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0:00 Quick Fix
0:22 Escalators Going Only Up
1:52 Online Ticket is More Expensive?
3:18 The Story of Pepa (the Prague bollard)
6:38 Paying for tap water?
8:50 Czech Word
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About the retractable bollards, most cities in dont have any but instead automatic license plate recognition, if you enter a pedestrian area, you get a fine. Works surprisingly well
My thought exactly!
too much corruption in Prague and all over CZE 😞
not only that but in the netherlands we have whit sensors that it doens go up when somting is parked on it
@@hakimESC according to the first list i found CZE and ITA where i live and where those systems are, are both equally as corrupt. Just wait a few years until a city makes tons of cash with a specific type of fine and none will ever be lifted
The bollards that go up and down are notorious for breaking, even if they are not sabotaged. License plate recognition sounds like a much better idea.
Kudos to Janek for calling out the startup for jumping through all those hoops just to commodify something that was supposed to be free in the first place
I don’t even mind paying a relatively symbolic price for water that much, but having to download an app is entirely pointless and indeed needlessly complicated.
@@uytteb Exactly. The startup is more interested in collecting and selling customer data and delivering ads, rather than providing drinking water.
see my comment
You don’t have to download an app. Just tap your card and pay that 8 or 10
CZK in a second
@@sakulynlp If that’s really the case, I don’t really have a problem with it. You’re getting something in return, only fair that you pay a (reasonable) price.
"his testicles were out"... really? 🤔🤣
(probably meant intestines 😉)
ha, thought the same ;-)
That one is comedy gold :D
Yep. In Klucí z Prahy channel video, they said "organy", so, yeah, intestines. But I giggled, so, it was a good one
Yeah, the word "guts" would probably fit better, but hey, we are funny blunt Czechs!
@@BlackMoth1971 yeah, that's the word! 👌😅
we need more people like you around the world
Nothing will change anyway.
Therefore we should just sit around and take it@@ThePlacehole
@@ThePlacehole Lazy ass mindset
@@Enigmaxxable no, the least we could do the fix the world is waste time watching youtube videos! We owe it to the people.
Apparently the city of Prague needs more meter maids ;)
5:12 The "testicles" moment is certainly one of those "wtf" waking up moments, when you are distracted but suddenly have to switch your attention back to screen and makr sure you heard, what you heard 😅
Same, haha! I have the feeling the intended word was "intestines", but got mixed up 😁
One of the few times Janek's superb English misses a beat!
Kings Cross in London has a similar water dispenser.
It shills for chilled filtered UV streralised watrer for a price...
But if you say no it will give you normal tap water for free.
The bollard problem is so easy to fix. Put a scale on the Bollard, don't go up when weight is on top.
You don't even need a scale, just detect a motor stall. If for some reason your motor driver doesn't support that, you can do it separately by measuring current with a bunch of passive components and a comparator. It's like $.50 worth of extra parts to detect this condition, and you should be doing that anyway to avoid burning out the (comparatively) expensive motor.
Both bad solutions. Just add a gearbox so it goes up anyway regardless if a car or a truck is on it. lol
Easier solution, install security cameras and force the people who damaged it to pay for repairs.
Also tow the cars that are parked illegally and force them to pay impound fees and parking fines to get their cars back.
People will stop doing it when the consequences excede the reward, and right now it looks like the city just doesn't care which is why it gets taken advantage of.
Also I've known cities were bollards like this were constantly attacked by entitled drivers, the city simply made sure they were also protected by cameras so the criminals who destroy them can be charged for the sometimes hundreds of thousands of euros of damage.
You wouldn’t use a scale. The way it’s normally done is to use a current sense resistor on the motors power supply to monitor how much current it’s drawing. Then it’s a simple matter of having it timeout anytime it’s over current like it would be when it’s trying to go up with a car on it.
That’s assuming though that the problem is in the motor. In reality it could just be that they’re using a garbage gearbox, which would tend to be my guess. Though you could use current measuring to protect the gearbox too it’s not nearly as foolproof unless you build a better gearbox which costs money.
