Ostrava


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Published: October 23rd 2010
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Nazdar! It’s been a little while since my last update, but this past week has been so absolutely insane that this is my first time to sit down and have a few free minutes to do something besides work, etc. Well, here we go. Last Friday morning, I hopped on the train and started my four hour journey into the east. Although Havlíčkův Brod lies right along the stretch between Prague and Brno... Read Full Entry



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Ostrava

You can see the rigs for coal-mining.
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Ostrava

No Czech city escaped the "beauty" of communist architecture.
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Ostrava

The seal of the city is the horse that's in the middle of the round-about.
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Ostrava

It's hard to see, but the blue is actually Ostrava's soccer stadium. Their biggest rival is Sparta, one of Prague's team.
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Odkud Jste?

Now there's an American flag sticking out of RI.
Martin's UniversityMartin's University
Martin's University

The main building.
AmphitheaterAmphitheater
Amphitheater

An amphitheater in the middle of Martin's university.
Switching TramsSwitching Trams
Switching Trams

This is in the middle of the city between the center and Poruba. You can see what I mean that you don't even feel like you're in a city.
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Switching Trams

Nothing in either direction.
Main SquareMain Square
Main Square

One of Ostrava's three (3!)
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The Castle

The main entrance into Ostrava's castle.
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Just Hanging Out

Cooking a little bit.
The BandThe Band
The Band

They came over to where we were after and started playing.
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The Castle

Nothing special just hanging out in the shadow of a castle.
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Lumberjack

Choppin' some wood.
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Medovina

It's alcohol made from honey ("med" in Czech)
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Anachrony

Pretty sure they didn't have these in the Middle Ages.



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