Photos, videos and docs of Jon Searles, with the keywords: "Moravia"

Nadrazi Breclav, Picture 6, Breclav, Jihomoravsky kraj, Moravia (CZ), 2013

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:27:39 +0000

There's the platform destination board in Breclav, with our train number, EC173.

ZSSK #350020-4 in Brno Hlavni Nadrazi, Brno, Moravia (CZ), 2012

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 14:09:47 +0000

ZSSK are, for the moment, the national railway of Slovakia. Many of their trains, with their locomotives, still venture into the Czech Republic, especially on Eurocity services. This one would take me back to Prague, with Class 350 electric #350020-4 on the point.

Brno Tram #1928, Brno, Moravia (CZ), 2012

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 14:09:46 +0000

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Around the same time that DPP in Prague were receiving delivery of Skoda 14t trams, another variant called the 13t was being delivered to Brno. This is #1928.

Hrad Spilberk, Picture 4, Brno, Moravia (CZ), 2012

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 14:09:45 +0000

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Here is one of the artillery pieces, although I don't know if it's original.

Hrad Spilberk, Picture 3, Brno, Moravia (CZ), 2012

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 14:09:44 +0000

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If you circle the parapet, you eventually find 18th-Century fortifications with cannon, as well as some modern-day restaurants. This view is looking at the keep, though, with the cannon out of the frame behind and to the right, and the restaurants out of the frame to the left.

Hrad Spilberk, Picture 2, Brno, Moravia (CZ), 2012

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 14:09:43 +0000

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This is the entrance to the castle keep, such as it is.

Hrad Spilberk, Brno, Moravia (CZ), 2012

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 14:09:42 +0000

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Hrad Spilberk, in spite of its name "Hrad," or "castle," is really more an 18th-Century fort, as it was very gradually rebuilt in that century and to some extent the one preceding it. The original foundations, however, date to 1277, giving the site medieval heritage. It has actually had a number of uses over the years. Until 1959, it was a military base, and for the period of 1620-1855 it was also used as a prison, where a number of abuses were committed, especially against political prisoners. It reprised this role during World War I (1914-1918) and during the Nazi regime (1938-1945), when it also continued to serve as a barracks. Since 1959, the castle has been a museum. This is the main entrance to the walls, which surprisingly has a normal street number, visible on the right, property number in red and white, and street number (for orientation) in blue.

Church of St. Thomas, Brno, Moravia (CZ), 2012

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 14:09:41 +0000

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The Church of St. Thomas is actually much older than it looks. The Baroque facades on it now are just that, facades, that were installed in the 17th Century to hide battle damage from the Thirty Years War. The original foundation (and presumably structure) of the church dates to 1356, having been consecrated in the presence of Holy Roman Emperor Karluv IV, although the church had been planned under his father, John of Luxembourg. Today the church is next to the entrance to Brno's system of catacombs.

Brno Tram #1086, Brno, Moravia (CZ), 2012

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 14:09:40 +0000

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Tram #1086 is a K2, but I've been unable to find out if it's been modernized, other than in the automated announcements, the ticket validators, and the digital destination boards. If one goes by the boards, it looks like it could be a P or a T.

Brno Tram #1038, Brno, Moravia (CZ), 2012

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 14:09:39 +0000

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Tram #1038 is a Tatra K2T. K2T trams were built originally as basic K2's (during the original 1967-1983 production run), but were partly modernized in 1999-2000.

Brno Tram #1028, Brno, Moravia (CZ), 2012

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 14:09:38 +0000

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This is Brno Tram #1028, which is a tatra K2R. All of these units are rebuilds of the earlier K2 class built between 1967 and 1983. The original K2's were articulated trams based on the T3 (in spite of the number 2 in their model number). In turn the K2R's were based on the T3R, although the T3R's, it should be noted, were also built new. Both the T3R and the K2R (via rebuilds) were built from 1995-1998, with some additional K2R's being completed in 1999. Many of the tram classes used in Brno are not used in Prague, as most of Brno's trams are articulated, whereas only some of Prague's are, particularly those built recently.

