Prague Floods - Tour of Prague River and Bridges

[@johnh7718]

What a wonderful, very informative video!

[@davidanalyst671]

Im not tired of the dancing house. I thought it looked familiar because there is a building at MIT in the USA that looks a lot like that. You are a great guide!!!

[@MENSA.lady2]

Modeled on the Forth Bridge near Edinburgh. Worth a visit, as is the rest of Prague..

[@a.n.6374]

1:30 Last time I was in Prague I saw a bus go under that bridge and hit it being a bit higher than allowed. It was so funny as there is some contraption before the bridge to make drivers know if they are higher which he did hit as well.

[@TraintoUkraine]

hi from Ukraine, I love Prague and your videos. It is a very interesting video, thank you for sharing the historic facts!

[@MrJokerh61]

Hello TraintolUkraine ❤ God bless Ukraine 🇺🇦 from Ireland 🇮🇪 🙏

[@juliewalsh7401]

Ahoj! We are visiting right now and this is probably the most beautiful cities we have seen! Thank you

[@j.k.p.3380]

Was just in Prague a few months ago and I'm so relieved the damage from this flood was not as bad as 2002. This was a great idea for a video!

[@frankclareOriginal]

That's my neighborhood! Fun learning more about it and seeing you walking along the river where I walk just about every day. :)

[@uxb2001]

A great presentation. As a person with a Great Grandfather born in Bohemia this video makes what to visit.

[@Wavy77]

Nice! Last year when we visited Praha we spent an entire day in that area around the old train bridge. First we went to Vysehrad to walk around the castle, then we went to eat at Hostinec na Vytoni (didn't know there was a museum there as well. The duck there is fantastic), then we walked over the bridge to Staropramen and had some beers there...very nice area.

[@paultodd7806]

Let’s hope it never floods again like 2002, it was awful to see such a beautiful city be devastated by flood. Great video as always guy’s 😉

[@markrandle9905]

Brilliant as always. Made me miss Czech. Been back in the UK a week after 11 weeks in Czech during the summer. Can’t wait to get back

[@chrishutchison5031]

Thanks for the info! I have been worrying about flooding in central Europe. I am glad to see that Prague looks like any damage may be manageable. Great stuff RPG's.

[@qwe5qwe566]

Prague was ok this time but several regions in Moravia and Silesia were badly hit.

[@chrishutchison5031]

@@qwe5qwe566 thanks

[@sandor7594]

It was an interesting video! I'am from Budapest, also the bridges and floods are me interested.

[@Emeraldfox2001]

I can't wait to visit czech and budjuvice next summer my 3rd great grandmother was born there

[@BradLeroy]

Prague is beautiful, we loved Cesky Krumlov too! Budapest was beautiful too. Tour the Budapest Parliament if you haven’t. Also see Fisherman’s Bastion & St Matthias Church there. St Steven’s Church is across the river same side as the Parliament. Go on the boat cruise and see the Old Market Hall.

[@BradLeroy]

Tour Prague Castle, the Astronomical Clock Tower, Powder Tower, see Church of Our Lady, Charles Bridge, etc.

[@Cm-vl2gp]

I hope that you are our guide when we visit Prague!

[@BozaCukuranovic3223]

Lived in Andel for around two years, some of the best of my life. I miss Prague, haven't been there in 6 years.

[@10jpmorgan]

Beautiful and informative video! Thanks for your work! I enjoy it very much. I've walked along most of the locations in this video, and it's shocking to see the Vltava River so high! I'm wondering what happened to the little cafes and galleries they call the "Lenses" that are in the riverwall. Glad Prague was spared the worst of the recent flooding. The eastern parts of the Czech Republic and southeastern Poland weren't so lucky.

[@viktornovomestsky3999]

The water level didn't reach the "Lenses" this time, but in case it would happen, there are metall doors installed, meaning the interior will be protected and not flooded, the worst it might cause is to break the glass at the entrance, but that's repairable...

[@paulterpstra6705]

The staues are on Vyšehrad of course.

[@iankendrick5282]

Very interesting love prague thanks

[@SM68Pete]

A really timely and informative episode! Thank you. I still think you should do stand up comedy.

