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Communism and Nuclear Bunker Tourism: Bringing the Past Back



Museum Tour and adventure is what we came up on the last day in Prague. I was not pretty familiar on how the bunker would be look like. So, when my husband suggested that we’d go there the next day, I gave it a try.

We woke up early for our breakfast and getting ready for the tour at 11am. We left like 30 minutes before the time. We didn’t know the location. All we can rely on was our MAP. While following the map…

There was some trouble happening.We got lost each other. I went straight and went out somewhere and he went up in the Parukarka Park. We’re struggling to find each other. I was worried about him. I was thinking to wait in the park because I know he would get back on me. Unfortunately, he’d never been back, so I was slowly walking back home. There, I saw him coming. He kept looking for me and he even went back home to search me. Very unfortunate… we missed the 11am and we had to go back home.

We explained to the attendant of the hostel in Marabou Hostel what happened. He said we could have the 3:30 pm today. This is the last opportunity that we shouldn’t miss.

Now, in t he next part of my journal, I will be talking about communism and my learning about the NUCLEAR BUNKER TOUR.
This is really a real nuclear bunker from 1950’s, which has 16 m – 4 floors deep under the terrain. According to our guide, this is the biggest one in Prague which occupied by up to 5000 people inside. Read more: http://www.nuclear-bunker.com/


Inside the banker, you will discover how well prepared the EAST BLOCK for the nuclear conflict against the west. They have all the necessary equipments such as medicine, masks, which has exhalation chamber cover, for all professions and all ages food, toys for kids, war tools like, nuclear war gear and suits, machine gun,  technical equipments, ammunition and soldier’s full gear. They have this protective cloak to protect themselves during the nuclear war.

During this visit, you would feel how difficult the Czech people’s lives during the nuclear war. They were squashing each other inside the banker with full of fear and hopeless to stay a live.

When you are inside the bunker museum, you can wear the communism uniforms of the soldiers during the world war. Now, the other side of this bunker has been converted to a night pub and a small movie room. Communism is a type of government that relies on collectivization of labor and good to equal out the classes. However, the reality is people were oppress and supress and wouldn't have a chance to enjoy freedom. During this world war, imagine how many people were died because of the nuclear conflict. A lot of people still suffers its nuclear aftermath. Despite of all these, I am still impress on how well-prepared they were during the war and how hard they try to save lives inside this nuclear shelter. This is designed to protect occupants from radioactive debris or fallout resulting from a nuclear explosion. But, the question is WHAT HAPPEN TO THOSE WHO WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT INSIDE?







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