St Nicholas Church

Prague - Day 2

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May 6th 2008
The plan was to have a leisurely lunch in the beautiful gardens at Prague Castle. The day started off fine and then was a bit cloudy. We sat down surrounded by the lovely flowers and smells of the lilac trees, and started to eat. And of course it bucketed down - lightning directly over head and thunder. We retreated to the balcony of the summer palace and watched and waited. St Nicholas church in ... 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