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So here's a selection of snaps a certain snap snapped while he was perusing the Czech Republic (and briefly Slovakia). Hard to believe it's been a month already but time flies real fast when you're having fun. And I will say that the past several weeks have been very happening, filled with stuff pretty much every day. Not that that's a bad thing at all.

My friend Tark the hyena just posing around at CeSFur, just casually being a hyena which he is a master of. One amazing thing about this con is the bonfires we had pretty much every night. Nobody did stupid crap, everybody enjoyed it with lotsa of campfire songs (mostly in Czech) and free sausages. Easily one of the highlights of the con. And Kofola. Lots and lots of Kofola which is like the Czechoslovak answer to Coca Cola. Only that it's far more superior.

To get the main con hotel we had to go around a lake and cross a field as our rooms were out in the guesthouse (thanks to our late booking). That said the guesthouse was awesome, especially the bottom floor reception room where we could throw many late-night parties without anyone giving a flying fucksickle.

And this is Brno. The view from the hostel room where myself, Xolani and Tark stayed, to be precise. Brno is the Czech Rep's second largest city, an often overlooked place owing to the draw the capital city of Prague has. Nevertheless, Brno has still tons to offer, and one place of note is surely the absinth bar we went to on two occasions. You can smoke inside and the bar is well stocked in the best absinth brands. W00t!

Brno is definetely not a major tourist trap but thanks to that you do get more of a genuine feel of the place. One major point is the prices and they are far cheaper than in Prague.

And speaking of which, here's some Prague, namely the Dancing House which is probably one of my favorite landmarks ever. Just as the Czech Rep itself, slightly quaint but appealing in every way. Plus I really do prefer modern buildings so that was an instant winner on my list anyway.

Some of the other bits me and Tark saw over the last few days in the country was the Old and New (pictured) Synagogues. Prague still has an active Jewish community so these are in regular use (one had a bar mitzvah going on the other day so we couldn't go). Thankfully while browsing the synagogues we were already sober and not stoned anymore. Yes, in the Czech Rep it is legal to smoke pot and possess up to 15g of this stuff. We shared five times less but nonetheless that amount of wacky tobacky was more than enough.

The Czech Rep has a similar modern history to that of Poland, particularly around the time of the communist regime. One of the plaques on the way up to the Hrad (Castle) comemorates student protests from the late 1940's against the self-imposed communist dictatorship, which cost several innocent lives. And that's well before Prague Spring on 1968.

I rate this trip extremelely highly. Czechs are a very laid back people and more mixed ethnically than you'd expect. Spending some more time over there has made me realize I really want to get to know those people and their country more. And rememeber, never dine or drink in Prague 1. Those are Western European prices. Go a few streets down to Prague 4 at least, that's like 2/3 cheaper.

My friend Tark the hyena just posing around at CeSFur, just casually being a hyena which he is a master of. One amazing thing about this con is the bonfires we had pretty much every night. Nobody did stupid crap, everybody enjoyed it with lotsa of campfire songs (mostly in Czech) and free sausages. Easily one of the highlights of the con. And Kofola. Lots and lots of Kofola which is like the Czechoslovak answer to Coca Cola. Only that it's far more superior.

To get the main con hotel we had to go around a lake and cross a field as our rooms were out in the guesthouse (thanks to our late booking). That said the guesthouse was awesome, especially the bottom floor reception room where we could throw many late-night parties without anyone giving a flying fucksickle.

And this is Brno. The view from the hostel room where myself, Xolani and Tark stayed, to be precise. Brno is the Czech Rep's second largest city, an often overlooked place owing to the draw the capital city of Prague has. Nevertheless, Brno has still tons to offer, and one place of note is surely the absinth bar we went to on two occasions. You can smoke inside and the bar is well stocked in the best absinth brands. W00t!

Brno is definetely not a major tourist trap but thanks to that you do get more of a genuine feel of the place. One major point is the prices and they are far cheaper than in Prague.

And speaking of which, here's some Prague, namely the Dancing House which is probably one of my favorite landmarks ever. Just as the Czech Rep itself, slightly quaint but appealing in every way. Plus I really do prefer modern buildings so that was an instant winner on my list anyway.

Some of the other bits me and Tark saw over the last few days in the country was the Old and New (pictured) Synagogues. Prague still has an active Jewish community so these are in regular use (one had a bar mitzvah going on the other day so we couldn't go). Thankfully while browsing the synagogues we were already sober and not stoned anymore. Yes, in the Czech Rep it is legal to smoke pot and possess up to 15g of this stuff. We shared five times less but nonetheless that amount of wacky tobacky was more than enough.

The Czech Rep has a similar modern history to that of Poland, particularly around the time of the communist regime. One of the plaques on the way up to the Hrad (Castle) comemorates student protests from the late 1940's against the self-imposed communist dictatorship, which cost several innocent lives. And that's well before Prague Spring on 1968.

I rate this trip extremelely highly. Czechs are a very laid back people and more mixed ethnically than you'd expect. Spending some more time over there has made me realize I really want to get to know those people and their country more. And rememeber, never dine or drink in Prague 1. Those are Western European prices. Go a few streets down to Prague 4 at least, that's like 2/3 cheaper.