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See a Russian ruler sharing a passionate kiss with a German leader on the Berlin Wall, p. 175. Experience the medieval ambiance of Prague - without the tourist hordes - amidst the dazzling architecture of little-visited Olomouc, p. 144. Get your adrenaline pumping with a moonlight sled ride in Interlaken, p. 565. Work up a lazy sweat as you soak like a local in the thermal waters of Budapest's Szechenyi Baths, p. 307.

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