The Exploited at Festival Pod Parou, Picture 2, Svitavy, Moravia (CZ), 2012

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:46:33 +0000

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I got lucky on this shot, at least getting Wattie Buchan's Mohawk. To be fair, he's a 56-year-old (then 55-year-old) punk rocker so it isn't as cheesy a haircut if he has one. :-)

The Exploited at Festival Pod Parou, Svitavy, Moravia (CZ), 2012

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:46:32 +0000

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The Exploited were the last big name to play at the festival, and I made a point of going to bed afterward, leaving the next day. It was a great set, but very hard to get close to. The crowd was probably the largest of the festival.

Ska N' Dal at Festival Pod Parou, Svitavy, Moravia (CZ), 2012

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:46:31 +0000

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In my opinion, Czech ska bands are usually better than Czech punk bands, hardcore bands excepted. This was Ska N' Dal.

Hannibal Lector at Festival Pod Parou, Svitavy, Moravia (CZ), 2012

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:46:30 +0000

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Hannibal Lector were one of the heavier Czech hardcore bands at the festival, but I took this photo more to illustrate the tremendous amount of dust at the festival. This was maybe the most unpleasant thing about the festival, even if it looks cool in a photo. The food was also limited, as only one tent was serving vegetarian food, only one tent had water (if memory serves), and many of the (fake punk, BMW-driving) fans taunted anyone going to them. Of course, walking was difficult, as so many people were unconscious on the ground that I had to zig zag at all hours of the day and night.

The Skatalites at Festival Pod Parou, Svitavy, Moravia (CZ), 2012

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:46:29 +0000

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After the Dead Kennedys set, it was after midnight (if memory serves), and I was exhausted. I assumed the festival was over for the night, or at least that the remaining bands would be the local Czech bands. I was wrong, as I walked into the Skatalites' set as I was walking to my tent.

The Dead Kennedys at Festival Pod Parou, Svitavy, Moravia (CZ), 2012

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:46:28 +0000

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The Dead Kennedys (minus Jello Biafra) were probably the most famous punk band at the festival, although obviously the Misfits and the Exploited are very close, so who knows, really? Punk bands are famous by accident, if they're famous at all. This was a great show, obviously, and was immediately after the Misfits. It was predictably very crowded (and dirty, as there was too little rain, too much heat, and too much dust, even at night), but worth it.

The Misfits at Festival Pod Parou, Svitavy, Moravia (CZ), 2012

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:46:27 +0000

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Yes, this was really a Misfits show. In spite of the boring Czech bands who made up the majority of those who played, the foreign bands were a who's-who of the most famous punk bands of all time. The Sex Pistols, the Damned, and the X weren't there, and of course the Clash and the Ramones weren't still around, but the Misfits, the Dead Kennedys, and the Exploited were all there. As a bonus, as many punk fans are also Ska fans, the Skatalites (the oldest ska band in the world) also played.

Death by Stereo at Festival Pod Parou, Svitavy, Moravia (CZ), 2012

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:46:26 +0000

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Death by Stereo were only one of the many bands at Pod Parou, but they were one of the few hardcore bands. They were also one of the American bands who made it. Most of the bands who played were unknown Czech punk bands who were barely worthy of the label.

Hotel Excalibur, Moravska Trevova, Moravia (CZ), 2012

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:46:25 +0000

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This was the hotel I ended up at, the Hotel Excalibur. Moravska Trebova has no connection, as far as I know, to King Arthur, so the theme of the hotel is only a gimmick (as far as I know). I ended up here only after spending the night with one of the most famous punk rockers of all time. I can't prove I met him, as I have no photos, so I won't name him. Embarrassingly, I didn't recognize him, which he probably didn't like at all. However, we ended up talking for hours at one of the Herna bars in town, and playing fussball with the locals. He convinced me to come to the show anyway, and the hotel offered to provide a car in the morning.