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Photo Break - Prague Edition

Panorama of the main square
Up close and personal with the castle



Joy from street fair perogies and beer
The Memorial to the Victims of Communism by sculptor Olbram Zoubek and architects Jan Kerel and Zdeněk Holzel
John Lennon Wall

We didn't know whether or not you were encouraged to eat the pub pretzels, so took photos instead

Token night shot of the Prague Castle and Charles Bridge because it's just so darn pretty

We spent the last day in Prague wandering around Divoká Šárka before our flight


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