This City is Incredible | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
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- A tour of the beautiful city of Karlovy Vary, a popular spa town in the Czech Republic. You can watch Part 2 here: • Exploring the Beautifu...
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9:07 - revolution happened already in 1989, Czechoslovakia was not communist between 1990-1992
It can be pretty confusing for foreigners:
ČSR (1918-WWII) = original Czechoslovakia (capitalist), there was also second republic, third republic and protectorate, but that would be too complicated
ČSR (1948-1960) = Czechoslovak Republic, already communist, but they still didn't change the name
ČSSR (1960-1989) = Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
ČSFR (1990-1992) = Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (we were not able to even agree on name of the country, that's why it's not officially called Czechoslovakia, but Czech and Slovak Federative Republic, Slovaks wanted to get rid of name Czechoslovakia)
ČR (since 1993)
SR (since 1993)
13:00 - no, ticket in Czech is not "seto" or something, I have no idea what she was trying to say, maybe she was trying to say something in German or Russian because these are the most often tourist nations in Karlsbad, at least before war in Ukraine.
Ticket (like for concert) is vstupenka
ticket for public transportation (generally) is jízdenka
sometimes you can say lístek in common Czech as universal word for all tickets
and ticket for airplain is letenka, no ceto or seto or something, I have no idea what she meant. 🙂
Good to know, thanks for the info.
She said "Zettel" which a common German word for "Listek" in CZ or "Ticket" in EN.
@@spacedog_80 To me it doesn't sound like "Zettel". The German word "Zettel" means only a piece of paper. In German, it should be "Eintrittskarte" or nowadays simply "Ticket", too.
@@Andy-np1lk I live in Bavaria and the word "Zettel" can be used for an entry ticket just fine. Also, when Gabriel asked "Ticket"??? she said "Ja" confirming she wanted a ticket.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos And Prague has 1 3000 000 citizen, not over 2mil.
I was in Karlovy Vary back in 2013. Absolutely loved it. Out of all the countries I’ve visited, the Czech Republic still ranks at #1, because I loved everything about it.
Better than America??
@@HeartistMurali that’s rich. The US is f’ing horrible now.
Charles the 4th was not just king of Bohemia, he was the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire! From Germany to Rome and everywhere in between. Karlovy Vary isn’t the only town dedicated to him, others include Croatian towns Karlovac and Karlobag, and many others
Wow it honestly looks like a miniature version of Prague with less graffiti and way less people! Absolutely beautiful!
Karlovy Vary are most busiest during the International Film Festival that is hosting a lot of Hollywood stars. I was there in 2005 for the Premiere of Broken Flowers directed by Jim Jarmusch and I met L.Q. Jones in the corridors of my hotel smoking cigar. Also Sharon Stone was there as a guest at the festival and she was walking around with her sister on the same streets like you.
What a beautiful city and squeaky clean!😎
Beautiful hotel architecture and city, that what we love , the great European civilization life style incomparable and unbeatable !! hello from Mónaco❤
Thank you for great videos from my home. I am glad you have a great time. Your pronounciation of Czech names is great. Stay safe!😀😀😀
Hotel Pupp is where Casino Royale was filmed.
Last Holiday too
@@myrinaa22lalala51Please don't mention those two movies in the same thread. 😂
@@peregrino9154 chill bro
It's always a good start when your resort in a spa town is called "Without worries" (Sans souci).
Ha, I didn't realize that, good to know.
There's a suburb of Sydney called Sans Souci; literally named from the French for 'without worry', or "no worries" if you're Aussie!
@@GabrielTravelerVideos , the same name Sanssouci is for the palace of Frederick the Great of Prussia in Potsdam, Brandenburg near Berlin, also nice palace. Swahili translation for "without worries" is, of course, hakuna matata (popularised in The Lion King). ;) In the 18th century, the posh language of nobility was mainly French in the Northern Europe, that's why some names like sans souci are borrowed from there.
Thank you for this tour. Karlovy Vary is a great spa centre. A lot of famous people visited this town, among them Goethe, Beethoven, Chopin, the Russian Tzar Peter the Great. Do not hesitate to go to Cesky Crumlov. This town is a touristic centre, UNESCO heritage and is famous for its castle and arcitecture.
Hi Gabriel, This Karlovy vary is a resort town with beautiful old-world charm. The theatre is a grand old-style building with a red-carpet entrance and a genuinely nice touch, it looks like a weekend getaway place for lovers or couples. You see a lot of German influence in the architecture and in incredibly pristine condition.
