Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:06:18 +0200https://english.radio.cz/new-years-day-8587929© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalThe day after this New Year’s Eve many Czechs awoke to pristine weather: a blue winter’s sky sometime rare in early January, a perfect start to 2009. My wife and I had spent the evening with friends at their cottage in southern Bohemia and despite going to bed late, they were up bright and early the next day to lace up brand new skates. A local pond nearby was the chosen destination. I didn’t want to go, I admit, but was soon persuaded to also venture out – under the promise we would be able to skate too. I hadn’t in years! And while, the idea of stuffing my feet into a borrowed pair of skates a size too small wasn’t too appealing, the sight of the pond immediately changed my mind.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/brusleni_led.jpg?timestamp=1591343823 https://english.radio.cz/new-years-day-8587929 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9