Prague 038

South Bohemia

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June 24th 2009
I was in South Bohemia for nearly all of today. We left at 7:30 this morning for the brewery at České Budějovice about 200 miles to the south. Last night some of the group went to The Pub, so they were a bit late getting to the bus. They were also pretty soundly harassed by the Czech students, who were just as chipper as ever. A few miles outside of Prague (by my estimate, but keep in mind ... 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