DATE: 22nd July 2024
COMMENTS: In Part I of a "Walk Around the Karlin District" I wrote that there are many, restaurants and cafés to choose from within the district.
DATE OF VISIT: 19th July 2024
COMMENTS:
The Aviation Museum in Kbely, Prague, Czech Republic, is one of the largest and most comprehensive aviation museums in the country. The museum was established in 1968, and is is located at the historic Kbely Airfield, which was the first military airfield in Czechoslovakia, inaugurated in 1918.
DATE OF VISIT: 10th July 2024
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NOVÝ SVĚT
Nový Svět, which translates to "New World," is a quaint and charming area located in the Hradčany district of Prague, not far from the Prague Castle.
DATE: 8th July 2024
COMMENTS:
The weather in the western part of Czechia was really beautiful today and far too nice to be in the city! I decided to take a drive to Hřensko and to spend the day walking around the area.
DATE OF ENTRY: July 2024
COMMENTARY:
A relatively short drive from Prague, (off the motorway to Dresden), you will find the former transit camp of Terezín or Theresienstadt (in German)
DATE: 2nd July 2024
COMMENTS:
The Jewish Quarter of Prague comprises several sites and these are:
DATE: June 2024
COMMENTARY:
The Velvet Revolution was a peaceful, non-violent uprising in Czechoslovakia that took place in late 1989. The revolution led to the end of 41 years of communist rule in the country and the transition to a parliamentary republic.
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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...
“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.
