PRAGUE in May sunshine
DATE OF VISIT
14th May 2024
COMMENTS
Just a stroll around Prague in beautiful, warm sunshine and with camera at hand! I hope that you enjoy the photos...
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LIDICE: the decimation and destruction of a town in the Czech Republic
“When future generations ask what we fought for, just tell them the story of Lidice.”
Frank Knox, US Naval Secretary (1940 - 1944)
LIDICE
In 1942, Lidice was a small Czech village located approximately 20kms from Prague and 8kms from the town of Kladno.
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Prague Zoo/Zoologická zahrada hl. m Prahy
DATE OF VISIT
April 2019 and May 2024
WHERE DID I STAY?
Not applicable
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Tyne Cot Cemetery & Memorial
DATE OF VISIT:
Tuesday 23rd April 2024
WHERE DID I STAY?
Kasteelhof ’t Hooghe Hotel, Meenseweg 481, Ypres, (Leper), Belgium. (https://www.hotelkasteelhofthooghe.be/)
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Strahov Monastery and Library
DATE OF VISIT: 2nd April 2024
COMMENTS
Strahov Monastery is a Premonstratensian abbey founded in 1143 by Jindřích Zdík, Bishop John of Prague, and Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia. The abbey is located in the Strahov area of Prague and its situation allows for commanding views over the city and the Petřín Park.
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Petřín Hill/Park & Letohrádek Kinských (Prague)
DATE OF VISIT
On multiple occasions but most recently on 26th March 2024
COMMENTS
PETŘIN HILL & PARK
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Head of Franz Kafka
Recently renovated, the "Head of Franz Kafka" is an outdoor kinetic, (moving), sculpture located outside of Národní Třída Metro Station on the Prague Metro B line and next to the Quadrio Shopping Mall.
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Sir Nicholas Winton
The story of Sir Nicholas Winton has been given additional traction and publicity following the release of the film "One Life" with Winton being played by Sir Anthony Hopkins.
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