We have a similar water dispenser in my city, albeit just in a pedestrian mall. Initially you had to buy a card and load it with funds to use it - but you couldnt do any of this at the machine, you had to find a retailer that had the facility!
I rarely saw anyone use it, but somehow it survived long enough to eventually gain a credit card reader so you can pay directly for the water.
Nobody needs another app.
that company probably regrets contacting you. I love it!
Another issue you forgot to mention is the fact that toilets are pretty much toll'd at the metro stations, like seriously you pay for a transport ticket to then have to pay a fee for the toilet? That is stupid.
Pay toilets are sadly just kinda of a norm all over Europe. The dutch are insane with their pay toilets, which can be 2-5 euros in some places. Sometimes even pay toilets within expensive department stores. I once put abandoned over 500 euros worth of clothing and other shopping because i needed to use the toilet but didn't have coins.
@@baronjutter they are the norm because Europeans just pay like sheep
Imagine all the toilets being for free! So weird.
@@baronjutter 2-5 euros? I've never seen more than €0,70 at gas stations.
You have to pay for them because otherwise there would be lots of Junkies consuming in them. I have done my Erasmus exchange in Prague. The Main train station and the park surrounding it are definitely hotspots for them.
If that fountain is also asking for you person data like email/phone to make the app work then they are also selling your personal data. That's most likely how the start up actually makes it money.
*Another issue to be fixed:* Prague Main Station and other trains stations do not have ticket machines for Czech trains. There are only ticket machines for public transport in Prague and for international connections. However, for regular Czech train connections you need to queue up at the counter (and hope that the person behind the desk understands you) or get the ticket online. Weird.
Well as far as I know, there's nothing like a train ticket, it doesn't exist :D You need to buy ticket from station A to station B, and since that would be a ton of options for a ticket machine, it's more convenient to buy them at the counter or on the internet. Although the counter lady should definitely understand english and if not, she's not qualified enough and should be doing it.
@@IQEGO There are a lot of machines like that in Hungary in almost every train station
Dunno, in Austria we have ÖBB Mashines where you can buy tickets from any stop to another one, flexible, or forced connection, Switzerland and Germany have it aswell, so its def possible @@IQEGO
In Prague, the lady understood me pretty well. In the country side, it's getting more challenging. Especially, if the train leaves in 10 minutes and there is a queue of 5 people in front of you waiting at the one and only counter. This adds some thrill and spice. ;-) @@IQEGO
@@IQEGO At my local train station, the ticket machine allows me to buy tickets to any station in the UK (except Northern Ireland which is on a completely separate network).
The most common destinations are presented as individual buttons on the touch screen, and if I want to go somewhere else, I can select that option, and type the station name on a touchscreen keyboard. You type in a few letters, and the stations matching that letter come up on screen, usually after about 4 letters, you can tap the destination.
You shouldn't go down an escalator with a stroller as that's quite dangerous. If the city would care about people with babies, older, handicapped or injured people, they would install a lift
Prague needs more accessible bathrooms. With the amount of bars being one per street, people get drunk and end up pissing everywhere cuz they can't find a bathroom. It especially happens at night when most places are closed. They have that one you can go to at vaclavske namesti that I remember, but I think they need more. Just my opinion, though.
Tourists piss everywhere. Locals wouldn't do that.
Also, what's wrong with going to the toilet at the bar you were drinking at?
Just find a tree.
This is so true! Toilets are such a basic necessity and should be free and available in every city center! Other cities/countries are muuuch better with this and it's not even difficult to implement.
@@EricReno20 There are at most metro stations and shopping centres for free and also lot of trees for free
@@123wertos Trees aside (this can be a punishable crime in my country and is not suitable for women), I had to pay for the toilet at Muzeum metro station and I only know that Palladium has free toilets but it's not available 24/7
Funny thing about the direction switching Escalators in Munich: Even many locals (which I am) don't seem to realize that the signal posts are NOT interactive! They are not buttons where you can enter your wish for the escalators to change direction.
