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Prague 1, day 37: Nerudova
Originally published on X on 11 October 2023. We’re very much in ‘your friends and family who only visited Prague once have walked along here’ territory now. Jan Nepomuk Neruda was born on Újezd in Malá Strana in 1834. Four years later, his dad opened up a shop at U Dvou slunců (The Two Suns) Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 52: Rumunská
Originally published on Twitter on 28 December 2022. Rumunská was built in 1884. In the 19th century, a homestead, Šafránka, was built here (it had completely disappeared by 1911). It was later purchased by Čeněk Vávra, who was mayor of Vinohrady from 1868 to 1873. When the street was built, it was therefore called Vávrova. Continue reading
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