A view . . .

Central Europe in brief

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October 21st 2007
I spent this past week with my classmates touring three cities in Central Europe besides Prague. First there was Bratislava in Slovakia, then Krakow in Poland, and finally back to Slovakia for a brief stay in Zilina. The travel was not too difficult because our director had all of our travel and accommodation arrangements made before hand. Language was a small issue in several restaurants and t ... 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