The escalators will run a certain amount of time after the last person has left (either per pressure plate or light barrier), then stop. The first person to step on the entry area of either side will set the motion in the new direction.
I love Janek‘s „well… guess what…“ 😂
Always destroying. 👌🏼😂
Janek&Honza - please clone those folks, I need them in every city I visit
for the water at the train station my guess is they don't want the homeless people from around to make it all dirty and unsanitary ( like I saw multiple times, in other places/occasions, people putting their mouth on the faucet to drink... 100% it happens at some point at a public fountain as well)
That is the likely reason, but you need to clean the thing anyway and other countries solved the problem of hygiene long ago. This startup is trying to sell overcomplicated, anti-environmental solutions to a problem that was solved many times before.
WHO would download an app to get this water. Even if you charge for it, put a card terminal in there.
But that would be too simple and make too much sense, which is exactly what the today's start-up culture despises. Also, by allowing that, they would have no access to your phone for collecting and selling your data, which is likely their main source of revenue.
also no cups ... if they have so huge problem with plastic cups then sell some glass then ...
I was on Erasmus in Liberec and we had the same water distributor on the dormitory area. I don't really remember about other options, but as a student of TUL, I was allowed me to use 3L of water per day. I just had to check that I'm a student. It was pretty handy
You know, to be honest, I wouldn’t mind so much if there were some small fee for the water. The bigger problem is the absurdity of not installing a simple tap-to-pay or cash pay system.
yeah my thoughts were, I perhaps trust that machine to be clean more than a public fountain in a train station, so the $0.50 is probably well worth it just as a small price to pay for hygiene, but you definitely shouldn't have to jump through hoops to get water (like register or download an app)
You can tap pay there (It is shown in the video) and also with the app you get half liter a day for free (i know it is not much, but they are making a living out of it, so I guess it’s alright) and it’s filtered water, which is much better than from any fountain.
You can be sure each transaction for water needs to be a transaction on a BLOCKCHAIN and it uses other buzzwords in addition to it so that the "startup" was able to get funding for this BS.
Love these reviews.
My respect good sir, few dare to be REAL and publicly scold those who are in the wrong and offer you pay to publicly promote them.
Those devils just managed to bring themselves to the attention of a great public denouncer.
Please never give up.
In the UK those bollards will kill your car if you try to drive over them
I saw some videos from other countries where it can litarally lift your car up and then drop it down, it should go at least 2 m high and that drop it. 😀 Those SUV people who think they have right to go to medieval streets with their stupid cars are like terrorists.
you gus make me smile all time. i like how you bring serious stuff on a funny way to us.
The story about Pep(p)a and (possibly) George really touched my heart :)
Lots of shops in the UK only have an escalator going up - but do usually also have a lift.
I can't think of any place in the UK with a drinking fountain either.
Petition to make Janek the mayor of Prague🇨🇿.
Hello, we are responding to the abuse of online tickets by scalpers, who were reselling them for up to 700 CZK, by implementing different online ticket prices for the Old Town Hall Tower. The higher online ticket prices are a trial phase aimed at preventing scalpers from engaging in such behavior. Our primary focus is to defend the interests of our visitors, whom we always look forward to! 😊 PCT
That's interesting, but if they are selling at 700 CZK how would a slight increase prevent it since they are still getting a good margin. Perhaps look into ways of limiting purchases of multiple tickets during a certain timeframe?
@@Oncus2 Hello, thanks for your proposal! We are currently conducting thorough testing and exploring various solutions. Dealing with scalpers is a challenge, and we're committed to tackling it! 💪
5:14 I... I'm sure you meant intestines... Not... Testicles...
nope, the parts that fell out were in fact the testicles
ask any electrician / electronics repairman about it
0:22 this is actually a safety feature. Has something to do with escape routes.
