TRAVEL
TIPS
| Driving |
U.S
Driving Permit accepted |
| Currency |
(CZK)
Czech Koruna |
| Electrical |
230 Volts |
| Telephones |
Country
Code 420, Praha 2+8D, Stredocesky 31+7D, Zlinsky 57+7D |
Language
Apart
from Czech language, which is the language of 98% of the population,
Czechs are divided into three groups. The first one, the older
generation – above 70 years old, speaks German, the middle
group, people between 30 and 70 should be able to speak Russian
as most of them studied it at school. Young people speak English.
English is more and more popular among the older generations too
– it's the language of business and trade and a lot of people
attend language courses in order to catch up with the rest of
the world.
Time Zone
Time in the Czech Republic is one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean
Time. Daylight Saving Time begins in late March and ends in late
September.
Post
office
The main post office on Jindrisska 14 (the big orange building
just off Wenceslas Square) is open 24 hours a day. It is large
but quite easy to getaround in. A few tips:
Stamps, postcards and stationery are available at windows 22-26
and 36-39. Often only one or two of these windows are open at
a time.
Faxes and telegrams can be sent from the room to the right of
the entrance hall.
The telephone room is to the left of the entrance hall. You can
make international calls by paying a deposit to one of the clerks,
who will tell you which booth to enter.
Postal
rates
Postcard to Europe: 6 Kc; to America, 7 Kc.
Basic air-mail letter rate to Europe: 8 Kc; to America, 10 Kc.
