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Europe » Czech Republic » Olomouc Region » Olomouc July 24th 2006

Hello All Yeah, Life has been good. I still yearn for Turkey. Small things as i make my way across these lands. I will return... July is almost through though. I liked Transylvania very much. Quiet and isolated. Not too much in the way of science fiction though; but i do see how the region could initiate such ideas and fantasy. I made it to Poland. Night train through Hungary brought me to Krakow, a beautiful location. The flow of everyday life, very different from Turkey and Romania. The women are stunning. With a capital S. Words can't explain the perfection. My first taste of mass european tourism however. Can't say as i missed the hordes of em. Many stories they have of crazy world cup parties. I am now in Moravia. Eastern Czech is wonderful. ... read more

Europe » Czech Republic » Olomouc Region » Olomouc July 19th 2006

Sure you've heard of Bohema. Prague's the capital of that region, Bohemian is an adjective that applies to hipsters. But I'm not a hipster. That's why Sam and I went to Olomouc, the capital of the Moravian region of the Czech republic. It is a mid-sized city of 200,000, we were originally planning to stay one night, but we stayed 2 because it was so relaxing. There wasn't really a whole lot to see, it was just the atmosphere and the great people at the hostel, I talked to some Finns about their compulsory army, a Frenchman about the E.U. and Zidane, some Aussies about the West coast, etc. We also went to a tea house with a snobby guy who, when we told him we wanted green tea, said "we have 50 kinds." Whatever, we ... read more
Astronomical Clock
Orthodox Church

Europe » Czech Republic » Olomouc Region » Olomouc September 11th 2005

Upon arriving in Olomouc, Brase and I were feeling the full effects of the lesson we learned in Cesky Krumlov - don't drink the tap water! We paid many a visit to the Olomouc McDonalds bathroom, and the long, bumpy bus ride to Olomouc was not a pleasant one. And we could not find a single pharmacy open on Sunday in the whole friggin town! So we did not really get to enjoy this quaint yet lively town. ... read more
Statue and town hall
They were big on the interspecies lovin in Olomouc
Pigeon drinking from statue

Europe » Czech Republic » Olomouc Region » Olomouc August 18th 2001

I got a visa for this place just so I could pass through. Crazy huh.... read more




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