#JSETT Twitter Chat Recap: Art & Culture in the Czech Republic
Art and culture is everywhere in the Czech Republic! From outside influences to traditional costumes still being worn throughout the country, our Twitter chat participants had lots to share from their time in the Czech Republic and around the world.
Q1: Hitler saved Prague because it was so beautiful. Have you ever seen a city so beautiful that it takes your breath away? #JSETT
A1 I have seen a city like that, it was this place in the Czech Republic called Prague #JSETT pic.twitter.com/10jypKAnoi
— Steve Grams (@DadsBeerTravels) June 18, 2015
#Prague is the most beautiful city I’ve seen. Here is my proof. #JSETT pic.twitter.com/DEl79EOxFf
— Shane Dallas (@TheTravelCamel) June 18, 2015
A1: The city views along the Malecon in #Havana #Cuba looked like a water painting. Breath. Taken. #JSETT pic.twitter.com/2skoV1Y7Uy
— Alyssa Ramos ✈️ (@AlyssaRamos) June 18, 2015
Q2: Alfons Mucha is a famous CZ artist known for his Art Nouveau. Have you seen his work in person? What is your favorite type of art? #JSETT
A2: Here’s a gallery of his art if the name doesn’t ring a bell. http://t.co/Kx8R3tKDsU @JSETTchat #Jsett
— PitterPatterTraveler (@PatterTravelers) June 18, 2015
@jetsetextra Art Nouveau is awesome for buildlings. Thinking #Riga #Latvia #Jsett
— Kiera Reilly (@KieraReilly) June 18, 2015
@KieraReilly @JetsetExtra Mucha has a stained glass window inside St Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle I think! #JSETT
— WanderTooth (@WanderTooth) June 18, 2015
Q3: Cultural festivals take place throughout the year in CZ. Have you learned a cultural dance or tradition on your travels? #JSETT
@JSETTchat I did partake in some rather energetic traditional dancing in Ethiopia once as a group gathered around a bonfire. #JSETT
— Shane Dallas (@TheTravelCamel) June 18, 2015
@JetsetExtra A3 I got to go to a private flamenco demonstration at a hostel in Madrid. There was a Q&A too. #JSETT
— Brian Eubanks (@BrianEub) June 18, 2015
@JSETTchat A3 Experienced Capoeira in Brazil but wasn't brave enough to try it #JSETT pic.twitter.com/oz3m51VadG
— TwoHungryBackpackers (@followourblog) June 18, 2015
Q4: In the Chod region of CZ they wear traditional clothes/costumes. Where else have you seen people wearing traditional clothing? #JSETT
A4.) Buckingham Palace, Syntagma Square in Athens, the guard shack changing of the guard in Prague. too. #JSETT pic.twitter.com/zsWUpfzgBG
— Bar Blogger (@BarBlogger) June 18, 2015
@JetsetExtra Holland #JSETT pic.twitter.com/T6fsNlEkJh
— Jeannine Henderson (@JeannineOnTheGo) June 18, 2015
RT @momfari: A4 I love this shot of these girls in #Flores, #Guatemala, wearing traditional Maya clothing. #JSETT pic.twitter.com/iA3f2MlmyF
— Kiera Reilly (@KieraReilly) June 18, 2015
Q5: Art Nouveau or Art Deco is famous throughout CZ in their architecture and interiors. What other city is defined by an art style? #JSETT
A2: I collect cheap street art wherever I travel, it reps the country so I love it! Like my art gallery? Lol #JSETT pic.twitter.com/Ivcr2PUEGz
— Alyssa Ramos ✈️ (@AlyssaRamos) June 18, 2015
A5 Certainly Riga is also an Art Nouveau capital. 40% of the center’s buildings are Art Nouveau! #JSETT pic.twitter.com/16wxW8lSG6
— LipglossandaBackpack (@LGandaB) June 18, 2015
Q6: Its neighboring countries influence CZ’s food culture. What country do you find it most similar to? Do you like Czech food? #JSETT
@JSETTchat #JSETT A6: Czech food is based on Eastern European food and it influences neighbor countries as well. @JSETTchat
— Mr. Troll Horse (@MrTrollHorse) June 18, 2015
@JetsetExtra A6: I find it influenced heavily by Germany. #JSETT
— Brian Eubanks (@BrianEub) June 18, 2015
Our Twitter chat is held every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. PST/1:30 p.m. EST, using the hashtag #JSETT. See how the chat works and join us for the next one!
