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04 CSOB - Radisson room 2
My (modern) office desk at my hotel room ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:15:02
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 14:23:30
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05 CSOB - Radisson restaurant
The dining room ... big luxe ... (and the menu was excellent)
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:15:14
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 14:20:37
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05 Radisson Sas hotel
I was treated as an 'executive hotel guest' ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:15:15
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 14:17:40
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06 CSOB Bank
The front side of the building were the CSOB Audit Department was working ....
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:15:28
Gemaakt op: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
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07 Frantisek Gross - Petr Rada - Miloslav Kral
My very first audit team at the CSOB in Czech Republic ... All of them were waiting to see how I managed an audit assignment ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:15:29
Gemaakt op: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
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08 CSOB 2004 - Office Desk
Most (bank) buildings were real classical pearls of beauty ... Also the local (big) bank branches in the cities were (inside) very beautiful .... But the administrative Head Office looked (inside) like an old fashioned hospit [meer]
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:15:50
Gemaakt op: 2006-08-29 11:21:27
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09 CSOB - Postbank
During one of my audit missions, the CSOB (Bank) was taking over the "Postovni Sporitelna" ... So I planned to visit this financial institution for a quick audit review ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:15:51
Gemaakt op: 2007-03-06 14:01:59
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10 CSOB 2004 - Front side of the "Crowne Plaza" hotel
During one of my (planned) audit visits, the World Championship "Ice Hockey" was organized by the Czech Republic and the city of Prague ... Ice hockey is the "sport nr. 1" in Czech Republic ... All business hotels were full boo [meer]
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:16:12
Gemaakt op: 2006-08-29 11:05:58
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11 2004 Avenue to the Crowne Plaza hotel
This is the straight lane that leads to the Crowne Plaza hotel
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:16:12
Gemaakt op: 2006-08-29 11:12:57
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12 Crowne Plaza 2004
Also here, it was "great (but a little bit old fashioned) luxe" ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:16:31
Gemaakt op: 2006-08-29 11:08:39
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13 Crowne Plaza hotel 2004 : the entrance hall
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:16:31
Gemaakt op: 2006-08-29 11:10:19
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14 Praha 2004
This was the neighbourhood of the Crowne Plaza hotel ... One evening, while returning from a restaurant, I was appealed by two police men and a tourist .... Afterwords, they turned out to be FALSE policemen and a FALSE touris [meer]
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:16:51
Gemaakt op: 2006-08-29 11:13:37
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15 Crowne Plaza 2004
My audit work often brought, during many evenings and nights, overwork at the hotel room ... So ... several times I called for "room dinner service" ... which was always very good !!!
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:16:52
Gemaakt op: 2006-08-29 14:10:18
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16 CSOB 2004 Grand Bohemia hotel
Another hotel where I have been staying in Prahue was this "Grand Bohemian hotel" ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:17:14
Gemaakt op: 2006-08-29 14:16:22
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17 CSOB 2004 Grand Bohemia - dining room
The restaurant ....
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:17:15
Gemaakt op: 2006-08-29 14:18:24
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18 CSOB 2004 Grand Bohemia - my hotel room
My hotel (and office) room ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:17:33
Gemaakt op: 2006-08-29 14:20:35
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19 Welcome present, offered by the hotel management
One day ... my wife Ann Marie came on visit during the weekend ... I informed the hotel management about her visit and asked for a hotel taxi to the airport for picking up my wife ... Afterwards, when we entered our hotel roo [meer]
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:17:34
Gemaakt op: 2006-08-29 17:53:27
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20 CSOB 2004 Anna & Miloslav
This is Miloslav Kral and his wife Anna (who speaks very good French) ... Miloslav was (in my eyes) a very good auditor ... one of the few who (at that time) were really motivated ... Unfortunately, his relationship wi [meer]
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:17:56
Gemaakt op: 2006-08-29 18:06:15
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21 CSOB 2004 - On visit with Miloslav & Anna
My wife and I have visited Anna and Miloslav in their appartment outside Prague .... a very charming couple ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:17:57
Gemaakt op: 2006-08-29 18:06:53
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22 CSOB 2004 - My wife on visit ...
My wife Ann Marie ... enjoying the beauty of Praha ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:18:19
Gemaakt op: 2006-08-29 17:56:39
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23 CSOB - Praha 2004
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:18:19
Gemaakt op: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
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24 CSOB 2004 - A new (local) audit team ...
Later on ... I had another local audit team at CSOB .... Antonin Jarusek, Jitka Kvardova and Jana Verlkova
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:18:39
Gemaakt op: 2006-08-29 14:37:48
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25 Navratilova - CSOB 2004
Jitka (with blue suit) who had the leadership of the local audit section, invited me for a dinner ... somewhere in the 'Navratilova street' ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:18:39
Gemaakt op: 2006-08-29 14:38:17
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26 Olomouc
I also visited some local branches in the country ... So we went to Olomouc (where we stayed for the night) ... My temporary local audit colleagues were the 'youngsters' Antonin and Jana ...