There you are Wilfredo, the top commentator! Yes it's a nice town, I lived in prague for a while and with some people I met there we arranged a trip to there. It was snowing that day. Well preserved old architecture in that town
Got my favorite soup n snacks and now watching a Gabriel vlog…life is good! ❤
Yes I eat my dinner and dessert, watching Gabriel's videos.
It’s great to see you Gabriel! When visiting Slovakia I would most definitely recommend visiting the Tatra mountains. You can take a tram ( Zubačka ) from Štrba to Štrbské Pleso. It’s like a small Swiss paradise but much cheaper. From there you can go to Tatranská Lomnica where you can take a cable car to the Lomnický Štít, an observatory at the peak of the High Tatra Mountains. Good Luck!
One of my favorite towns. Enjoy.
I wish you had told us before
Roasted duck is a must try food in the Czech Republic! So delicious. And no, you don't need a local phone number for Bolt. Pity about the weather, the part of Europe that is north of the Alps has a very unusually cold April weather, it should be like 18-20 degrees Celcius in Central Europe at this time of year.
Superbly gorgeous in Czech Rep. Hello Dom Hasek my man.
Hasek was the best all time target in history. I was a goalie from 1961 until 2011. Played internationally and Ontario A level tournaments 2-3 times per month, gaining multiple VIP awards, and Hasek was twice as good as me. I’d he isn’t Czech then I’m so wrong about that only. And Jagr was and still is the most handsome I’ve hockey playboy ever, I was, oooh my, no more.
I was three 1996, the swimming hall by the mountains was a great experience. You can swim inside and outside, while swimming outside you see the whole city, really nice. Really nice city overall!
Bolt is available almost everywhere in Europe including the UK. It is often cheaper than the Uber here in London.
Good to know. We don't have it in the US so I wasn't familiar with it.
These European rooms are so nice. With a balcony ! And the windows open in many european hotels/rooms.
Hotel windows don't open many places in the US. Gets stuffy no matter "the central ventilation". Whatever that means.
I really wanted to visit Karlovy Vary when I was in the Czech Republic, but it didn’t work out. It looks like such a beautiful place. I really appreciate these cool videos Gabe thank you.
Amazing hotel deal there. Thats a solid breakfast! And stunning location! Oh and Sanssouci (pronounced somewhat like San Suzy) might be a nod to the royal palace of the Pruissian king Frederick the Great in Potsdam near Berlin with the same name, which means carefree in French. French was of course the "fancy" language to use in royal circles back then. Karlovy Vary was of course pretty much German for most of its history, being part of Sudeten, a part of Bohemia with a mostly German speaking population that got displaced after WWII.
Great and picturesque, one of the best spa towns worldwide, setting of the prominent film festival and also many films were shot there (for instance, Grandhotel Pupp is named Hotel Splendide in Casino Royale, James Bond). Prior to WW2, Sudeten Germans were majority there, before Czechoslovakia was Austria-Hungary (with Austrian aristocracy loving spa culture), that's why there are still many German elements. Carlsbad spa wafer is amazing desert with many different possible tastes, Becherovka (introduced 1807 in Karlovy Vary by Josef Vitus Becher) amazing herbal liqueur, there are many hot springs with very different mineral water, so much to see and taste there.
Hi Gabriel, I installed bolt without using local phone number. I have T-mobile as well. I use bolt quite often while in Thailand. Bolt is also used in Hungary :)
In Lithuania also bolt works
Yes, it is trivial to set up and works in many cities across Europe and other parts of the world. Good to have just as another option.
Excellent, good to know.
I was just in Malta and Bolt is popular there. They seem to be spreading outside Eastern Europe. Another common service is Freenow which I used in Dublin and Barcelona. I keep all 3 apps on my phone so that I have options.
Gabriel go to the local cemetery. Mozart son is buried there. Now the town hides a lot of Russian oligarchs
Quite the opposite, Ukrainian refugees replaced the Russians since the beginning of the war. Most of the russians that were there moved out, since our country is the mpst vocal supporter of Ukraine and confiscates properties of Russians that support the war.
@@ross0mak354 Yeah, the only Ruzzians you see now are the ones who live in Germany and they don't act like the ones from Ruzzia, for the most part.
@@stevemcgowen mad comment
@@myrinaa22lalala51 It's true. Speak to some locals in Prague about how Ruzzians acted when they would come here. They called it the Ruzzian Invasion when they would come for the Orthodox new year. So many times I would see them drunk, feet on tables, shoes off, reaching behind bars, handsy with waitresses and bar staff, loud, drunk obnoxious behavior. They were hated even more than the English lads on stag dos.
