JOYCEAN PICS 2005
Ceske Budejovice, South Bohemia
Contents of This Page

  "Maly pivovar," a hotel restaurant, Karla IV
  St. Anne Church (Kostel sv. Anny)
  Black Tower (Cerna vez)
  Grand Hotel Zvon
  Samson's Fountain (Samsonova kasna)
  Town Hall (Radnice)
  Dominican Monastery (Dominikansky klaster)
  A beer house, Piaristicke nam.
  Armoury & Motorcycle Museum ("Solnice" or Motocyklove muzeum)
  Hotel Gomel (a 4-star hotel)
  A panoramic view from Hotel Gomel
CONTENTS 2005
   1  Prague IASIL 2005
   2  Prague, Jews and Joyce
   3  Prague: miscellanea
   4  Ceske Budejovice (Post-Conference Tour)
   5  Cesky Krumlov (Post-Conference Tour)
   6  Trebon (Post-Conference Tour)
   7  Jindrichuv Hradec (Post-Conference Tour)
   8  Cervena Lhota (Post-Conference Tour)
   9  Dublin and Joyce
  10  Dublin: miscellanea
  11  Limerick
  12  Galway
  13  Inis Oirr, the Aran Islands
  14  Cork
  15  Blarney
  16  Belfast

Ceske Budejovice, South Bohemia
Post-Conference Tour Day 1-Day 2

29-30 July 2005

  
  Ceske Budejovice (pop. 99,700, 2004) jostles with Plzen in the practically religious struggle to produce the Czech Republic's best beer, rising to notoriety as the birthplace of the original Budvar (Budweiser) and still prized as the home of one of Europe's finest tipples.
  Like Plzen, South Bohemia's capital is a vibrant city, big enough to escape the more touristy "toy town" attributes of nearby Cesky Krumlov, but still small enough to escape ensure that its pretty old heart isn't choked by the industry on its boundaries.
  More green than grey, the region's biggest city is a patchwork of tight alleys, broad parks and gaping squares, offering a slightly scruffy - and reliable rowdier - take on the country's perennial old town blueprint.  It may still have the air of an overgrown village, but after an overdose of South Bohemian rusticity this is the place to indulge in a shot of (quietish) urban living and a sample or two of South Bohemia's amber aqua vitae.

HISTORY

  The marshy site, ideal for the defense of a mediaeval fortress, was selected by King Premysl Otakar II in 1265 as a royal town and a bulwark against powerful local families.
  Its ancient predecessor, the village of Budivojovice, was at the present site of the Church of St. Procopius & John the Baptist (Kostel sv Prokopa sv Jana Krtitele), north of the centre in the suburb of Prazske sidliste.  As old as the town are the Dominican Monastery and Church of the Sacrifice of the Virgin, and namesti Premysla Otakara II.
  By the 14th century Ceske Budejovice was the most powerful town in Southern Bohemia.  Its many fine Renaissance buildings testify to its wealth from trade and silver mining.  It remained staunchly royalist and Catholic during the Hussite Wars, though it was never attacked by Hussite armies.  The royal mint was established here in the late 16th century.
  Prosperity continued until the Thirty Years' War, when a disastrous fire (in 1641) destroyed half the town.  The silver also began to run out and the royal mint was closed.
  Ceske Budejovice only began to recover with the establishment of a major school in 1762 and a bishopric in 1785.  Industry arrived in the 19th century.  The first railway train on the continent rode out from here to Linz, Austria, in 1832.
  After WWI the southern part of South Bohemia was given to Czechoslovakia, although over half of its population was German.  Though Germans and Czechs had coexisted peacefully here for centuries, the Germans were nevertheless all expelled from Ceske Budejovice in 1945. (Neal Bedford, etc., Czech & Slovak Republics, Lonely Planet 2004)

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Maly pivovar
  
   "Maly pivovar," a hotel restaurant, Karla IV, Ceske Budejovice 1.
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 (Friday 29 July) "Maly pivovar," a hotel restaurant, Karla IV, Ceske Budejovice 1.
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 (Friday 29 July) Mr. Furomoto, Prof. Masazumi Toraiwa, Ms. Furomoto and Prof. Taketoshi Furomoto at "Maly pivovar," a hotel restaurant, Karla IV, Ceske Budejovice 1.
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 (Friday 29 July) Roast beef and Czech pancake with a creme sauce (Svichova na smetane & Knedliky), "Maly pivovar," a hotel restaurant, Karla IV, Ceske Budejovice 1.
  
