Czech Republic

Despite what you may think, this is no longer Czechoslovakia. They split into two countries back in '93. It's a nice (if somewhat poor) little country. However, the people are fairly nice, the food is good and cheap (try the fried cheese), and they haven't modernized as much as the rest of Europe. Because most of it was spared during World War II, Prague and the restof the Czech Republic is a a hidden oasis of the old world. Sur,e they're coming into the 21st century, but you wouldn't know it if you were there.

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L: A statue on the Charles Bridge (Karlov Most) in Prague; R: View from the bridge at dusk



L: An old church in one of the main squares in Prague (Namesti Republiky); R: Another view from the Charles Bridge along the Vlaltava River



L: An ancient lamppost on the Charles Bridge, with the Prague Castle in the background across the river; R: Small Czech town from the train window



L: Rachel, pulling into the train station in Prague; R: Prague's train station



L: Prague's Muzeum metro station; R: Rachel in the metro



Lion statue in downtown Prague



L: Decorative statue, Prague; R: Flyers peeling off a lamppost, Prague



L: Prague's city symbol; R: The Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague (spared during WW2 by Hitler, slated to become a "museum of an extinct race")


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