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Letter from PragueLetter from Prague
My Letter from Prague today cannot be about anything else than floods. As a culturally-minded person I was horrified about the damage caused to cultural monuments throughout the country. Afflicted were countless theatres, especially in Prague, including the National Theatre, one of the oldest and a real national treasure. Also flooded were numerous art galleries and art shops, and the whole nation seemed to be genuinely worried about the fate of Charles bridge in Prague - an architectural gem dating back to the 14th century, which is a 100 percent must when one visits Prague. One of the most affected buildings was the Troja chateau, a nice Baroque building in the outskirts of Prague - near the Prague ZOO - which is not so often visited but where they opened a long-term exhibition of 20th century Czech sculpture just two months ago. Two thirds of them have been destroyed as well as its large garden with all the trees, the entry gate and all the workshops. All employees have been working to put things back to normal now.
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Current AffairsEU Commissioner promises flood relief to the Czech Republic
The European Union's Commissioner for Enlargement, Gunter Verheugen, gave the Czech government reasons to be satisfied on Thursday, when he said that to all intents and purposes the EU already considered the Czech Republic an EU member. The main reason for his brief visit to the country on Thursday was to look at the damage caused by the recent catastrophic floods, and to offer EU support. Radio Prague's David Vaughan joined Mr Verheugen as he visited one of the most devastated parts of old Prague.
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