We Bought the Most Bizarre Souvenirs from Our City

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0:00 The Worst Souvenirs
1:11 "Astronomical Clock" everything
2:36 "This is Not Prague" fridge magnet
3:48 Spa Wafers (but not really)
4:59 Fake Old Money
5:31 Worst Keychains (ever)
7:18 Matryoshka Dolls
8:38 Soviet Hats
9:14 OK-ish souvenirs
10:25 Czech Word
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Janek Rubeš & Honza Mikulka, Prague based journalists
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[@ahmadnaoura5955]

I'm actually the manager of the orloj shop(astronomical clock shop). The clock on the front keeps being played with by tourists and moves around 😢. If you pass by anyone in the team would happily explain how the clock works and a bit about the history.

[@cgrooney9945]

Id love to see that in a video.....also can you send me one of those boob magnets

[@Olly07]

Do you have the google maps address? I will come visit!

[@user-vy4ge4dp3l]

​@@Olly07on shop 7 in the center of the city

[@user-vy4ge4dp3l]

Go north 700m

[@jonragnarsson]

I'm almost there, can you see me?

[@NeilD_Videos]

A guide to souvenirs actually made in Czechia or Prague would be useful. There's nothing worse than going somewhere, looking for souvenirs and finding the ubiquitous "Made in China" printed on them.

[@kauaiboy5o]

It's all about economics 101. It's what the tourists want and what they want to pay. They just want something as a reminder of the place and not spending a fortune on something they don't need.

[@MrMajsterixx]

@@kauaiboy5o Thats obvious but u can still have some czech product as a souvenir. BTW Janek already made such video in the past. Recomending for example beer, which u can take home and keep the can/bottle

[@gcooper642]

A lot of these tourist looking stores are not owned by locals in any touristy city and they don't care about where the stock comes from. They just move in to make money. Hence why they sell stuff like Soviet hats. You're better going to craft and "makers" hipster art type shops for actual locally made products.

[@kauaiboy5o]

@@gcooper642 I get my souvenirs at gift shops inside the attractions itself like museums, castles, etc. whether made in China or not. In the end, it is the preference of the casual tourist and the economics of it. If you like your iPhone, it's made in China and you have few alternatives like many other things.

[@PradedaCech]

Barely any of the shop owners nor the staff at these shops is Czech, they don't care and couldn't even tell you what is typical Czech..

[@hannahbartman8475]

I would love to see a video with authentic souvenirs from Czech! I’m always looking at these kinds of videos when I travel as not to buy something disrespectful or too touristy 😂

[@simonp37]

Marionettes would be a good option. My mom was here in the early 90's, shortly after the fall of the Soviet union and she brought home a couple of them. Sadly she passed away a few years ago. I still have them and I moved to Prague since.

[@hannahbartman8475]

@@simonp37 last time I was in Prague I bought a marionette! I love it. That’s such a special memory you have of her

[@goodlilsklgirl]

Oh I would love this! Buying Czech candy from the grocery store was my first trip souvenir. My boyfriends mom likes collecting coins from different locations, so I've started doing that. But it's hard to know what you can buy as a souvenir that isn't a rip off. My mom is very interested in Czech glass beads, so I'd love to know where a good quality place for that is.

[@Beckford4000]

"Czech" refers to the language or the nationality, it does not refer to the country. Either you want to see authentic souvenirs from the Czech Republic (formal) or Czechia (informal).

[@miroslavantonin9354]

I belive they already amde video about czech made suveniers .and its not that long .. maybe year ??

[@tyrgoossens]

When I visited Prague all I got was a little Krtek, because I remembered the cartoon from when I was young.

[@CartmanBavaria]

Me, too. I bought a breakfast set for first my daughter, then my kids from Krtek. They cost 30 €, but weren't used for years. I bought a Coffee Mug with Krtek in Karlovy Vary in a special shop. Now this shop doesn't exist anymore.

[@peachylee8459]

I can not fathom traveling all the way to Prague, from the States to buy a Russian nesting doll of an American sports team on it. I have no words.....

