ferry boat on the elbe

Venture into the Czech Republic

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July 21st 2017
Today we took the train and ferry which brought us over to the Czech side of the Saxony region. Some notable differences..... it was not quite as clean as the German side, in Hrensko the Asians had set up shop stalls which looked more like Thailand than Europe and overall prices were alot more reasonable than in Germany...... beer cost $1euro vs $4euros. Our walk for the day took us up up up a ver ... read more

Europe » Czech Republic » Ústí nad Labem Region » Hrensko

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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