@@stevemcgowen lol..I work in sunny isles and hallandale north of miami(Russian towns)They are all the same..Rudes,Narcicist ,Putin lovers.I speak Russian and I talk to a lot of them..
I like it when you video where your walking better than on yourself as much. Ty
I was waiting for a new one🎉
You too?!
Yeaah @@martinc.720
Just to correct what you said at 19:10. Czechia has three regions, not two: Bohemia, Moravia and Czech Silesia.
Got it. 👍
One of my very favorite places.
Another Awesome Adventure Gabriel Thank You🙂 I seen you on Instagram that You had Crossed Paths with Harald Baldr Awesome🙂❤👍Would love to see you two do a video together.🙂Watching from NB Canada🙂
Another awesome epic video
KV is not as busy as usual because the Ruzzians who would flood the city no longer can- they claimed KV was part of Ruzzia. Oligarch kids in Adidas kept the Czechs away. Last summer saw a return of Czechs to the town and I bet even more this summer.
So, basically, you're saying there are a lot of opportunities for ironic gopnik squat pics... perfect!
@@MoniandDunny That was pre war. Not so much now.
Yeah, and ugly cyrillic is disapearing from the city, I absolutely hate to see cyrillic in Czech cities. Ofcourse now I respect some things in Ukrainian for refugees, but it should not be like half of inscriptions in city are in cyrillic. Karlovy Vary is nice originally german speaking spa city, it's really weird to see cyrillic there just because of russian mafia owning everything.
@@Pidalinso you’re okay with Ukrainian Cyrillic writing but not Russian Cyrillic. Buddy have you looked up the definition of HYPOCRISY? Because you’re a big one 😂
@@maxsportsman2416 Yes. One side was invaded, the others the invaders. Ruzz act like they own the place in KV and Prague, while Ukrainians act like welcome guests. Big difference.
Another great video! Looking forward to part 2 and more! Hope the weather improves soon!
Wow what a find! Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful 😊❤ thank you Gabriel! Love the buildings!
Hi Gabe , castle you saw was Hrad Střekov ( Usti nad Labem)
GREAT VIDEO THANKS FOR TRANSPORTING ME THERE. SALUDOS
I have been a fan for several years. This is a very interesting site. Thank you. :)
10:25 "It's like a movie set..." this was actually used for some scenes at James Bond Casino Royale!
Been there last year, absolutly beautifull ❤
This town is so beautiful, love the old buildings, such amazing architecture. The music at the beginning of the video was so soothing and suited the vibe. Yep there are so many ways you can go, but if you do decide to go to Germany I can recommend Dresden, beautiful city. Thanks enjoying the visit to Karlovy Vary😊❤
If you got time on your hands while still in Karlovy Vary, you could visit the town of Loket thats like 20 minut car drive from you. It's often compared to Český Krumlov, since its also a town on river bend, has huge castle and beautiful historical core, it can't really be compared to Český Krumlov imo, but that also means less tourists.
If you are going to Český Krumlov after and plan to go to Brno (east), there are many beutiful towns on the way, try to stop in Jindřichův Hradec, Telč, Znojmo and Mikulov.
Or if you are gonna go the northern route and want something else, you could go to some of the "rock towns" as we call them, they are very unique rock formations specific for Czechia: České Švýcarsko, Kokořínsko, Český ráj (my favorite, rocks with the biggest concetration of various castles and medieval sights, translation is literally "czech paradise") and Adršpašsko-teplické skály.
All of the places I named are nicely aligned on the way to the East of the country (Moravia)
I concur that Brno is a wonderful stop. We stopped there before Covid. A ton to see. Beautiful old town.
Excellent tips, I'll look into some of them. ✌️
Yea loket or elbogen the original German name. Nice too really nice. You should know the nicest towns and cities in the CZ are in the former Sudetenland which was habitated mostly by German speaking Bohemians. Krumlov next was called krumau an der Moldau if you go to moravia avoid brno go to olemoc or in German Olmutz and Mikulov or in German Nikolsburg
@@praguetruebelievers9832 What do you mean "original german name", the town and the castle (thus the name loket too) were there long before the first german settlers came in, not to mention the town was owned by the great Czech houses of Přemyslids, Popelové z Lobkovic and so on.. same with all the other towns and cities you mentioned. The rhetoric you are pushing is the very same rhetoric Nazis used to excuse their annexation of Czech lands, do your views align with theirs? I second going to Olomouc instead of Brno though.
