TABLE OF CONTENTS PICTURESQUE PRAGUE LOCATION LANDSCAPE AND CLIMATE WILDLIFE PEOPLE COMMUNITIES CUSTOMS SCHOOL AND WORK PLAY FOOD CELEBRATIONS TIMELINE CZECH REPUBLIC FACTS GLOSSARY TO LEARN MORE INDEX 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 32
PICTURESQUE PRAGUE PRAGUE CASTLE PRAGUE It is a cool morning as a group of tourists arrives in Prague They start the day at Prague Castle which stands above the Vltava River This huge complex was built more than one thousand years ago The group admires the architecture of the Old Royal Palace 4
OTHER TOP SITES BOHEMIAN SWITZERLAND NATIONAL PARK KLEMENTINUM LIBRARY RÍP MOUNTAIN TELC HISTORIC CENTER In the afternoon the group walks down to St Nicholas Church Its huge copper dome can be seen from a distance Later they picnic at Kampa an island park on the river As the sun sets they stand on the Charles Bridge to take photos Welcome to the Czech Republic 5