[@shane.s-747]

Another good one Valery, your hair, make-up, and outfit were all fantastic as usual. Have a great tomorrow, see ya next time. BBBYYYEEE!!!

[@vaclavsubrt5474]

Great video. I learned something new about places I regularly visit like Výtoň. I would just add one notion to 2002 flood: unlike the other big floods mentioned in the video this one happened despite cascade of dams had been built in 20th century which was meant (among others) to protect Prague against big floods. So nobody expected it could get so bad. Yet it did.

[@EdmundJohnson]

Another great video, thank you! FYI in England we call La Manche "The English Channel ", of course the French disagree 🙂

[@guillermochan3851]

Currently in Prague, visiting from Costa Rica. Your videos really helped me moving around, thank you! 😁

[@joerose8403]

I’ve literally just got back from Prague 3 days ago and I’m literally desperate to come back already 😢❤

[@MrProfessor47]

You have the best stories about the history of Prague! 👍

[@josephranker5716]

You Tube and the world are troubling, thank you for offering me a break.. I get a few minutes of happy things, pretty things and knowledge , thanks.. peace

[@GiorgeiX]

thanks for the video that spans from current situation to the old days. your historical pills are really interesting and I wish you will cover topics dealing with history and art in the future.

[@billwehrmacher3842]

I love your videos ❤❤❤ I love Prague and visit often but I don't find myself learning much about its history. Please keep making these wonderful tour videos. :)

[@egmjag]

The distant camera shot of some of those buildings highlights their majestic beauty. I’m envious of the people that live in there. I don’t think I could ever get bored or take my surroundings for granted if I walked around there every day.

[@damienriddick35]

Very interesting video. Thanx for sharing.

[@al20031]

Well researched with great old photos of my beloved Prague ❤

[@zzsender1724]

Excellent Ucitelka and a very interesting tour of Prague - thankyou !! 👍💘🙂

[@michaelkongstedt]

Thank you for another fine informative video.

[@leyu22]

love this video thank you

[@ChrisHoly1]

Great video! I just left Prague, I'm glad the hyped up flooding never really happened (that much), but it did mark the end of summer lol, a few cold days there, and including the day I went on the WW2 & Communism tour hosted by Vaclav (highly recommend it!!).

[@alexdevilliers402]

Great content as always. Thanks Valery and Vaclav and the attention to detail.

[@adriennecoleman5249]

Thank you!

[@BradLeroy]

I love Prague. Beautiful city and people were very friendly there.

[@Yannickille]

Greetings from Sulawesi❤

[@bikingyogatennis]

I believe the statues from the bridge are now located in the park at Vysehrad.

[@renoirg1483]

Visiting Prague from 4 to 11 November for the first time from South Africa. Would absolutely love to meet you in person. Have been watching all your videos.

[@juanromero3558]

Excellent information. I just came back from visiting Prague (business trip), not much time to explore and I followed some of your suggestions from previous videos regarding places to eat. Very helpful.

[@SharingEverydayLife]

I will visit Prague from September 30. I can’t wait to see the beautiful city - Prague.

[@kevingiuliano7537]

Hi Val you look great and love your as we say in Philadelphia 🇺🇸 your cute sneakers 👟 and cool shades. You rock 🎸

[@MrFambrini]

Along the river's edge there are usually many boat bars/restaurants. Where do they go when it floods?

[@BradLeroy]

I think this is the side of the city we didn’t get to see when we visited. I’m referring to the beginning where she shows water still over the riverbank. We stayed very close to the old town square where the Astronomical Clock Tower and Church of Our Lady are. Prague is a beautiful city we went to tour Prague Castle, Powder Tower, Charles Bridge, toured the Astronomical Clock Rower, visited the Church of Our lady and another church in the old town square area but I can’t remember the name of it. It has a dome while Church of Our Lady has the two towers.

[@JacobDvorak]

The statues moved to Vyšehrad! 🏰

[@elkheirimomonajib4946]

Nice vidéo informative.

[@andreinybakken9252]

Nice. Is that Alexis Crystal?

[@Good-Citizen]

Love your hair!

[@rank1839]

Wow, 2004. That’s a long time for a missing statue. Interesting thank you

[@zanjose9806]

statues are now at vyšehrad now ofc!

[@awacord2]

Your statues stand in Vyshehrad now? 🎉

[@roirenaud2695]

I hope the railway bridge will be saved.

