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Daily Archives: July 21, 2012
Prague: two Sarajevo moments
somwehere in an old building at Prague castle, to my surprise, there was a window with a notice on it saying: this is where the Defenestration of Prague happened. The what? Took me back to when I was 17 and … Continue reading
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Tagged central Europe, Czech Republic, Holy Roman Empire, Konopiste, Prague, Prague castle, protestant, religion, Roman Catholic, Sarajevo, Thirty Years War, World War I, World War II
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Prague: beaten track
what is it with Prague? On paper it ought to be the most attractive big city in Central Europe, out-beautifying Budapest and even Vienna. If those three cities had been goddesses and Paris only cast his eyes above two metres … Continue reading
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