We Celebrated the National Day and the 30th Anniversary of the Velvet Revolution!
18.10.2019 / 11:35 | Aktualizováno: 18.10.2019 / 12:02
On Thursday, 17 October 2019, CECO together with our Slovak Office friends organized a reception to the national days of both states and mainly to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. The guests also enjoyed the art of Kateřina Konopová a Miroslav Míč, perform under the name of Piano Duo.
A panel exhibition showed photographs taken during the Revolution...
exhibition 1989
... and videos of the reporting from the year of 1989 screened on 8 widescreen LED monitors under the ceiling. The speeches were followed by a brief concert; the Piano Duo performed Slavonic Dances no. 3, 4 and 5...
Piano Duo
The banquet was a Czech and Slovak cuisine tasting...
Czech Cuisine
... CECO deliberately worked with the hotel on the menu several months ahead; it consisted of meatloaf with mashed potatoes, goulash with dumplings or apple strudel and marble cake. Our guests loved the Pilsner Urguel on tap...
Pilsner Urquel
... the presentation of Slovak wines , the stand with Prague Ham...
Prague Ham
... and also with smoked meat delicacies made by a Czech producer in Taiwan Mr. Lukáš Řihák.
Our big thank you to all that helped us to organize the reception and mainly to those, who accepted our invitation. And congratulations to all Czech expats in Taiwan!
reception 2019