Trdlo, Prague

More of Prague and Karlstejn Castle

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January 3rd 2009
This evening, Elizabeth and I will be taking a train out of Prague to Vienna. In addition to seeing more of Prague, including Franz Kafka's grave and the Museum of Communism, yesterday we went out of the city to Karlstejn Castle, the 14th century Castle of King Charles IV. The castle is often described as being liked something out of Disney World, but the interior of the castle isn't really much t ... read more

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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