Old Town Square with many types of architecture

Czeching out Praha

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January 16th 2009
There's four distinct things I learnt about Prague. One, the architecture is varied and beautiful and even more so in the snow. Two, their absinthe is stronger than meths. Three, their food is so high in carbs it's no wonder the Czechs have the highest rate of colon cancer in the world. And four, the people have an amusing dry cynicism and make no excuses if they can't speak English. And it's actu ... 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