Blogs from Opava, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, Europe

Day 6 In the Footsteps of a Polish POW Geordie Hussar To Czec Silesia via Slovakia. It’s time to leave the youthful grandeur of the Tatra Mountains thrusting at the top of Carpathean crescent. We’re heading for the maturity of elevated valleys and the more rolling ancient geology of the Sudetes. German officers made the Tatras their playground in WWll, but Sudetenland was the first territory to be at issue (and then taken) which set the whole thing 'a 'haad'. The word "Sudetenland" only came into existence in the early 20th century and did not come to prominence until after the First World War, when the German-dominated Austria-Hungary was dismembered and the Sudeten Germans url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germans_in_Czechoslovakia_(1918%E2%8... read more

February 12-13 Berlin (NE Germany) February 19-20 Czech Republic February 26-27 Poland March 5-6 England March 12-13 Nürtingen (SW Germany) Czech sounds prettier than german CR beer tastes much better than german beer there's light snow on the ground, it looks fantastic the 'expensive' club in the city i was in had 2 euro admission and beers for $1.50 the buildings are not run down, they look great :-) Czech girls are very pretty Czech is harder to learn than german Czech sounds better than german Czech people understand Russian, Ukrainian, and Polish Czech candies are more complex and with better flavors German candies have better chocolate Czech republic is very humid A struggle in the czech republic is keeping mold off the inside walks of your house I was in two Czech houses, both of ... read more