Grand Cafe Orient

Day Off on Day Six

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March 29th 2014
The long awaited day had finally arrived--an entire day off in Prague. No hockey trainings, no warm-ups, and no chalk talks. Just one day to ourselves to be tourists in Prague. After five days in the township of Beroun, it felt like we were country bumpkinds heading into the "big smoke" of high-flying city life. The train ride in was interesting as we journeyed across the countryside. I had antici ... 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