[@animationinventory]

Every time I was in the Praque I always went to the bookstores and bought picture books with the Krtek or some characters from the Vecernicek. It is cheaper, authentic and everyone loves it.

[@animationinventory]

I haven't found anything yet with 'a je to' characters. it would be a great souvenir item

[@lama-chan]

​@@animationinventoryi see a true person of culture 🥹

[@heersyal2454]

That's a great gift idea!

[@Pehmokettu]

Couple of weeks ago someone stole the huge Krtek (The Mole) plush toy from a library in Finland and the Embassy of Czech donated a new one for the library. 😊

[@Richdragon4]

​@@animationinventoryPat a Mat are the things you are looking for, I presume. The two guys in red and yellow with their characteristic "a je to" sign.

[@FlashheadX]

I like to buy books as souvenirs. Most bookshops have at least a few English translations of novels written by Czech authors (or wherever you happen to travel). It's great because it doesn't just catch dust on a shelf; you can spend time with it and learn more about the culture when you're back home. It can also support small businesses that don't target tourists, and I noticed that some bookstores in Prague (at least Luxor) have student discounts

[@timotiilikainen428]

Films on DVD, DVDs have subtitles

[@BaggaB0nez]

You’re making me want to do an honest guide video from Niagara Falls 😆 we have the most ridiculous shit here like "mystical Niagara Falls water" which is in a super tiny bottle and is most likely tap water. Which to them is mystical Niagara Falls water 😂

[@HONESTGUIDE]

I'd watch that video!!!

[@DavidNelsonATX]

I’ve thought about making the “Dis Honest Guide” which would show places and the myths and misrepresented things in a city. And since “Dis” can be a replacement for this it could be fun let the viewers figure out what’s real and what’s not. Yeah, I’ve got too much time on my hands…but not so much that I’d actually do it.

[@EviGL]

It'd be nice to have a KZbin channel where locals share misconceptions tourists have about their city, all in one place. I mean Prague is nice but I've been there twice and there's only that much you can realistically learn about it as a tourist.

[@BaggaB0nez]

@@HONESTGUIDE awesome!

[@Busha69]

I went to the Niagara Falls last Sunday and wow, I hated the "Disneyland" on Canadian side.

[@dirkschwartz1689]

Great video, thanks! Minor thing: The "a" in the word "wafer" is pronounced like "paper", not like "waffle". And yes, please, make a video on authentic Prague souvenirs, preferably before September 12th which will be my last day of a one week holiday in Prague!

[@colmmeaney8707]

I came here to say this! I was laughing my head off when he pronounced it "Whoffer"

[@dirkschwartz1689]

@@colmmeaney8707 Hehe. Forgive me, this is meant as a joke: Based on your nick, I assume you might be Irish (German here, used to study Anglistics in a former life). In that case you have no business talking about the correct pronunciation of diphthongs ;)

[@adrianacernochova]

I was going to say the same, I think he mixed up wafer and waffle 😄

[@woodcraft_cz]

“Way-fer” 😅

[@lady0shady]

We have the same issue with Soviet souvenirs in Poland... not on the big scale, but still. So annoying, especially taking into account our whole history (not only WW2 and so on).

[@pomegranateiixx]

went to prague for a trip in july and seeing these actually being sold was really hilarious

[@JeffVoegtlin]

I would love to see a video of what Honza and Janek buy as souveniers when they travel outside their country.

[@rongardener4142]

The keychain with the guy in the barrel: "When you pull it off, it shoots out!" 😂🤣😂

[@larrycrain5659]

We are from the USA and last time we were in Prague we also visited Kutna Hora. We will be back in October so maybe one of those magnets would be nice 😂

[@simonp37]

I have been looking for the Soviet signs in the souvenir shops and I do see less of them than before. But it's crazy they're still there. Prague even started to rename streets named after Soviet generals.

