Cubist "Lightbulb" Stairway

At the Grand Café Orient

April 28th 2015
Eventually it had to happen. The third time is not always a charm. Good things come in threes…but not always. My initial reaction to our 3rd city in Europe wasn’t very good. I just didn’t like Prague. After a dreamlike visit to Venice and a surprisingly excellent first trip behind the old Iron Curtain in Budapest, perhaps it was due to happen. We left Budapest and enjoyed a comfortable t ... 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

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Nanci and David Curry

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In July of 2011, we made the decision to leave our comfortable jobs in Northern California to see the world. We weren’t sure where we were going to go or how long we would be gone, but we wanted an adventure and we knew we could find it if we looked carefully enough. We would travel slowly, staying in cities and towns for longer periods than most tourists have time for. Hopefully, it would give us an opportunity to observe local life in a unique way. In June of 2019, we completed our 8th consecutive year of travel. We visited 53 countries on 4 continents and travelled for 2873 straight da... full info

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29th April 2015

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Prague
We've always been intrigued by the thought of what Prague would offer. I'm glad the town won you over. As you say sometimes first impressions can be chained when you stay a bit longer.

30th April 2015

nancic123
Nanci and David Curry

Prague
Prague is really nice and we are glad we had a little more time to warm up to it's charms. Maybe since you went to Vienna, it's not a must visit, but if you get a chance it's really worth it. The setting on the Vltava is gorgeous now that the trees are green again it is picture perfect. As always, thanks for following along!

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