Welcome to The Czech Republic
The last stop on our land and river tour was to the country of the Czech Republic. After getting off the river boat in Regensburg, Germany we took a bus to Prague for three days. We toured Prague and then did day trips to the other two cities listed. We really liked the country and the scenery between cities. This is certainly a place we would go back to. Everywhere we went people spoke English, which certainly made it easier.
- Population 10,693,939
- Land locked country in Central Europe
- Reminds back to pre-historic times
- Area formed in 1002 as state of the Roman Empire
- Variety of ruling countries over the centuries
- Became Czechoslovakia in 1945
- Split between the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993
- President and Prime Minister
- Official Language is Czech. English widely spoken in Tourist areas
- Prague is the Capital
- Country has 14 UNESCO World Heritage sites
- Currency is the Czech Krona (CZK)
- Drive on the right
- 6 hours ahead of the east coast