If there only is one escalator, (per staircase, not per building) it has to go up. If there are 2 it can be one up and one down, if there are three next to each other two have to go up and one has to go down and so on
As a Canadian who has traveled to Europe a few times, the Czech Republic Included, which I have enjoyed, I've accepted the fact of pay toilets. You just make sure you don't spend all your change. I never carry a water bottle with me, so I buy whatever I want to drink.
I mean water should be free in metro stations but at least Prague has the option to have water. Here in NYC water would be the last thing that would fix the subway
The fountains - not only are they missing at the train station, they are missing everywhere. Low cost solution that would save so much plastic and keep people hydrated, especially in summer.
By pointing out there´s free tap water at the airport you might have given the airport operator a hint on how to squeeze even a bit more money out of travellers pockets ...
5:16 his testicles were all out? Did I hear that correctly??? 😂
I'm curious, did you report these issues to the city directly?
Great show guys thamnks . Hope some day to visit but I wont hold my breath wishing wishing wishing
long time since seen this channel, glad its back in recommendation
Hey, what about a vid on how long construction takes here? Eg 33months to rebuild Jiřak, just the square... (a 72 storey skyscraper in Manhattan takes 48 months).
Thanks for living up to your 'honest guide' name. I like that you come across as genuinely enthusiastic about your own city without sounding like stupid marketing that ignores all problems.
I never understood the escalator issue, just like you I was wondering how there are only escalators who go up or I should say better there is only one and is going up at the Muzeum metro station, central location, on Namesti Miru on the 2nd platform there is not even one escalator! But then they (city officials) decide to spend money on different colors of the metro map inside the metro stations? what difference does it make which color would be?!
I agree about the water with one exception. Those water dispensers do give some free water every day; also they dispense carbonated water, which is really nice.
Turns out, people were able to sell carbonated water long before spying smartphone apps were a thing.
And the carbonation I could understand charging money for, I think that's fair. But charging money for tap water, no matter how cheap it is, I feel like that's pretty awful.
In granada our bollards will literally break cars if they try to stay on top of them, every few weeks i see the floor full of oil and I know its happened again lmao
I think parking is a problem in Prague. There is too much of it as in there are too many cars. This city has almost as many cars as people….
Thank you for doing this!
You aren’t supposed to use strollers and prams on escalators though? There should be lifts for accessibility
did not see it yet but i like the energy already C:
Thanks.
Prague has many reasons to visit.
Your comments, advices and recommendations belong to those reasons.
Btw, many big shopping centers and other facilities ban using strollers on escalators as it's not designed for that. I know ... I use them also sometimes, elevators usually have lines.
Used to live in Prague (couple months), but never really explored the city. These videos really make me wanna visit again
You are the best kind of critical! keep up the great work.
After living in Prague for couple of years now, I am searching to move on. City is amazing, beautiful, has a lot of events, content etc. The downside is that Czech living standard isn't proportionally growing with the inflation and prices. The city is incredibly expensive and they try to charge you everything possible, literally everything. Now that is fine if you are a tourist and you visit for few days, that is to be expected, but when you live here that is a nightmare. I work in an IT company and many of the foreigners from it already went to surrounding countries. My conclusion at the end is also that this is a city for tourists and it doesn't pay off living here unless you are having very good income. I mean, try to find a place to live in Prague, you will find yourself paying 500 euro for a jail type room in the basement with no windows. The only cheap thing is the beer but if you are not alcoholic that doesn't change the situation too much.
Hi! About the Lokni water dispenser I wanted to tell you that in the dormitories they also have this machine, too. One of the students explained to me that you can make a free account with which you can drink up to 3L free/day. Been using this for my erasmus stay and it's pretty cool.
Totally agree with the "water should be free" statement! Yes it costs money to purify water but the health benefits of it being clean and free outweigh the costs (we pay collectively through taxes) imo.
