenders. Most pubs will only stock one or two types of beer.

Since The Velvet Revolution of 1989 Prague has become more visited. There are plenty of hotels, pensions, hostels and private accommodation available. Favourable value is sometimes better to find accommodation further away from the centre because in comparison to other world metropolises Prague is quite small and its public transport is effective so you do not have to worry that you will spend most of your time on trams and buses. If you plan going to Prague in the high season April to October, around Christmas and New Year as well as for a weekend or at the time of public holiday, you should book your accommodation ahead, preferably by at least a few weeks.

Pragues tourism growth numbers are particularly strong with Asian visitors, particularly from Japan and South Korea. Some 25 percent more Japanese tourists visited this country compared to last year.

The Czech Republic has a mild climate with warm, sometimes damp, summers and cold winters. Spring and summer tend to be the sunniest months, the period between May and August is the rainiest. Snow is rare in Prague during winter.

Celebrating weddings in Toronto is a multi-cultural event. So by keeping that in mind, there are many different wedding celebrations, because each culture has their own wedding traditions. This article will focus specifically on Czech Republic wedding traditions. So what makes a Czech Republic wedding different from that of a Greek wedding or Italian wedding? For starters, Czech Republic wedding traditions are preserved and they date back several hundreds of years. Of course, some Czech Republic wedding traditions are newer than other traditions and some are old, very old, in any event, that is what makes a Czech Republic wedding tradition unique.

As is with every wedding ceremony, reception and celebration, the focus is the bride and the Czech Republic weddings are no different. Czech Republic brides have to follow the old adage "wearing something new, something old, something borrowed, and something blue." In a Czech wedding ceremony, a bride wears the garter to signify something blue, something that will come in handy as the day wears on. The part about wearing something borrowed stems from wearing a piece from a friend who is already married. The friend does not have to be the same nationality just married a very important trait in the Czech tradition. The last two points, something old, has to come from a family heirloom, possibly jewellery or a veil, all depending and something new is something that the bride wants to symbolize and a new beginning in hers and her husbands life.

As is the case with most marriages, a Czech wedding has most of its traditions take place at the reception. And to get the festivities started at the reception, someone designated within the wedding party breaks a plate to not only signal the beginning of the party, but to introduce the bride and groom and to symbolize happiness. Cute things that take place in a Czech wedding are that the bride and groom share many dining things together, they eat soup together, there is only one spoon only so symbolically, and they are forced into each other together. This symbolizes that they are united and that they have to compromise for the good of the both of them. Another fun tradition is several hours into the party, the friends of the groom kidnap the bride and hide, the groom has to quickly find his bride and if he fails to do so in a certain period of time, the groom has to buy the bride back from his friends, this symbolizes that the groom has to take care of his precious wife forever.

So in conclusion, a Czech Republic wedding in many ways is no different from a Greek wedding or an Italian wedding, however, in so many ways a Czech Republic wedding is so different from a Greek wedding and an Italian wedding, and it is the subtleness of those differences that makes traditional weddings in the most multi-cultural of settings and cities so different and so beautiful!

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