[@windy1267]

Good goy

[@perperella]

I guess it's because there are less Russian tourists in Prague during the war and I think they were the main target for this type of souvenirs 🤔

[@wernerleinberger9847]

E.g. ask for the Address of the Russian Embassy in Prague? You will wonder about the name.

[@simonp37]

@@wernerleinberger9847 I was thinking of Koněvova in Prague 3, which is named after a Soviet general. Now it's being changed to the first mayor of this part of town, Žižkov.

[@wernerleinberger9847]

@@simonp37 Look for the current Name, you will be really surprised

[@alicepaul6276]

I love how you are expressing your love your city and country!

[@stoneblackycube]

my mother has just visited prague and she thinks it's a fantastic place, she also bought some nice things home for us, an ashtray, a chocolate postcard, too, plus she showed us pictures from there, it looks like something from a fairy tale, I'd like to see prague myself, but that will be when I have saved enough money, sure it will be a good trip in the future :)

[@DeSlagen8]

I visited Prague last year and bought a fridge magnet at the Castle, such a beautiful view as well.

[@adriannaconnor6471]

You guys are awesome and your videos are indispensable when planning a trip to the Czech Republic. Just an English tip: use "gothic" instead of "gothical."

[@sneezing_panda]

The barrel keychain is actually hilarious. That is a FANTASTIC gag gift for your buddies.

[@CK8smallville]

Im making my first trip to Czechia in December. Im so excited!! Glad I discovered these videos!! From 🇦🇺

[@theguardian308]

I really love the passion that these guys have for Czech

[@buzsalmon]

I always enjoy your videos! Thanks Janek! Crazy souvenirs for sure especially the big pecker.

[@woodcraft_cz]

Amazing, you just helped me choose all the souvenirs I’m going to get my friends 😅

[@ILOVEBACONBOY2018]

Appreciate the videos!

[@vojtechstrnad1]

I like how you pronounce wafer as "wuffer"

[@baumgrt]

Probably a conflation between wafer and waffle, which are very similar words to begin with (both have the same origin and are related to “weave”). Google translate even says that “oplatka” can also mean waffle (I don’t speak Czech and thus I don’t know how common this meaning is). In German, we usually don’t make the distinction either and call both things “Waffel”, unless in a religious context, where it’s “Oblate” and we’re full circle back to the Czech word.

[@tubybubi]

@@baumgrt Oblate is also used for baking and Czech wafers. In a religious context it would be "Hostie", ;)

[@MohcineJabairi]

These souvenirs are sad and hilarious at the same time!

[@jparker7424]

My odd souvenirs are bottle tops from different countries. I collect them. Apparently the German and Belgian ones are more unique than the UK ones.

[@SeparatedMiles]

Will you be stocking the Honest Guide book any time soon? I'm taking my first trip there next year and would really love to get hold of one!

[@brake_4_cake]

You can buy all of the souvenirs at that giant mall in China. A youtuber (I forget which one, maybe it was Strange Parts?) did a video there a while ago, there are whole shops dedicated to city magnets

[@lxdgr3t]

Regarding the Wafers. I was couple of times in Prague and I always bring this Wafers with me back home. I buy them in the supermarket and not in a suvenir shop but still they are special to Czech and altho they are not "Prague local speciality" they are still special tasty and fun to give to friends. I get this video, but you need to remember that we are turists and not locals. any way, love your videos, keep up the good work! Love from Israel!

[@beaverhater7490]

Thats cool, im going to Prauge next month. I love your videos and cant wait to go to Prauge for real

[@SteveAdmin]

Hey guys, can you make a video based on flea markets in Prague and Krakow? I really want some good info about it from you guys, as I am an antique collector.

[@izabelasiczek3547]

You do know Krakow is in another country right?

[@SteveAdmin]

@@izabelasiczek3547 I know. It just that I want to be sure if I can get more info either for Prague or Krakow about their flea markets.

[@mkujon]

Everytime im in Prague, i visit Rocking Horse Toy Shop close to Hradcany. They've got fantastic traditional souvenirs from Czech cartoons

[@werewolfmoon9749]

I was in progue this year. Thanks for all advice! love this city!