All tapwater in the Czech Republic is very well purified and completely safe to drink. The norms for drinking water are very strict in Czechia. One thousand liters (yes, 1000!) of such high-quality tapwater costs about three euros (65 CZK). How much does it cost to fill one liter bottle? Exactly 0,064 CZK or less than a cent/penny. Sure, there are some maintenance and cleaning costs involved, but the public health benefits of travellers having access to clean water likely outweigh the costs. Yearly budget of this train station is hundreds of millions of crowns.
Sure, but how exactly is the startup to blame here? They aren't getting tax money. I'd even assume, they pay for renting space at the station
If you only paid for that the price to refill a bottle of water would be like €0.003
3:41 aha, Czenglish uderi!
I think you didn't want to say slope (sjezdovka), but sloup (pole/column). :)
7:26 I mean.. If it's not free, okay. At least it's easily available and if it's only 0,32€ for a liter, IMHO that's acceptable and still cheaper than buying a bottle in the store. But requiring an app is not. It should have a NFC terminal so you can pay with your phone / present your preferred credit card and done.
1:43 Such as parts of the Amsterdam Central station. ^^
I have vertigo and going down the stairs is hard. One station I was in (not Prague) is that the escalator was 'up', the elevator to get down to the next platform was way back up the way you came, then when you got to the platform level off the elevator you pretty much had to walk all the way back to where you started but one floor above and walk down the stairs.
Jersey City in the US actually switches the center escalator most days depending on the time of day. Morning, two escalators going down, afternoon two going up. Or sometimes they forget.
I bought Haslerky because of you. It is amazing.
You should not use a stroller on an escalator! It'S actually shown on one of the warning stickers!
Im sure as soon as there's an unfortunate accident involing a motor vehicle within the bollard area theyll fix them.
Also, whats wrong with putting 4 static bollards around Pepa so if someone does crash into it, theyll ruin their car and not Pepa 👍👊
Big like for the honest talk about the water machine at the train station! :)
Great video 👏
To be fair, you really aren't supposed to use an escalator with a stroller. For instance, if the escalator comes to a sudden stop, the child drops out and well, the rest is a pre written story.
Unfortunately there are not elevators in every stations. But one of the escalator going down would be also for anyone with luggage or something heavy to carry, for elderly, or for someone with hurt leg.
@@gingerbeard3341 Those are practical reasons to do it, The OP just listed the legal reason why they'll never do it.
@@castorchua I don't think the legal aspect play a big role here, as mentioned in the video they already have other similar locations with two going up and one going down. Also in some metro stations in Prague (like Flora) you have to take an escalator to access the platform and there is no alternative.
Where i live if you park like that in city area, you get a ticket faster than you park in, but hilarious part is if you gonna park there for a work day, the ticket is cheaper than parking fees!
You should get back in touch with the people who installed those water fountains, and tell them if they sold the space on it to advertisers, they would make more money.
Also needing an app to buy something while on the go is insane. Developing that part of their business was also a waste of money.
Even in Munich Escalators are set to not go down in Fall and sometimes Winter. Probably to keep the Stations cleaner.
I'm from Munich and that's not true
@@Kumanosuke "Manchmal fahren die Rolltreppen ganz bewusst nur in eine Richtung: nach oben. Wenn viel Schnee fällt, soll so weniger Nässe und Splitt nach drinnen gelangen. Die Techniker sagen, dass man so größere Pannen vermeiden kann." Interview der SZ mit einem Münchner Rolltreppen Techniker.
Here's an idea for the paid water fountain: Make it free, but get the person to watch an ad while they're filling up the water bottle.
Could you make a tips for (exchange) student video? Maybe where you can get student discounts etc.
the astronomical clock tower ticket makes a nice souvenir!
Yes, and there are stations where elevators are not available and the escalators only goes one way! Me as a tourist with large luggages have to carry them up or down the stairs. I really don't understand what the designers were thinking in Prague.
