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HOW TO Avoid Fines On Prague Public Transit
Prague has some of the best public transit in the world — 2nd best, in fact, according to Timeout magazine. One ticket will give you access to trams, trains, underground metros, buses, ferries, and even a funicular. The trouble is, there are many ways that you can go wrong and get fined. Don’t be discouraged!…
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Best Day Trips from Prague
Česky Krumlov Česky Krumlov is the most impressive historical town in the Czech Republic outside of Prague, brimming with Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque architecture. It is difficult to see all of it in a day, but it is worth a visit if you have the time, and even more if you can stay the night.…
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5 Things To Beware of In Prague
Never fear — Prague is not dangerous. In fact, Czechia was recently rated the third safest country in the world. While you can safely walk the streets at night and wander into any neighborhood, you should still be careful of the following things as a visitor here: Pickpockets Prague appears twice on the list of…
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The Grim Story of the Largest Stalin Monument in the World
Early in the morning on April 21, 1955, policemen stood outside the locked door of Otakar Švec’s apartment. Friends – those he had left – had not seen or heard from him in weeks. His career’s crowning achievement had just been completed and was ready to be unveiled: a 51-foot-tall granite statue of Josef Stalin,…
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Who’s the Greatest Czech?
…and why isn’t he Czech? In 2005, a television poll entitled Největší Čech (The Greatest Czech) asked the question, “Who is the greatest Czech in history?” The brilliant inventor and polymath Jara Cimrman won initially, but he was soon deemed ineligible because, unfortunately, he is also a complete fiction. So, finally, the real winner was…