Great town with a lot off history ❤ thanks Gabriel 😊 👍 🤝 🇸🇪 i only been to Prague!
Refreshing to see no homeless and stores open. Art and music seem to be very important to the country. Interesting architecture too! Can't wait to see more 😊
20:08 My oldest sister goes to Praque and nearby cities every summer for a writers get together ( she is a film director). It is the highlight for her every year! I’m going to ask if she’s been to this absolutely beautiful town!
Cesky krumlov is gorgeous and my favourite town .
It looks peaceful and quiet in the street
Good morning Gabriel, it so peaceful, clean street, beautiful building with old history!
Great video G, I'm going in November, might be just as cold.
Thanks!
Thanks a lot super appreciated. Have a good one. ✌️🍺
K V looks like a well ordered, neat and tidy city. I wonder how safe it is regarding crime etc?
Krumlov wont disappoint, my favorite town in CZ
A blessed Good day sir Gabe Nice Beautiful 😍 City of Karlovy Vary, Czech 🇨🇿 Republic I love Hot Spring Water, thank u so much sir Gabe for your Wonderful Walk around tour video Stay safe and Godbless from the Philippines 🇵🇭😊😍🙏👏👏
At Hotel Pupp Queen Latifa played in a movie Last Holiday- great flick🎥
Hi gabriel, thank you for all the nice videos. Since you are very close to Eastern part of Germany, I would also recommend you to visit the historic city of Dresden. There is so much see in and around city like Bastei Bridge, Bad Schandau, etc. Also a side tip, if you are coming to Germany, then purchase the 49 Euro ticket and ride all local trains and public transport across Germany for a month. Take care!
The VW factory is the best part of Dresden. The rest of the city nearly all post war reconstruction.
Ahoj z Litoměřic sousedé
@@stevemcgowen ?? Kdy jste tam byl naposledy
Drážďany jsou hezké město
@@myrinaa22lalala51 We go shopping there all the time. It is nice, but I like old buildings. Look at the condition of Dresden after WW2. Most of the city is reconstruction. I like original buildings. The VW factory is pretty amazing.
Also still cold here in NH, snow expected in Maine. I put a plant out on my deck and it turned black overnight. 😢
No need for bolt, taxi, uber ... take the bus. It's cheap, don't need tickets, just tap (yes, tapping works in prague too ... pretty much everywhere in EU). You can also get day etc. tickets.
100% on the Bolt app. The taxis will overcharge you. Just be nice and they will overcharge you less. I think the statue base are called monuments. I'm also from the Portland area and fully enjoyed about 2 weeks in the Czech Republic around Old Town, Vienna and Budapest. I spent some years in Germany in the military but most of these places were still USSR at the time. Many of American images of these beautiful places were black/white. It was hard to imagine what we were missing.
Those places were never part of the USSR.
@@martinc.720 Apologies. Czechoslovakia was not part of the USSR, but it was a satellite state of the Soviet Union.
" in the Czech Republic around Old Town"
I was not aware that the Czech Republic had an area called "Old Town"...
@@martinc.720 I think old mate Kev is a little bit confused on a few points here.
@@martinc.720 when American comments about Europe it is usually noncense
Not only have yo inspired the desire in me to go back to Prague ( was there in 2015), but I want to go also to Karlovy Vary...especially if I knew the names of the respective hotels you stayed in!!
9:22 He is not Peter Choticky but Gabriel Traveler doppelganger.
Hi Gabriel, great video as always! Ever thought about visiting Madeira, Portugal? think you like it
Yes, it's high on my list to visit.
I've been to Madeira years ago. I remember it was hilly, had nice houses
Something unusual on them; forget what?
Very cold in the UK too. Slow start to spring :( yesterday I drove through the Yorkshire Moors national park and the temperature gauge hit 4 Celsius.
In slavic languages C is never a K 😅 C is TS..Ć,č is CH..Š is SH and Ž is zh. So that coffee place would be pronounced "kavarna TSukrarna" which means "sugar factory coffe shop" 😂 just for a bit of fun. Love your videos Gabe 🫡 hello from slovenia 🇸🇮 😁
it's funny how he reads CE like in Italian like ČE or something like that 😀
@Pidalin haha yes,he has "problems" pronouncing words cause of English language. But you can see he has travelled so much that some words/letters he knows not to read them in "English style" and he says them right 😁
Right at the end of the video there is a circle. When we were there May 2018 it was a steam fountain. Maybe no steam now because it’s to early in the season?
nice! thankyou... germany
I can ony recommend Dresden its also a really beautiful city in Germany not too far away from you.
