View from "My Spot"

An Idyllic Setting and a Series of Fortunate Events

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November 10th 2010
I wasn't quite sure what to expect when first getting to Cesky Krumlov. I knew that it was the off-season, but the fact that only three other people got off the train when I did, seemed to scream that I had made the wrong choice in coming. In my head, I was silently thinking about how I was so disappointed that Rick Steves had let me down. I had always been able to trust him for good travel advice ... 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