A final view of Prague

Saying goodbye to Prague

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May 19th 2006
This morning we took a three-hour bus ride out of Prague to Brno, Czech Republic. None of us really had any idea what was in Brno or why we were going there—we were just along for the ride. We arrived about midday and much of the group decided to nap. However, several of us opted to walk into the center of town and see what Brno was all about. On our walk, I discovered that this was the town ... 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