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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]
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] Blog: Prague, Praha, Prag
Date: December 15th 2006
Day 1 Suzy and I headed out for Prague the morning of the 15th. We decided to take the OBB, the Austria train, across the border on the 5.5 hour trek to the Czech Capitol. About an hour into our trip we had our first Behind the Iron Curtain experience. Although it has been over fifteen years since the borders were opened to outsiders we still felt a bit intimidated by the heavily armed cus ... read more
Date: December 15th 2006
Day 1 Suzy and I headed out for Prague the morning of the 15th. We decided to take the OBB, the Austria train, across the border on the 5.5 hour trek to the Czech Capitol. About an hour into our trip we had our first Behind the Iron Curtain experience. Although it has been over fifteen years since the borders were opened to outsiders we still felt a bit intimidated by the heavily armed cus ... read more
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