House of the Black Madonna

Capital Fun

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March 14th 2008
Taa daa! I have finally made it to the lovely capital of the Czech Republic: Prague. Well, technically I was there once before, but I don't know if flying in and freaking out behind my tutor's back actually counts as visiting. Hahahahha. This trip was much more successful. ;-) There was a nicely-sized (24 people) group of international students who went to Prague, including myself. I got t ... 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