Guarding the castle

Prague

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September 16th 2011
St Pancras International station has been beautifully restored and feels a fitting place to start our trip. The Eurostar train is very swish and looks like a Japanese bullet train. We are immediately whizzed into tunnels and miss both London and the Thames. A flash of the Medway and a few Kentish farmers, then finally, the Channel tunnel. Emerging, it still looks like Kent but it is France an ... 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