From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Win two flying Thai lanterns on Valentine’s day

January 29, 2010 News
Lanterns

If you are not lucky, you can still buy the lanterns at the place.

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3 amazing extreme sports videos

January 28, 2010 community
Extreme sports

Extreme powered paragliding, le parkour and downhill biking videos captured in Brno.

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Milan Kundera awarded the honorary citizenship of Brno

January 26, 2010 Arts & events
Milan Kundera

It is unlikely that Kundera would attend the evening ceremony, as he travels to the Czech republic only rarely and always in a disguise.

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3,360 Facebook fans successfully lobbied for a return of college bus stop

January 22, 2010 News
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The town-owned transport company will likely restore the original route of bus line #53, connecting the 4,000-student dormitory at Palackého vrch with Brno.

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Wonderful winter ZOO video & gathering for a runaway monkey

January 21, 2010 News
Heiko

If you want to help Heiko, send a short text message “HEIKO” to number 902 77 40 before January 31.

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Organic architecture orgasm: New Královo Pole railway station may look like a giant odonata

January 19, 2010 News
New railway station in Královo Pole

I think this is way amazing!

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Last 100 tickets to The Swell Season (Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová) concert

January 18, 2010 Music
The Swell Season

If you want to enjoy the gig of the Oscar-awarded duo of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová in Semilasso club on February 2, hurry up!

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7 differences between Prague and Brno

January 15, 2010 Features
Brno

Comparation of the two biggest Czech towns – life quality and expenses, leisure opportunities etc.

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3 great places for sledding

January 13, 2010 Best of Brno
Sledding

Brno is covered with snow, so let’s have some fun with sleds!

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First snowboard park opened in Brno. Free entrance!

January 10, 2010 News
Snowboard tricks

The very first incity snowboard park in the Czech republic was opened last week in park “Čertova rokle”.

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Brno “paralyzed” by snow

January 8, 2010 News
Brno under snow

Today, quarters Vinohrady and Kohoutovice, both located on hills above the town, were inaccessible by public transport for several hours.

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Calendar showing nude librarians becomes an instant hit

January 7, 2010 News
Guerilla Readers 2010 calendar

Non-profit Guerilla Readers prepared a 2010 calendar with nude pictures of library studies undergraduates, taken in the Moravian library.

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Tugendhat Villa closed until 2014

January 6, 2010 News
Tugendhat villa

The best known tourist attraction of Brno, functionalist Tugendhat villa, closed on January 1 and will open again after four years.

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