Old Town Square

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

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Slow travel conquers all!
At first, I was so afraid you disliked one of my favorite cities. Like you, I stayed for a month in the low season, but since it was 17 years ago, I didn't face those terrible crowds. So sad to hear this, but so happy you adventurous travelers stayed long enough to find the "real" Prague of charming, ancient buildings, tranquil parks and fab towers with views. I visited where Mozart's Don Giovanni was written and heard another opera where it was premiered there, as well as lots of music in magical venues. Hope you get a taste of music before you leave. I'm so relieved that you loved this amazing city.

30th April 2015

nancic123
Nanci and David Curry

Slowly....
We often talk about how lucky we are to have enough time to find out what a place is like. We sometimes wonder how we travelled rapidly in our past. It seems like we would have missed so much. We have discovered the cheap trains and are getting out of town on day trips for our last week here but one of these nights we may go see Don Giovanni. The flyer keeps getting put on top of the pile. It might be one last treat before leaving. Thanks for following along, Tara! We really appreciate it...

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