The public liability is increased tenfold with escalators that go down, especially in the absence of lifts. They need to work faultlessly and these people struggle with retractable bollards
They were probably thinking: "There will be a lot of tourists with really large luggage. We must not intall escalators in both ways here, so they could enjoy our brand new staircase at the maximum!"
I'm riding metro almost every day and I don't see people with large luggage very often. Maybe try to pack to one backpack and don't bring your washing mashiine and dish washer next time :).
You not supposed to take a stroller on the escalator !! Only stairs or lifts/elevators
What is a good way to contact you for business inquiries
I would never drink water from a public fountain on Nadraži 💀💀
noticed the escalator problems when I wanted to enter Mustek Metro Station 2 days ago with my luggage. I can understand that the smaller metro station don't have them, but put at least in the more important metro station some escalators, or at least one elevator
Hey Janek, Honza, another great video with some clever/ logical suggestions, thank you for everything that you do 🙂
Can you guys please review the Pilsner urquell experience tour, Tapster Academy, and gift shop located at
28. října 377/13 Prague? It seems a bit overpriced & possibly has fake Google reviews (possibly AI generated). I've done the Pilsner urquell brewery tour in Plzeň which was really enjoyable wondering if this tour is worth it.
Na zdraví / Sláinte from Ireland 😁
The escalators and the lack of water were really the 2 things i noticed when i was there :D
5:16 did you mean "intestines" or really Testicles?
nice video, hope the city staff watch your videos and do their homework 😂
Náměstí Republiky is horrible for those of us with mobility issues. I _can_ use stairs, but it's hard work to go downstairs.
Pro tip if you really get stuck - The Palladium shopping centre has escalators, but don't bother with their elevator unless you have time to kill
It's horrible even for anyone else, it's probably the most dangerous metro station in whole Prague, police should be located there permanently.
0:30 as an arthritis sufferer this bothered me in Tokyo. With bad knees, going down stairs is often as bad; if not worse than going up as I can't brake effectively with my knees. Going up is slow and painful, but if I ever get hurt.. It's from going down the stairs.
That's why I don't brake when I go down. Older people alway do one step and then stop, that's extremely inefficient, for example when I go with my father from some longer hill, it's really suffering for me, because I can just let my legs go without actively braking to save energy, I have to do few steps and then stop and wait for him. I can't really imagine how it is like beying older, but these people are not that old, they are in their 50s very often. I would say that today younger generations are in much better condition than our ancestors were. I am 32 now, I feel the same as when I was 15, but when I was 15 and someone was in his 30s, he was already considered like almost middle age, not able to jump and run etc, in the past 30 years old person looked like today 40+ but on other hand, there is terrible amount of lazy fat people who can't even do one step without car, but that's already offtopic I guess. 😀
@@Pidalin with knees like mine, I have no choice. Can't bend them properly so walking down stairs is down right scary
@@mattihp And why is that? You were born like that?
No, as I got older I got arthritis @@Pidalin
@@mattihp just dont bend them? sure it looks a bit stupid but it works very well.
Hello.
The bothway elevator actually exist in Prague.. Its at end of the vestibul in METRO HAJE -> Jizni mesto
The water bottle company should give the water for free in exchange for watching an advertisement while your bottle fills. They already have the screen right there. They can make money from selling ads instead of charging for water.
They do that already, while also charging you. Their smartphone app sells your data and the screen delivers advertisements. The entire point of these machines is to get one more screen into the public space to deliver ads. Only the building administrators fail to understand this.
Hi!
I have a touristy question - how can I find out exactly when breweries switch from summer to winter beers?
There's not usually a specific date on the calendar for most of them. Especially at smaller breweries, they're ready when nature says they're ready.
What do you mean by "summer" and "winter" beers? Beers are made in big factories now, it's the same beer for a whole year.
