Charles Bridge

Prague

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July 22nd 2007
We arrived in Prague late afternoon on Saturday, and with no clue of the Czech language, it took us some time to figure out how to get to our hotel. Fortunately in the process of doing this, we lucked out with a very helpful lady at the train station, who after some period of attempting to communicate with us through pointing, charades, and broken English, sold us a 3-day transport pass for the eq ... read more

Europe » Czech Republic » Prague

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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 ot... ... read more