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An old crumbling palace  
   

An old crumbling palace

Me listening to a sound installation. I don't think the attendant selling tickets was used to receiving customers. The streets outside the palace near the Charles bridge are teeming with tourists and she nearly jumped out of her skin when we entered. We were the only people in the place, just us and the little old lady who followed us everywhere.
Things I now know about Prague

September 20th 2014
Things I now know about Prague include: 1. Prague lies almost perfectly in the centre of Europe and it's history is long and rich. 2. It is very beautiful. It is very beautiful because, as an old European city, it is still intact. It survived major damage during WW2 because Hitler wished to retire to this city. It's Jewish quarter is still largely intact because he also wanted to create a mu ... read more
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Czech Flag 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
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