Castle painted al fresci

Trainspotting

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October 29th 2006
Last night all of my train fantasies came true. We traveled from Prague, Czech Republic to Krakow, Poland via a train and slept in a COUCHETTE!! Our options were as follows: 2 bed, 4 bed, 6 bed couchette, or regular seat. For 8 hours?!?! What do you think? We got the 6 bunk sleeper. The last three cars of the train were all for sleeping, and I felt very privileged to be shown to ... 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