Marriage locks on the Charles bridge

Prague, Prague, all about Prague

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September 16th 2012
We started out the day with a city tour. We visited the Hradcany Castle and watched the changing of the guards. Just like in the movies with the arms swinging right up to the waist and back down again. They were suppposed to be stiff-eyed but one of them kept shifting their eyes. It was hilarious to watch what was supposed to be disciplined non-movement. If I was his Sargeant I would have put him ... 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