Arrival Scenes

Macocha Caves and Černá Hora Brewery

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February 9th 2008
Today (Saturday) I woke up early to go to the Macocha Caves and Černá Hora (pronounced Cher-na Hor-ra) Brewery. I boarded a bus with numerous other international kids around 8:45 and we drove about 40 minutes to the caves. We started our journey by walking up a long, winding road to to a small building at the base of a large, rocky hill, from which we began our caving adventure in earnest. My fr ... read more

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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