[@bohuslavkanovsky4345]

the statues from Palacky bridge are on Vysehrad. do I win anything?

[@Robertoayon]

👏👏👏👏

[@BerdBlumensein]

I would like you to guide me but you would have to slow down. I can't walk that fast!!!!!!!!! Thank You!!!!!!

[@kristintoo]

I see no boats going by, so i assume the river is closed?

[@Pidalin]

ofcourse it's closed, we have the damned floods 😀

[@2006Whippet]

I'm in Prague right now, and the tour boats seemed to be operating normally.

[@Miss_miss-u3b]

I'm visiting Prague in 6 hours, I hope there is no flood😢

[@viktornovomestsky3999]

There is no flood, just the river embankments are closed, so f.e. there will not be the farmers markets... Otherwise Prague stands as majestic as ever..

[@xsc1000]

@@viktornovomestsky3999 Its just level 1 from 3 point flood scale and its going down.

[@JamesSchaeffer-j1f]

❤ leaning up against the bridge with your green suit you look sophisticated like a movie star from the 70s have your husband ever gets tired of holding the camera I'll do it for free all you have to do is supply the beer

[@jirim727]

I wish I could pay taxes in logs

[@davidanalyst671]

1/12 logs. The USA pays 35% income taxes, so thats 4/12 logs today.

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

@@davidanalyst671 That's 35% of your profits not throughput of the business. So, unless your Return on Investment ratio is above 25% you are still better off today. And if it is above that, can I buy shares? 🤔😉😊

[@xsc1000]

@@davidanalyst671 It was only city tax on wood transported over river. There were many other taxes people had to pay, for example 1/10 to church...

[@sebastianp.7685]

@@davidanalyst671

[@robertwhitacre3581]

hmmmmmm

I don't want to live low

[@seanvincentmaggio5112]

Lol

[@Pidalin]

Czech politicians were like: "Go close antiflood doors." "No, you are supposed to do that." "Maybe, but I don't have the key, who has the key?" "Maybe previous mayor forgot to return the key?" "Who does nothing will screw nothing, let's do nothing." BTW, šítkov tower sounds as shitkov only because of your accent....that was probably rude, I am sorry. Your pronunciation is mostly almost perfect, but in some cases, I really have no clue what you are trying to say, like "legií bridge." I don't want to sound rude, but when you can't pronounce it at all, you should avoid that word.

[@xsc1000]

Šitkov would sound strange to any english speaking person, even the "í" is pronounced little different. Legií bridge is not about accent but its just combinanion of english word and czech word with declension. So it should be Bridge of Legions in English.

[@Pidalin]

@@xsc1000 It is about accent, Russian speakers just can't hear long vowels properly and can't pronounce combinations like ií, they say it more close Englsh, while in Czech, you have to pronounce every letter or it's not understandable. If it was written "legijí" then it would be probably more clear how to pronounce it, but legy with russian accent is not understandable. I am watching this channel for pretty long time and I have such a feeling that she is getting slightly lazy in Czech.

[@xsc1000]

@@Pidalin But even Bridge Legií is nonsence because its hybrid between Czech and English.

[@Pidalin]

@@xsc1000 So are we supposed to remove all foreign origin words and create some our nonsense words? We already tried it in 19th century and it just didn't work. Word legie is NOT English, English just accepted it too in slightly different form. Don't be that arrogant prick who think that English has some patent for words, it's everything mostly from Latin, French or Italian.

[@Pidalin]

@@xsc1000 Exactly as I thought, it's word of latin origin and original form is legio and since bridge is named after Czechoslovak legions in WW1, you can't remove it just becuse you believe only English can uses that word. 😀

[@CaltaTomas]

5:40 can you please link some info about this find. I am trying to look it up on google but cant find anything about Sv. Václav statue being find in 2004 and I am searching in Czech

[@j.k.p.3380]

It was St. Wenceslas's statue, not St. Vaclav, that was found in 2004.

[@roirenaud2695]

@@j.k.p.3380 St. Wenceslas = Sv. Václav

[@rogerflorida1498]

9:10 It looks like the flood of 1890 did not damage the John Lennon wall.

[@emjhu3486]

11:10 I swear! :D