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Im going to be there in 10 days. Ive never been to Prague and Im really looking forward to it. Those pictures have whet the appetite- thanks, Hugh.
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Cool, make sure you have a real Budweiser while you're here. Make sure you visit old town, walk across the Charles Bridge and take the uphill walk to the Prague Castle at a minimum. The old Jewish Cemetary is not to be missed. Bring a high capacity memory card for your camera. Get on an above ground trolley and just take it. If it goes a direction that you don't want to go, get off and get on another one going a different direction. Tickets are good for two hours on the trolley, subway and buses. Watch the Astronomical Clock on the hour at least once.
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Thanks. Yes we are staying on the edge of the old town in the Jewish quarter and will walk ourselves silly. Its the best way to find the Budw...see a city. Being a horological tragic, I want badly to see that clock.
They are called trams, Hugh.....arent they? Round here anyway....
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Here is the price list for doing laundry.
To wash a T-Shirt is 180 Czech Krones which is right about $10.25. About 16 Krones to the $. Underwear is 117 Kc to wash, you'd think the prices would be reversed. Cheaper to buy new. 
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   I work tomorrow (it's Sunday at 9PM here) and travel back to the USA on Tuesday. I hope I didn't bore you too much, but I enjoyed sharing my trip with you. I feel very lucky that I have an employer that will send me around the world to places that I'd love to see. The last pic is something I bought for my wife for Mother's Day. Posted on the Mother's Day thread as well. 
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Got back fine with 13 hours of air time. Business Class is so much better than Coach. However, I picked up a stomach bug on the way. Thousands of people from all over the world in airports, on planes, in bathrooms, hands on hand rails and escalator railings. Try to was my hands a lot when I travel and always take a shower when I get home. Sunday I go to Portland, OR and then the following week to Pontiac, Michigan for our upcoming feature "OZ-The Great and Powerful". Its about how the Wizard of OZ became OZ.
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Thank you Mossguy, for the post on the other thread. I'm glad that you and your wife enjoyed them. Its an amazingly cool city with great architecture and history. I can't wait to go to Istanbul in September. I'll post another thread on that city/country as well when I'm there.
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Hugh, My wife visited there for two weeks in the mid 70's while we were stationed in Augsburg, West Germany. I didn't get to go, but she explained (is that the right way to say that?) almost all of your pictures to me including the women, stating that they were good looking then as well. Enjoy and keep posting!
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One of my mates just left today for 3 weeks in Prague. These pics are great, gives me an insight into what he is about to experience.
Thanks for the interesting thread!
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