Without an excursion to Prague, this journey did not go around. Later, returning to the provincial silence of the Takhakh district, Plzensky Territory, the Czech Republic, we rested from the Prague bustle, crushing, automotive noise and endless distances of the metropolitan city of millionth. Here on the outskirts of the Czech Republic, near the border with Germany, everything is different: slower, calm and much cheaper. Even a course "in our village", as affectionately we called this region, much more profitable to the metropolitan exchangers. True, here the goods, as elsewhere, are mostly Chinese, and in most part it belongs to the poor provincial towns. Even traditional Czech figures (more often than the gnomes), which can be found in each private house and are made in the Middle Kingdom. The park of cars should not be called new, the shabby Skodes and old "folces" prevail.
In the summer there are quite hot and local bathing in specially equipped water bodies, with the sonorous name "Kupalishte". In general, in Czech, there are many similar to Russian words in Czech and if the interlocutor is not in a hurry, then you can catch the overall course of thought, although not always. The word "Thank You", for example, the most phonetically closely pronounced as "wild", with an emphasis on the first syllable and is not clearly formed from the more Slavic "dzinkaya" or closer to the English "SANX". The older generation perfectly understands and speaks Russian, these knowledge is quite enough for talking for a foam circle. The youth on the contrary, the study of German and dreams of going to Germany to work. In general, the phrase "in Male" understands everything and reduce the speed of speech, giving the opportunity to understand said.
In the Peteles, there are also its own characteristics, if, for example, the Cech calls friends for a birthday in a bar or in a beer, then usually every guest pays for itself, and gifts in the Russian understanding of this word is not accepted. They are mainly a great beer, many prefer dark, young people sometimes extremalize and drink absinthe over beer, which leads to extremely sharp and strong intoxication. Absinthe for exoticity is served in Menzurics, the most we had in Soviet schools. The Czech young men go to the army with pride and are not trying to unscrew, the truth will be drunk on "conducted" almost like ours.
Once on the day of the city of Takhov, we were surprised by the calm and testedness of what is happening in contrast to the Russian scope of the celebration of such events. A small procession through the streets of the city of people dressed in medieval helmets and with alabards with the Czech traditional sausages strung on them, which they hurt everyone. Harmony music, approving spectators and omnipresent beer complemented the picture of the holiday - boring!
Mariana Lazni was struck by the number of mineral water sources and their "singing fountains." In addition to the backlight of water jets, it is very beautiful in the evening from under the ground there is a loud music corresponding to the Water Presentation. Powerful acoustic systems are below the level of asphalt and covered with massive metal grids through which sound passes. Thus, you practically stand on the column and feel not only the sound, but also the vibration of the waves.
Because of the late time, we almost were late for the train, next to the next plan. What is interesting, the railway roads in the Czech Republic are single-trades and trains travel only at stations, such a system saves on the laying of paths, but requires a high movement organization. At times, the likelihood of collisions increases, but it seems to be heard about them in the Czech Republic. Because of this feature, there is an interesting time of arrival of trains: 14:51 or 22:39, up to seconds. From the windows of the train visible fields and beautiful gardens.
Czechs work from 5 or from 6 am and early finish their working day. In this area there is a large pharmaceutical plant of a well-known company, salaries stable, but low. Then people go shopping, and most often in favorite bars and beer. Czechs are good people, positive, gullible and spoiled by European stability. Their low incomes are forced to save them on water and light consumption, but the overall stable economic and political situation instills in them confidence in tomorrow.
