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Good King Wenceslas

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December 25th 2014
Geo: 50.0878, 14.4205It's been some time since we had enjoyed(?) a cold and wintry Christmas so, in much the same way you play Pin-The-Tail-On-The-Donkey, we stuck a pin in the map of Europe and came up with Prague. Given that Prague is also the home base of Good King Wenceslas, it seemed like a great place to spend the Christmas season. The King was made famous through the popular Christmas ... read more

Europe » Czech Republic » Prague

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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