The Czech Republic westernized about as fast as any of the former Warsaw Pact countries, which wasn’t surprising considering its location — bordered mostly to the west by Bavaria and the south by Austria. Czech had a long and prosperous…
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Karlovy Vary had to be one of the prettiest cities I had ever seen — for three reasons. The first was the almost complete makeover the city has been given since 1989. The paint almost smelled as fresh as the…