[@stephanedajtlich]

Where is progue?

[@werewolfmoon9749]

@@stephanedajtlich Cheque republic

[@tyrgoossens]

This kind of nonsense is all over any tourist destination and it always makes me wonder who buys it. Who are these people who have such bad taste yet enough money to travel that far ?

[@felixtomasek]

Just stupid people. I don’t get it either.

[@perperella]

You know, there are people doing stag parties in the city centre walking in Borat swimsuit, so do not expect much taste from tourists in Prague 😂

[@mauderiddle3375]

Being in Prague right now and watching your video, I'm definitely going to buy some of those 😂

[@namcat53]

NO!!!

[@thomascook578]

The soviet guff is probably due due those buying them arent the brightest bulb in the pack. Yes id being back a fridge magnet as a memory, and for my late dad a wee ornament. But some of that stuff is designed for the numpties

[@melody383838]

yes we do want to see an episode of great souvenirs to buy !

[@LennonWayne]

Great gag at the end during the Czech word part!

[@Empanada809]

I need more videos MOREEE!!

[@HONESTGUIDE]

You're very kind, thank you! We'll have a new one ready next Sunday! :)

[@user-iv4vm8yx8e]

When we are visiting Prague we are not really looking for Prague souvenirs, but we always go home with some Czech food. A bottle of Becherovka, Gurkings from Znojmo, Utopenci and Kmin herbs. They are hard to find outside Czech republic

[@Doc0A]

I actually bought the NFL Raiders Matrioska in Prague years ago and I love it

[@EJA-hc3ex]

The naked man keychain - we also have that kind of souvenir in the Philippines - in Baguio, the summer capital of the country, there is the 'man in the barrel figurine. Similar to your keychain only bigger and made of wood - no pun intended 🙂

[@HONESTGUIDE]

Hahaha 😃

[@mateusz132]

Sick stuff!

[@rrrivas22]

Hii! We’re here in Prague for 2 weeks. We started watching your videos months again and you’ve been so helpful, wanted to say thank you!! Was also curious about the Garnet in Prague. Have you done a video on this? I don’t recall seeing one. Any advice on purchasing - so many mixed reviews online, and hard to trust them especially after seeing the hame review video 😏

[@bama4eva]

Please tell us what foods to buy for souvenirs 😊

[@Hel-ly]

Gotta love your shirt with what I think is a ČD 754 series locomotive, which is called "Búvár" or "Diver" here in Hungary due to its prominent "goggles". Such a cute-looking machine.

[@hintonb]

I have a beer coaster collection and we came to Prague, I came home with way too many but they are all unique!

[@Mark-ls3ow]

I would love to see more content about exciting places and their history in Prague (e.g. Kantyna, Strecha Lucerna, Joystick Bar, ...) like in the old deleted episodes. After all, these have inspired us to visit Prague off the beaten track more than 10 times now.

[@HONESTGUIDE]

We're working on these! Just editing the episode about best places where to have a chlebíček!!!

[@Mark-ls3ow]

@@HONESTGUIDE To rád slyším! 😎

[@iamarailfanobviously1497]

That is a great shirt you had on Janek. My favourite Czech locomotive!

[@HONESTGUIDE]

I love your nickname 😃

[@iamarailfanobviously1497]

@@HONESTGUIDE thank you!

[@jezzaRTW]

Yea. Please souvenirs guide please. The mikov knife better be on it too!!

[@bimarcilla9826]

We will be in Prague August 30-September 7!!! I’m so excited!!!

[@JollyBotox]

And you've got Trdelniks? These guys don't approve it 🙅‍♂

[@bimarcilla9826]

@@JollyBotox not my fave but i got to try it to be able to experience…

[@carlosceluriantorreblanca4244]

Yeah. I would like to see an episode of good souvenirs..... Even great souvenirs!!

