Hostel City Center Prague

... decided to right the wrongs of Berlin, and dove in headfirst the next day for our walking tour. We deftly utilised the public transport system, tramming our way to the 'old town' city square, marvelling at the beauty of the surrounding countryside and canals. We rounded a corner and arrived at the centre square, and stood with our mouths agape. The buildings and the surrounds in the square, were like something out of a movie set, slightly unreal. Being surrounded by so much history and ...

... than expected, and very large (we were starving).<br><br>-Went back to Adam's flat and hung out for a bit.<br><br>-Walked to nearby mall to use a computer for uploading pictures and get some groceries for dinner and breakfast.<br><br>-After shopping we had exactly 52 Kc (Czech Korunas) left...the exact amount for the bus tickets we needed in the morning! (how's that for some good planning!)<br><br>-We made french toast for dinner and went to bed.<br>

... early and wandering through the south of the city to Mozart's house (nothing all that exciting), and then to see the Dancing Building - very cool, gives Gaudi a run for his money in terms of bizarre architecture. Further up the river I came across a museum of medieval torture devices, which the brutish male in me demanded I investigate. Not much to say other than I'm very happy I live in the 21st century... And human kind have demonstrated limitless creativity when it comes to ...

And we made it back! The last place we were was Zilina, Slovakia which was a small city where Justin knows a high school girl who is on rotary exchange right now. We ended up just hanging out with her, walking around and eating in cafes.Zilina gave me a much better impression of Slovakia, as Bratislava was boring and had little character. We took a night train last night which ended up being 70 min late, and the rest of the train ride was just awful. We started ...

... s hair green. Joe's buddy, Dennis was a not-so-willing participant but ended up with green hair anyway. Dennis is actually from Ireland so it was fun hanging out with him on St. Patty's day. We ended up leaving around 11:30, which means Jerry, Maria and I sat in the bar for over 7 hours. The next couple of days in Prague were spent doing "tower climbs." The first climb was the astronomical clock in Old Town ...

... everyone to hurry so that things could move along as fast as possible. It was pretty crazy as we had never seen anything like it. Looking back I think it wasn't a bad idea as I often get anxious going up or down escalators because 90% of the people assume it's time to rest and they stop. Used to be those who wanted to stop would step to one side so that other's could hurry past them. I don't see much of that anymore, at least ...

... Prague is extremely beautiful and the river and parks offer some wonderful places to relax - which we want to explore further tomorrow - the views are stunning. Before the castle visit we stopped for lunch at a pub and we ate in the beer garden, trying the traditional czech goulash - basically beef stew with dumplings....and YUM! Trent again sampled the local beer downing a litre over lunch - Its actually not bad beer (says me who doesn't drink beer), Trent likes it ...

... for it too! We are know in Prague in the Czech Republic and are also having a blast - this city is amazing - the best views/scenery we have encountered yet! There is so much to do and we have met lots of people here! The Czech beer has been a little rough on us though - the first city we've been in that has actually caused a major ...

... just pottered about in my usual nonchalant way that i've come accustomed to in Prague. It was actually going to be a little bit sad to be leaving the place. I also decided well and truly what my next move is going to be for the journey. I woke up the other day and felt the solid urge to cart my kiester over to the Emerald Isle, to frolic about the greens hills of Ireland and wield my sax on the streets of Dublin and Cork. What a fine idea ...

... a baguette, some soft cheese and an apple in Paris I got a hot entrée with garnishes, strudel and a beer in Prague. Prague 2005 was different. Ironically I was returning to the cheese, bread and apple diet. After being a tourist destination for so long we found it overrun with crowds, charging standard western European fares, and the locals seeming sick of it all. It is a gorgeous town with its lovely bridges and castle. If ...