Prague Castle - spring flowers

Prague Castle

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May 5th 2008
Music—music around every corner in Prague. A wonderful rustic band on the bridge-the violin had a brass thing attached like a tuba, which I think was just a megaphone to make him sound louder. They were playing jazz and folk songs. Then a bit further on we heard a faint trumpet, and looked over, a lone trumpeter was just playing all by himself on the river bank—probably practicing. Then we wer ... 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