Girl on palace wall

Český Krumlov

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June 28th 2011
We set alarms (not too early!) so that we would have time to pack up and get some breakfast before departure. We seem to be starting a new tradition this year, as here too the hotel safe malfunctioned and we required assistance from the hotel staff to retrieve our passports. We returned to Lukac’s (the coffeehouse right around the corner from our hotel) for coffee and pastries and then checked ... 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