Behind the Iron Curtain
We have done it. We have gone to a place where anyone who was around in the 70’s and 80’s would never think they would go, the Czech Republic (formerly Czechoslovakia). I wish I could explain the feeling of going through the former communist (and probably a former Nazi) checkpoint.
Here is something our American friends and family may not know, the European union no longer has border checkpoints, so no stamp in my passport (oh well). We went to a town called Cheb right on the border.
The people were kind and tried very hard to understand our broken German because only a very few speak English. It was an amazing feeling being in this place that was so clearly verboten (forbidden) for so long. The buildings were extremely old because this area made it through WWII relatively unscathed. The food was good, the beer was strong.
We saw our first European Castle, the Chebsky Hrad. Abby did not like the tower it was dark and scary! Rusty, Gabby and I loved it! We did a little shopping at the Asian Bazaar where they are offended if you don’t haggle with them. I know where I’ll be going for clothes from now on because it was only 40 minutes away!
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