[updated Monday June 16] I gotta start by saying that I do not share the beliefs and opinion of Greenpeace, anarchists and similar anti-globalization and anti-capitalism movements that met in Brno Saturday at ProtestFest. A festival that was focused on global warming this time. They marched through town. The march was approved. And: now for [...]
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Posted in Life, Nature, People, Travel, tagged Nature, nudism on May 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Here is an idea: there should be a beach in Yellowstone National Park. People would be allowed to walk around naked or lie on their blankets and towels, but they would not be allowed to swim in any of the lakes.
Sounds crazy? This is exactly what is happening in Brno. Here. This former quarry and [...]
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Posted in Brno, Nature, Travel, tagged animals, museum on April 22, 2008 | No Comments »
If you are a fan of bizarre things, you should see what the University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno has on display. Its Institute of Pathological Morphology has a small museum in which you can see stuffed cows with two heads or six legs. There are sheep with four normal legs and a fifth leg [...]
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Posted in Nature, tagged Knut, polar bear, zoo on March 22, 2008 | No Comments »
I don’t think the Brno City Zoo has ever had a bigger attraction than two cute polar bear cubs. Thousands of people come every day to watch the family of three. Mother Cora and two babies. The father was transferred to Prague zoo [I think] a while ago. The zoo administrators can only guess so [...]
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People in Brno enjoy an interesting place to take walks: the banks of the Svratka River and the shores of the Brno Dam. Normally the water level reaches all the way under the trees. Every summer millions and millions of cyanobacteria develop in the waters of the dam, turning the water green and making it impossible for [...]
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