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the communists, who considered Masaryk an enemy of the work-
ing class); and erected once again on October 27, 1991. Notice that
the Czechs, ever practical, have left a blank space below the last
entry....
On the wall to the left of the gate, you'll find a small, bronze
tablet covered with barbed wire. This is an unassuming little
memorial
to the victims of communist misrule and torture.
Walk down the steps into a little park, and then turn right
to reach a great viewpoint. It overlooks the tent-shaped roof of
the cathedral and the scenic valley below. Nearby benches in the
shade of linden trees invite you to sit back and think about those to
whom the memorial is dedicated.
Market (Tržiště)
—his double row of stalls selling fake Nike
shoes and cheap jeans is as integral a part of today's Czech town
as farmers markets were in the past. The stalls are often run by
Vietnamese immigrants, the Czech Republic's third-largest