[@PradedaCech]

My beer coaster collection is up to several hundreds already.. :)

[@renerosenlund1782]

Our last souvenir was from the shop across the Astronomic clock, the one selling crystal glass, bougt a couple of schnapps glass, damn they have a good singing clinking sound when cheering :)

[@13StJimmy]

Love the Nola hat!

[@chronischgeheilt]

I am actually the one that of all other things would choose the clock comb thing. I like practical souvenirs and its so nice and flashy and bizarre. Needless to say, I'd also by the Prague loo keychain.

[@Forseti2]

"... from the lovely..." (pointing at passing by girl) 😅

[@mariondeland2332]

Funny video, guys! Janek, by now I'm sure you've been told that "wafer" is pronounced "way-fer", not "woff-er" as in waffle. Hey, it's English - what do you expect, logical consistency? And it's fun, once in a very long time, to catch you in a flaw in your amazingly perfect English! We used to buy a calendar of beautiful photos every year. We've been coming to Prague for about 10 years.

[@CartmanBavaria]

In my childhood in (west) Germany, there were on TV "a je to", now Pat and Mat. I found T-Shirts of them on a market. Some years later I bought one, not "Czech Drinking Team" 😒, more fitting to me something as fireman. Or a Coffemug and children porcelain from "Krtek", also as remember my childhood. Original Czech, but pricy. That's real Czech and my childhood.

[@boriskapchits7727]

Krtek, of course. We still have the book at home, my wife likes it from her childhood.

[@CartmanBavaria]

@@boriskapchits7727 Krtek was always on some Children's Programmes in Germany and Austria. So I know it from there, I liked it and still like it my whole life.

[@boriskapchits7727]

@@CartmanBavaria we had it in russian as well.

[@globalfps3602]

i was just in prague for 5 days. I tried to look for you guys but no luck :/. I went to the grand cafe orient and ate traditional desserts!

[@jitkafarina3841]

Another great video! My wife is from Czech and I've been to Czech 4 times. Love the wafers and bring them back as gifts. If your talking to Americans they would pronounce as 'way-fer' as in 'I'll show the way' as opposed 'wah-fers

[@johncameron4194]

I found a Prague tshirt in a thrift store in St. Louis MO once It’s a nice one

[@planesrift]

I bought a guantlet in Prague and I'm happy with it

[@pagrant]

I been to Prague for a few days in December, with my parents a few years ago, I bought some postcards

[@Pidalin]

we always buy postcards in all cities we visit, there is nothing wrong with that I guess 😀

[@HONESTGUIDE]

I hope there's Kutná Hora or Pilsen on it!

[@sujit1432001]

@honestguide I was planning Prague trip since last couple of months and I must confront that my 3 nights itinerary is completed madeup through your videos and suggestions..I am so hoping to bump into you through my break starting 17th - 20th Aug. Thank you for your wonderful videos and informations about Prague. Let me know if we can have a beer together please.

[@lama-chan]

i would love to see the good souvernirs episode asap, because i'm going to prague in a week!

[@IbrahimLucas]

5:49 Every scammer in Prague should get this keychain as a gift to remind them that they're the pile of sh1t that clogs up the city.

[@geefmebeef]

I like to get something handmade, unique, and useful when I go on vacation. I got my sugar dish from an artist in Prague!

[@kikkihiir]

There at least used to be a toilet museum in Prague, maybe that’s why the toilet key chain exists

[@TalKessler]

When's your video about the region of KCD?

[@nv1t]

Interesting about the Wafers. I always thought they were a Czech thing, never thought about them being a regional thing as well. We always drive to Czech Republic from Dresden, because of Kofola. Would love to here about the history and making, because it is so unique for czech.

[@rayabe]

Can you make a vid of the delicious bread in the city Also, I think it's WAYfur not waafer but great job to you both

[@woo6458]

8:44 I also can not understand why some souveernir store sell Ushanka. (I bought Becherovca and canned kozel at tesco, Beer Hair Shampoo at manufaktura.)