  
   
St. Anne Church
  
   St. Anne Church (Kostel sv. Anny), Karla IV, Ceske Budejovice 1.
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 (Friday 29 July) St. Anne Church (Kostel sv. Anny), Karla IV, Ceske Budejovice 1.
  
  
   
Black Tower
  
   Black Tower (Cerna vez), the dominating 72m Gothic Renaissance tower built in 1553. viewed from Namesti Ptemysla Otakara II, Ceske Budejovice 1.
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 (Friday 29 July) Black Tower (Cerna vez), the dominating 72m Gothic Renaissance tower built in 1553. viewed from Namesti Ptemysla Otakara II, Ceske Budejovice 1.
  
  
   
Grand Hotel Zvon
  
   Grand Hotel Zvon, viewed from Namesti Ptemysla Otakara II, Ceske Budejovice 1.
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 (Friday 29 July) Grand Hotel Zvon, viewed from Namesti Ptemysla Otakara II, Ceske Budejovice 1.
  
  
   
Samson's Fountain
  
   Samson's Fountain (Samsonova kasna, 1727), Namesti Ptemysla Otakara II, Ceske Budejovice 1.
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 (Friday 29 July) Samson's Fountain (Samsonova kasna, 1727), Namesti Ptemysla Otakara II, Ceske Budejovice 1.
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 (Friday 29 July) Samson's Fountain (Samsonova kasna, 1727), Namesti Ptemysla Otakara II, Ceske Budejovice 1.
  
  
   
Town Hall
  
   Town Hall (Radnice), Namesti Ptemysla Otakara II, Ceske Budejovice 1.
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 (Friday 29 July) Town Hall (Radnice), Namesti Ptemysla Otakara II, Ceske Budejovice 1.
  
  
   
Dominican Monastery
  
   Dominican Monastery (Dominikansky klaster), viewed from Piaristicke nam., Ceske Budejovice 1.
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 (Friday 29 July) Dominican Monastery (Dominikansky klaster), viewed from Piaristicke nam., Ceske Budejovice 1.
  
  
   
A beer house
  
   A beer house, Piaristicke nam., Ceske Budejovice 1.
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 (Friday 29 July) A beer house, Piaristicke nam., Ceske Budejovice 1.
  
  
   
Armoury & Motorcycle Museum
  
   Armoury & Motorcycle Museum ("Solnice" or Motocyklove muzeum), Piaristicke Nam. Ceske Budejovice 1.
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 (Friday 29 July) Armoury & Motorcycle Museum ("Solnice" or Motocyklove muzeum), Piaristicke Nam. Ceske Budejovice 1.
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 (Friday 29 July) Armoury & Motorcycle Museum ("Solnice" or Motocyklove muzeum), Piaristicke Nam. Ceske Budejovice 1.
  
  
   
Hotel Gomel
  
   Hotel Gomel, a 4-star hotel where we stayed one night, Prazska tr.
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 (Friday 29 July) Hotel Gomel, a 4-star hotel where we stayed one night, Prazska tr.
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 (Friday 29 July) Hotel Gomel, a 4-star hotel where we stayed one night, Prazska tr.
  
  
   
A panoramic view
  
   Ceske Budejovice, a panoramic view from Hotel Gomel
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 (Saturday 30 July) Ceske Budejovice, a panoramic view from Hotel Gomel
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 (Saturday 30 July) Ceske Budejovice, a panoramic view from Hotel Gomel




        


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