There's nothing wrong charging for water. At least there's an option since the government won't do anything.
getting down (or up) with the stroller on an escalator is VERBOTEN in Germany. there is a sign in front of each and every one of them, as you can see even in your video from Munich. either use a real escalator (aka lift) or get some help to carry the stroller downstairs
I think the whole "skip the line" crap should be ended... these mobile food order apps like at a coffee shop where people walk in, see a long line so they resort to ordering on their mobile to "skip the line".. They should put a 5 minute wait on their order to prevent people from using it to "skip the line".. this is basically if you have more money than everyone else you can just butt in line because you have a phone & credit card... they do it on credit which is even more of an insult to people waiting in line... Whenever i see it happen.. I walk out of line and leave letting them lose a customer each time... maybe more people will follow suit...
But isnt it free to "skip the line"? I use it alot at McDonalds, or I order with the app to be correct. Everybody can do it, not every does. But if I know I will drive to McDonalds in 10 min, why not order my food, and it will be ready when I come. Instead of waiting 10 min inside of the restaurant. Sometimes order when Im at the restaurant and have to wait 10 min, doesnt matter if someone comes from nowhere and pick up their food before mine is done.
If it was a VIP-treatment or something, then it would be another thing. Paying like 5€/month to get first in line, then I would stand with you. =)
Janek for President
We do have free water dispensers in Alkmaar... some areas at least.
justice for pepa!!. also pepa's insides look very interesting, i swear i saw a couple of european shucko power sockets with DC bricks plugged into them!
I haven't seen water fountains for free water in any of the central stations in capitals in Europe
Even if my city is not as touristy as Prague there are some issues, like garbage everywhere, homeless people in the city centre and so on...
We also have tap fountains there but not all are working(some of them are broken for more than 5-10 years) and the water from fountains from the main square isn't drinkable.
Our officials have other interests. Unfortunately, that's the truth...
Unfortunately, that's the case of plenty of places and it takes citizens to change things. For example, when it's time to vote the new mayor. Send an email to each candidate to ask about specific things that you would like to have fixed/changed. From the answers you can decide who to vote. I'm sure some of them will say I do that and then don't do it, but you can send more emails and protest with other like minded people. And, obviously, vote for somebody else next time. I know it isn't a quick process, but starting is the main thing, then getting others people (friends, family, neighbors, etc) doing the same, being vigilant and pointing out to the autorities their negligence.
I personally do a little cleaning of certain areas of my city and add few flower plants. Sometimes it can make a difference. 😊
I noticed that in Poland, whenever there are EU funds for infrastructure involved, every such place gets a new lift installed for bikes, strollers or wheelchairs. I believe this is some legal requirement for spending EU money.
Honest tourist stop to pay respects to Pepa's fallen family. Honest Sloupek. ❤
And to their testicles being all out 😢
dovolil bych si nesouhlasit že ta voda je placená, přeci jen s aplikací je zdarma alespoň 0,5, ale ano pro turisty je aplikace zbytečně složitá a kdyby tam bylo pítko tak je to lepší.
Aplikace je zbytečně složitá i pro mě jako neturistu :D Nehodlám mít v telefonu 360 aplikací na každou hovadinu. Ne Lidl, ne Tesco, ne Pítko. Jedině snad Globus kvůli skeneru v telefonu, to už je alespoň inovace a má nějaký jiný účel než jen shromažďovat má data :D
To je zajimave, že čistou vodu pro veřejnost uměli zařídit už ve starém Římě a zvládli to i bez šmírovací appky.
The online ticket price to the tower will be higher because that's how tourists will buy their tickets.
6:35 the problem is obviously that someone took away the parking spots. As you can clearly see there is enough room to park, so it's not an issue.
That's wrong, more parking spots = even more cars and not enough parking spots again, this is proven fact from other cities, especially in western Europe. In Amsterodam for example, they remove few parking spots each time they do some reconstruction, it's a slow process so you don't notice that immediately, but you will get rid of cars when you are patient enough, this is the way. Adding more parking lots will just bring more car-nazis who want to go with their SUVs to medieval streets.
In Sweden the Water fountain was removed 40 years ago, I see them in old photos but never seen in reality, that even when Sweden bragging about our clean and good water.