41 posts tagged “european”

Currently reading this book, will post a review shortly.

Although it has been a while since I made it out to Szoborpark. I do love the Communist Period statues. However, not what they represent....

The Dacia cars of the late seventies and early eighties seem miles away now. However, with the Renault they look set for a return to the streets of Western Europe. According to the BBC. Not sure if I would want one.....However, looking at the quote from the BBC they are obviously becoming more and more popular in France and also in Germany. Saying that lets see how well they do here in the United Kingdom and you can bet your bottom dollar that the Logan will be appearing on the BBC Flagship programme "Top Gear" in the near future.

A really nice video showing the sights and sounds of the Czech Republic. Alas, I will probably switch the Eurovision Song Contest off and do something more interesting and look at the songs when its more convenient...enjoy the video that I found on You Tube......

The Czech Government now takes control of  St Vitus Cathedral despite the views expressed by Topolánek  on the 21st February. "I do not mind the cathedral being owned by the church just as I do not mind the cathedral owned by the state. I have also said that the church would not be a bad owner of the cathedral," Topolanek said. According to the Prague Dail Monitor.

Meanwhile, The Prague Post reported on the 28th February

"Court decisions over the years have tossed the ownership of St. Vitus, the architectural center point of Prague Castle, back and forth between the two institutions. But a Feb. 16 Supreme Court ruling reversed a lower court's October decision to hand the cathedral keys to the Catholic Church.    
Zderčík said he plans to take the issue back to the Czech courts and, as a last resort, would consider going before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France. He added that it's too early to see how the Supreme Court decision will affect the hundreds of other church properties in the Czech Republic for which legal ownership is still unresolved".

Personally I think the Church should control the Cathedral, with the help from the Government when required. However, it's wrong to intervene in eclessastical matters, in some ways this mirrors almost the purging of churches as happened in England hundreds of years ago!

Your thoughts and comments are appreciated.

A really nice son. However, when watching the video kinda reminds me of the enya videos from back in the 80@s your thoughts......... Alas you won't be able to watch it embedded on my blog but it will direct you to You Tube to see the video..... just double click on the video picture to open the video....

Accorrding to some on You Tube Ruslana, this Bulgarian Songstress, is regarded as the best singer in Eastern Europe, I reserve judgement see what you think though. I have to say some of these shots are really nice, others look as though they have been taken on the set of Xena: Princess Warrior. Your thoughts and comments appreciated....

The book takes a look at restructuring Poland/Krakow between 1948 and 1994. The book explores everything from the  use of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to the change the from State Production to the lean world of  Commercial Production.