Exploring Ostrava: The Industrial Heart of the Czech Republic

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Exploring Ostrava: The Industrial Heart of the Czech Republic

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10 ай бұрын

What I found surprised me. I returned to Ostrava, Czech Republic to see the traces of my family's past, how the city has changed since deindustrialization began, and the lingering reminders of its communist past. What do we bring with us into the future? Join me as I walk through the city, through old steelworks that are now festival grounds for Beats for Love and Colours of Ostrava, and so much more.
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@braunventures 10 ай бұрын

Edit: The Tuzex location was not quite right, it was a couple of blocks behind that building, in downtown. In hindsight we probably could have asked any grandpa on the street instead of googling it 😂

@LukasBizon 2 ай бұрын

yeah, on that corner was quite good bookstore where people were standing endless queues to bought some books

@stylovore 10 ай бұрын

Trevor, you've done the city, our extended family, and personally my childhood extremely proud. Thank you for this gift.

@braunventures 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Pat, means a lot ❤️

@MaduUdeh Ай бұрын

Now this that capital C content. I love this - thank you for sharing this part of yourself with the internet. It’s really beautiful to watch

@braunventures Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and for your kind words!

@Magnus858 3 ай бұрын

Underrated city. It's cleaning up quickly, hopefully the council can make it attractive enough to stop people moving away.

@wacky3314 Ай бұрын

It has at least one of best infrastructure of czech cities so if people invest there more it could become popular again.

@m.benhart 4 ай бұрын

Skvělé, zajímavé a zároveň i smutné, nostalgické, ale i veselé video. Je hezké, jak se se svou rodinnou historií vypořádáte :-).

@braunventures 4 ай бұрын

Ano, takový je život, jsem rad že jste citeli ty same emoce co jsem citel ja. Dekuji za comment

@sevcaczech5961 Күн бұрын

Great video. Love it

@braunventures 23 сағат бұрын

Thank you!

@irismelis 18 күн бұрын

Was there in '96(my dad lived in Valašské Meziříčí back then, I was born and raised in the Netherlands and I visited him regularly in the nineties) and it was grim, dirty and it felt poor, especially the housing blocks where the Roma lived(the conditions they lived in were shocking to my spoiled western european soul). Walked around in the city to find a flee market kind of thing we heard was cool, don't think we found it eventually, it still was an interesting day. Really nice to revisit Ostrava this way and see it in a better light.

@braunventures 18 күн бұрын

Thanks for the comment. It still has its tough areas and neighborhoods, but things are looking up I think. The grit of the people is still core to Ostrava's DNA.

@anabordovsky7189 10 ай бұрын

So impressive ! Uncle was delighted with how you played it all and you brought it closer to us better than we would have done it ;)

@braunventures 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@Kanty19 10 ай бұрын

❤ 🇨🇿 lovely trip

@konty2349 3 ай бұрын

Ou shiet... Avion... moje knajpa! xd Zábřeh forever!

@edwardklecka9908 2 ай бұрын

Enjoyed your videos , my parents took groups from Texas to Czech Republic from 1960s to 2006. I visited also many times my last trip was 2019.love it.

@braunventures 2 ай бұрын

Thats awesome! I have heard there is a big Czech American community in Texas and that kolache are abundant 😀, judging by your last name you must know this well! Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching

@maxxx1069 2 күн бұрын

Thanks for the great video, because our story is not identical, but similar... My mother is from Ostrava, but then moved to Austria, but I always spent my childhood holidays in Ostrava by my grandparents (after more than 50 years, absolutely nothing has changed in the house and that is great for me). Now I am 45 years old, live in Austria, but I love Ostrava more than any other place in the world and visit the city on average every month for 4 to 5 days (a little easier from Austria than from the USA 😉). But I have to admit, though, that I miss the "old" Ostrava with all the old, red trolley buses 😀and the communist flair...

@braunventures 2 күн бұрын

That is great to hear. There aren't many people who see Ostrava as their home away from home, so I'm happy to hear I'm not alone!

@ilovetrentinoslowlifeitaly 9 ай бұрын

Amazing city.

@UrbanSheng 4 ай бұрын

Hi, could you recommend some place to visit?

@braunventures 4 ай бұрын

Hi! The cafe at the top of the Bolt Tower gives you a cool view of the city, in the summer months grabbing a drink by the river is great. I also like Kavarna Pant, which is a bookstore and cafe.

@UrbanSheng 4 ай бұрын

@@braunventures Thanks