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It used to be covered with saints that came out every hour, but that was boring so the local authorities replaced them with all kinds of proletarians. Bakers, athletes, musicians, even the intelligentsia.

Olomouc, (Oh-low-moats)

July 19th 2006
Sure you've heard of Bohema. Prague's the capital of that region, Bohemian is an adjective that applies to hipsters. But I'm not a hipster. That's why Sam and I went to Olomouc, the capital of the Moravian region of the Czech republic. It is a mid-sized city of 200,000, we were originally planning to stay one night, but we stayed 2 because it was so relaxing. There wasn't really a whole lot to ... 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

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