Old Town Square

Czech us out!

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April 8th 2010
April 16, 2010: Greetings from Düsseldorf, Germany! If you have no idea where that is, don't worry. I, too, had to google it. I'm currently trapped here since the ash from Eyjafjallajokull (what a cool name!) has settled so menacingly over Western Europe. I managed to fly from Leipzig to Düsseldorf yesterday, but then all flights to France, England, Scotland, Sweden, Denmark, etc. were cancelled ... read more

Europe » Czech Republic » Prague » Old Town

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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