High roller mode activated
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I was just there in September, standing at the top of that tower. Karlovy Vary was great. Loved the hot springs stuff, even bought one of those souvenir cups to drink the water with. I stayed at Hotel Pup. Took a walk around the town perimeter, also. Great place.
Are you Gerald Gerold?
@@BhutWhut no. Jerry is a nickname
@@JerryGerold is your full name Jerome or Jeremy
@@BhutWhut It is Richard. My mom picked Jerry as my nickname so no one would call me Dick lol
@@JerryGerold if that's the case then you should be Gerry Gerold, with a G 👍😀
I installed it in Thailand and couldn't use it, with a new sim card, could not confirm my account. You won't have that problem. As soon as I returned home I signed up for Bolt, but there are so many options there for getting around, quite different where you're at. At least the trains are reliable.
Before 10 days were about 27 Celsius , last week is really cold😂
I was in Prague on April 5 when that happened
@@oscargomez6993 🌞
Hi Gabriel, maybe would you like to visit beautiful Gdańsk in North Poland! I definitely recommend this city. :)
Temperatures should rise significantly in the next two or three days,hang on Gabe.
Excellent.
I still love Prague more 😅❤️
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I was working there in Grand hotel Pupp for 3 months. I had crush with one housekeeper. I forgot her name. It was during shooting casino Royale. My of best memories 🙂
Very cool. 👍
I was in Pilsen and Prague but was day trips on a small tour in Germany and they took us do cheated that time!
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Привет ☕️ 🧇 🙋🏼♂️ Прекрасная прогулка по городу ✅️ 📹 🔝 👍🏻 🚶🏼
Nice video as ever. Don't forget to sample Karlovy Vary's local specialities: Becherovka herbal bitters, Karlovarské oplatky (Carlsbad wafers) and of course the mineral water!
You should do a hotel splurge video for a night! you deserve it!
The Czech republic consist of three historical territories. As you mentioned Bohemia and Moravia but there's also Silesia in the northeast region bordering with southern Poland.
Good to know.
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Karlovy is as chilly as Philly. The YMCA sauna would warm my feet but it's $52/month. 😅 Well worth it.
Just curious: Can 'first light' or IR really help reset your jet lag? ☆
Now the fun starts
Karlovy Vary was the shooting location for a good bit of Casino Royale
Try caffe in hotel Pubb 😎
For slavic speaker Czechia should sound as Chehia.
I did not even know until Gabriel video. Its name had changed . Still think of Myanmar as Burma, and Czechia as
Cechovakia. Sorry got spelling wrong.
@@user-mx1gh3mn3w Czechoslovakia. Czechia plus Slovakia.
yes it sound awful, it sounds like some shithole village got knows where
THAT IS A GREAT CAMERA, HOW DO YOU GET THE SOUND SO CLEAR. SALUDOS
While editing I increase the volume on all clips by 150%, which helps a lot.
Thanks for you reply, keep doing that it works. Saludos
in case you'll decide to go to Germany, don't forget to visit good ol' Heidelberg with the longest pedestrian zone in Europe and, for sure, the famous😅 Heidelberg castle. in spring time should not be that crowded. and - a gem in the world, Hotel Europäischer Hof in Heidelberg. One of the few 5-star-hotels worldwide, run by a family since some 100 years.The - now - boss, Caroline von Kretschmann would surely be delighted to do a video with famous Gabriel traveler😘. btw, I'm not getting paid for this post, just was there last year and was smitten by the whole atmosphere and service which can easily compete with any Karlovy Vary Hotel
Nice video. First time I saw that anyone had to Google who Goethe was 🙂 No offence, just really surprised.
Really
I think he was more like curious why everything is "Goethe something" in Karlovy Vary, I also didn't know that he was visiting it.
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visit hotel pupp and try an Becherovka`
😅sans souci in French means without problem/ anxiety etc , in short a pleasant place😊
Vary good 👍🏻
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Direction Slovakia would be great. Maybe Prešov or Košice?
Czech Republic is a crossroad between western Europe and eastern Europe. Karlovy Vary(Bohemia)lies in the western Europe.If you would travel from Karlivy Prahy( Bohemia)to Ostrava(Silesia), you would end up easily in the eastern Europe. That's interesting.
Yes its very clean and nice but Cesky Krumlov is more pretty with narrow winding streets and quaint buildings.
Wonder what I nice apartment runs there? Beautiful.
5:18 People in Europe travel with Bolt and listen to Spotify. 🙂