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Following the First World War, the closely related Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, the new country's leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the demands of other ethnic minorities within the republic, most notably the Sudeten Germans and the Ruthenians (Ukrainians). After World War II, a truncated Czechoslovakia fell within the Soviet sphere of influence. In 1968, an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the country's leaders to liberalize Communist party rule and create "socialism with a human face." Anti-Soviet demonstrations the following year ushered in a period of harsh repression. With the collapse of Soviet authority in 1989, Czechoslovakia regained its freedom through a peaceful "Velvet Revolution." On 1 January 1993, the country underwent a "velvet divorce" into its two national components, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004. To be updated

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By Tory Tompkins
July 6th 2009

Kutna Hora: The Bone Church and Silver Mine Memoirs Europe » Czech Republic » Central Bohemian Region » Kutná Hora

the ticket master
my first train experience

Kutna Hora: The Bone Church and Silver Mine Memoirs So the original plan for that particular weekend was to go to Cesky Krumlof, but 2 days before I couldn’t get a ticket via bus or train there because of the huge yearly festival that was going on in Krumlof, so I decided then and there at the train station to change my plans and go to Kutna Hora. All I really knew about it was that there was supposed a to be a famous bone church and there was also a silver mine I could tour, so I decided, why not? [View Full Entry]

By Caroline and Scott
July 5th 2009

Chech Republic is not that cheap Europe » Czech Republic » South Moravian Region » Brno

Hi guzs, I hope zou all appreciate this as I am currently taking in as much smoke as a řé a day habbit = why are internet places always so smokey. Also the z and the y are backwards so may get i wrong at time and there punctuation is all aver the place. Othere then that we will see what I can do = the beer is helping. Since I spoke to you last scott and I have been to a concentration camp. It was very eerie and somber. We spent a good 3hrs walking round reading all the stuff. [View Full Entry]

By pilnikjezerobota
July 4th 2009

To all my kamarády Europe » Czech Republic » Central Bohemian Region » Karlstejn

Just incase you forgot what it looks like

Short entry to inform all my Czech friends who wax lyrical about Karlštejn that I have ticked it off my list. Me and my flatmate Anne-Sophie did a day trip today, did the tour, ate ice cream, went for a short wander and came back. It was a nice day, but there's really nothing more to write about. [View Full Entry]

By Teddi
July 3rd 2009

Nothing Like a Hog Roast...in the Czech Republic Europe » Czech Republic » Prague

JIH
My dorm! Slightly soviet-looking...

It’s been a while since I’ve updated, so I suppose I should start out by talking about the opera that I apparently forgot to write about. Last Tuesday a fair-sized group of us went to an opera in the city. I can’t remember the name of the theatre we went to (I’m not sure I ever knew it, to be honest), but tickets were only about 40 crowns. For a price like that, the seats weren’t ideal, but we could still hear. We saw “The Marriage of Figaro,” which was very entertaining, but I didn’t follow quite as well as I [View Full Entry]

By Christopher travels
July 3rd 2009

The Czech, Please Europe » Czech Republic » Prague » Old Town

Wenselas Square

The Czech for please is easy, prosim, the Czech for thank-you seems to elude me: dekuji. Everytime I say it, the word just sounds more and more wrong each time. That first sound d'ye with more emphasis on the ye is so challenging for me, and the storekeepers must scratch their heads wondering what I am saying. But I keep trying, and once in a while it sounds somewhat like it should. Some other Czech words are a bit like Russian so that helps me a little. But it's a tough language for me. Prague is a photogenic city, with lots [View Full Entry]

By Barancek
July 2nd 2009

Ceske Svycarsko Europe » Czech Republic » Ústí nad Labem Region » Hrensko

Tiske steny
Unikatne pieskovcove utvary v obci Tisa nedaleko Usti nad Labem.

Ahoj.Minuly vikend som sa vybral konecne do Ceskeho Svycarska - uz som to dlho planoval.V sobotu som rano som siel vlakom do Usti nad Labem a odtial busom do dedinky Tisa - prvej zastavky. V tejto dedinke sa nachadza area Tiske steny s unikatnymi skalnymi utvarmi.Presiel som si velky okruh (je tam aj maly) a pokracoval som dalej cestou na najvyssiu stolovu horu - Decinsky Sneznik.Na vrchu je vyhliadkova veza, z ktorej mal byt podla fotiek paradny vyhlad na okolitu krajinu.Bohuzial nebol, kedze bola husta hmla.Tak som po malom obcerstveni z vlasntych zasob pokracoval dalej lesom k obci Maxicky [View Full Entry]

By pilnikjezerobota
July 2nd 2009

The land of wine, cycle lanes and border control Europe » Czech Republic » South Moravian Region » Breclav

SuperCity Pendolino
Quite predictably, I prefer the oldschool slam door trains to these modern ones with their god damn annoying american accent announcements ("Veen soodbanhaaarf!")

Břeclav (pronounced "brzhetslaf" by czech people and "breklavv" by american tourists changing trains from australia to crack-o) is like the Czech Republic's answer to Crewe, except with moar wine and flat. The town has three especially noticeable features: the first is the railway, being a huge international rail junction situated next to the borders with Austria and Slovakia, so any train going from or through the Czech Republic to Bratislava (and beyond to Hungary and ex-yu) or to Vienna comes through here. The second is, as mentioned, wine - the whole district is just flat, and most of [View Full Entry]

By Teddi
July 2nd 2009

Trying to Catch Up Europe » Czech Republic » Prague

Prague 008
One of the Czech Spotted pigs

I am currently distraught. This has nothing to do with Prague, school, or really anything that should logically have any bearing on my life. But one of my favorite Penguins defensemen just signed with LA. I might have cried a little bit. Also, it really sucks to be on another continent when major things are happening in the NHL because I get this information at about two in the morning. Yesterday we went to a farm in Zihle, which I’m pretty sure is west of Prague but I could be wrong. On our way there we drove through a town named [View Full Entry]

By jewel89
July 2nd 2009

Prague Europe » Czech Republic » Prague » Old Town

Changing of the Guard

Well, I have finally found a smell worse than the pee-soaked stations… Mustek station in Prague smells like puke. At first I thought ‘man, what bad timing for it to smell this way…’ but no, it’s permanent. I had the misfortune of using the station once yesterday, and then 3x today. Ew. Anyway, on with my day. The plan was to do that 6hr day tour followed by the ghost tour… yeah, didn’t happen. ‘Prague Walks’ can kiss my bum. I show up and the guy is too busy talking with a girl on a segway to even notice I’m there. [View Full Entry]

By Europa Josh
July 1st 2009

Prisoner in Prague Europe » Czech Republic

Im stuck in a hotel on my last night in Prague...its horrible. Chris took away my spending money cause we went a little overboard last night lol. I met two lepercauns this afternoon and sort of followed them to their Irish bar turns out they are really from Dublin. It was the first time I ever heard a real Irish girls accent it was pretty cool. Oh we also went and saw the John Lennon wall which was prety cool, have I mention the beer is good here. I am so bored. J [View Full Entry]

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