The Common Room

“Day one” = January 15-17

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January 17th 2008
(I’m sorry I haven’t been able to post this blog before now, but I have no internet in my Czech apartment.) Today was probably the longest day of my life, which makes sense because it was really two days that only a few crazy people like myself seem to think counted as a single day. Anyway, today began with my not-so-astute decision to simply not go to bed the night before my trip, sinc ... read more

Europe » Czech Republic » Prague

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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