As I already mentioned : mos [meer]
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:18:55
Gemaakt op: 2008-12-09 11:18:55
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29 CSOB 2004 : Restaurant in Olomouc
Olomouc is a university city in Moravia (a wine region in the Czech Republic) ...
After the audit work, I invited my two Czech youngsters in an apparently very very good (wine) restaurant ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:19:13
Gemaakt op: 2006-08-29 11:30:50
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30 CSOB 2006 - K & K hotel ....
This beautiful hotel was also, from time to time, my tentative "residence" in Prague ... The first time I was booked in this hotel, I arrived at 23:30 p.m. (due to problems at Brussels Airport) ... but nevertheless, the [meer]
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:19:56
Gemaakt op: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
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31 K& K hotel : breakfast restaurant
The breakfast restaurant ....
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:19:57
Gemaakt op: 2006-08-15 09:05:17
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32 "K & K hotel" 2006 - breakfest bar ...
Starting the day with ... champaign for breakfast ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:20:35
Gemaakt op: 2006-08-15 09:06:42
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33 CSOB 2006
This is what they call at CSOB : a work meeting ... (very familiar) ... Jana provided the meeting participants with self-cultivated cherries
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:20:36
Gemaakt op: 2006-06-20 08:51:31
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34 CSOB 2006
Jitka, leading the meeting ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:21:17
Gemaakt op: 2006-06-20 08:51:14
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35 CSOB - Petr Rada
And here is my good 'old' friend Petr (Rada) ... He was one of the local auditors in my first Czech 'audit team' ... At that time he was not very interested ... Later on, after he had left the CSOB Bank, we kept in touch with [meer]
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:21:18
Gemaakt op: 2006-05-31 20:20:40
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36 CSOB 2006
One of the very few 'non-tourist' pubs, where I could set aside for a few moments, the audit mission ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:21:44
Gemaakt op: 2006-05-31 20:21:21
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37 Beer card
Souvenir of Petr ....
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:21:45
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 14:53:29
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38 CSOB 2004 : U zlateho tygra
Souvenir of Petr .... The name of a tavern and (small) brewery : "The Golden Tiger"
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:22:15
Gemaakt op: 2006-08-29 18:56:48
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39 CSOB - Stara myslivecka
Souvenir of Petr ... His beverage after hunting wild boars ... Old, traditional bitter (in the old days the most popular in Czechoslovakia) schnapps.
Herb liquer, composition not known; rather bitter and biting. Good for [meer]
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:22:16
Gemaakt op: 2007-03-06 11:52:56
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40 Praha
During the weekends I tried to do some touristic walks in Prague ... Sight over Prague, seen from the Castle hill ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:22:50
Gemaakt op: 2006-08-29 11:20:15
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41 CSOB 2006 : Staré Mesto
Old Prague is very touristic
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:22:51
Gemaakt op: 2006-05-20 09:02:47
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42 CSOB 2006
I like very much the (very good) music played by 'street musicians'
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:23:39
Gemaakt op: 2006-05-20 09:57:57
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43 CSOB 2006 - The Prague Castle (complex)
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:23:40
Gemaakt op: 2006-05-20 10:23:56
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44 CSOB 2006 - the Jewish Quarter (Josefov)
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:24:34
Gemaakt op: 2006-05-21 11:44:55
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45 CSOB - 2006 Wenceslas Square
Prague 's main boulevard ... the 'Vaclavske namesti' ... where in 1969, the student Jan Palach burnt himself to death during the protest against the communist regime.
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:24:35
Gemaakt op: 2006-05-21 09:32:18
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46 CSOB - Charles Bridge (Karluv Most)
The most famous (old) bridge in Central-Europe ... visited every year by hundreds of thousand tourists.
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:24:54
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 15:50:52
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47 CSOB - Franz Kafka
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:24:55
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 16:42:15
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48 CSOB - Church Saint Nicolas
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:25:15
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 15:17:27
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49 CSOB - Loretta at Hradcany
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:25:16
Gemaakt op: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
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50 CSOB - Jazz players on the Karluv Most ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:25:38
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 16:52:43
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51 CSOB - National Museum
This museum has been built on the top of the Vaclavske namesti ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:25:39
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 14:35:40
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52 CSOB - the Prague Castle ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:25:55
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 16:06:55
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55 CSOB - restaurant and Jan (1)
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:26:14
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 16:22:40
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53 CSOB - restaurant and Jan (2)
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:25:55
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 16:23:17
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54 CSOB - restaurant and Jan (3)
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:26:14
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 16:24:16
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56 CSOB - Municipal House
The restaurant and terrace were the places to be for the "high society" ... So I could not wait for trying the expresso with brandy ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:26:35
Gemaakt op: 2007-03-06 13:55:40
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57 CSOB - Stare Mesto (Old Town Square)
Jan Hus ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:26:36
Gemaakt op: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
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58 CSOB - Powder Tower
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 11:26:46
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 15:13:57
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