[@Zoner014]

6:33 For other how don't know that souvenir. In my country Philippines, we called it barrelman or barrel man a common souvenir from Bagio where it originate. I am very intrigued why they selling it on Prague.

[@Hayzhu]

Odd request maybe, but i want to come to Prague woth my wife and 2 year old son. Id love to see a video on how accessible the city is and family friendly attractions. Also - what are everyday supermarkets, convenience store chains etc? For emergency kid supplies and food shopping? Find it useful to know where locals grocery shop to keep the cost down when your traveling with a little one! Thank you!

[@PradedaCech]

Supermarkets are mostly foreign, so you will maybe recognise some of the names, that is: Billa, Lidl, Kaufland, Albert, Tesco, Globus, Penny Market, Norma, Makro, Coop (the last is the only Czech one, and it's mainly in the countryside, so not relevant for you).

[@PokhrajRoy.]

The first few seconds were nice lol

[@0plp0]

I guess you can find such strange souvenirs everywhere. In Poland, by the seaside, you can buy a highlander's ciupaga "axe" with the name of the city of Międzyzdroje, which lies by the sea.

[@stuartross282]

I have a Prague Fridge magnet with a Tatra T3 tram on it

[@monsflorumdeus]

The best souvenir that you can bring from Czech republic is beer glass coaster on which you glue magnet and wow you have free fridge magnet🙃

[@deviantboo]

My kid really wanted a plush Krtek and I was pleased with this choice.

[@88porpoise]

A big thing for thing like the wafers and magnets of this stuff is intended to be brought home and shown to firends, colleagues, and acquaintances and Praha / Prague is very recognizable while a spa town or Kutna Hora would be meaningless to most foreigners.

[@Korozzz]

I been in Prague (and Czech republic) only once. But still, I think the souvenirs must include beer, Jozhin s Bazhin, Krtek and some sculls and gorguils.

[@Pehmokettu]

The metal toilet keychains are usually used as a portable ashtrays. So you use it to make sure the cigarette is no more burning and then throw the butt in the trashcan.

[@Pidalin]

Sellers don't recognize it's not Prague because they are mostly some Russians or something, they are not Czechs. When Czech person sees these "Prague souvenirs" he wants to destroy that, especially those ugly russian dolls.

[@felixtomasek]

Amen 🙌

[@DanTheCaptain]

Ah yes, my family in Hungary shares Honza’s affinity for Reese’s. Every time I or someone else goes to visit it is obligatory to bring with them a stash of various Reese’s chocolate products lol

[@antoniodemunari3335]

Where can I buy that hoodey with a "brejlovec" loco on it???? (4:06)

[@Schacal6666]

Don’t tell me that was filmed recently. I was visiting Mutsek station so often in my vacation in Prague until yesterday

[@gcooper642]

We have shops like this in Edinburgh and all the junk has tartan colours, Scotland or Edinburgh printed on it. Us locals call it Tartan tat.

[@kakofoniks]

regarding Prague toilet- there is one good place for it. It is in Kiev and it is Toilet museum - thery are collecting bizarre toilets toys, souvenirs etc

[@Sergio-pb2jz]

8:48 Solo Fonseca it was and bought a soviet hat there now I know

[@johnfire100]

Its pronounced way---- fer WAY---- fer screaming w laughter, thats funny.... you wild and crazy guys! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@martahrabcova2401]

Jako kutnohorák jsem tím magnetkem velmi rozhořčená! 😂

[@Denis-kt2qd]

@honestguide you need to make a video explaining parking in Prauge

[@TheBadJayne]

I started to buy things that I can use up as souvenirs, so these things don't get on my nerves after some time. I usually look for special food, drinks, soaps or even spices or seeds.

[@graced.6711]

What was THAT on your beer coaster?? anyway, thank you for educating us about the hats.

[@NallePu83]

8:23 China Basketball Yao Ming......lol

[@NoMaaMSnowman]

Can you recommend some good beer places, me and my family is spending christmas in town.

[@notagainthishurts]

I have a couple of those, well because komicky