Ritchie's Hostel Prague

Had a great day in Prague today, truly is a beautiful city. But before I get to that, last night. I decided my first day in Prague warranted a visit to one of the nightclubs in town. I chose one that had 5 stories, each with a different kind of music. I got there at opening time, so naturally it was dead, which made a person hanging out by himself seem even sadder. But I didn’t let that get to me! I stuck to my guns and rode it out, waiting for the crowd to ...

... a difficult time with my wonky hip last night on a night tour .... lots of stairs...and today am still sore, however still managed this morning's walking tour...am about to hop (metaphorically speaking) onto a people mover to take me up to Prague Castle and surrounds. During the morning tour I managed to entertain everyone by falling very heavily after tripping on something or other....all I was worried ...

... s birthday dinner. We had planned on going to Brasiliero but as they were booked up we were going to go to the nicest restaurant in Prague. When we saw the prices we went downstairs, but I kicked up a fuss and we headed back up for a very pricey and elegant meal. I had the cash Andi had given me for her iRobot so loaned some money to Brian ...

We arrived in Prague at 8am due to our horrific over night train. I had had no sleep in the last two night because of the train and the symphony of 12 boys snoring loudly the night before. Therefore Braden and I were not at our top touring mode. My parents were flying into Prague at 7:30 that night, so we had about 11 hours to burn. We didn't want to do to many things that my parents would want to do, so we kept it mellow. We managed to find the Marriott, where we got ...

... not see much of Prague tomorrow and we are there for 2 nights - which will be great as we can leave the tent up rather than breaking camp at 6am for breakfast duty the following day - we may get a slight lie in! We are both enjoying ourselves but it is still a shock to the system and is going to take some time to get used to it. Night one was rough so hoping night 2 will be better. At least we will be able to sleep in ...

... because everything was closed, the people were rude, and the bathroom sinks were suck. I couldn't find the water switch. What could I do with soap everywhere and no water? Try to wipe the soap off with paper towel. Except the towels would just rip in small pieces and stick to my hands....grr. Classic examples of rudeness. Chelsea: 'Ham and cheese sandwich please?' Guy: Here, its not ham and cheese it has lots of salami on it too. Chelsea: I ...

... it seemed so close we assured him we could find our way back. Dinner was quite good. They gave us chicken wings in a sweet sauce, and a mountain of bread. We sat and watched the waiter take shots of vodka, drink pints of beer, and serve customers occasionally. It was late by the time we left. No one was still in the bar. We headed out into the cold, and started down the street. It wasn't long till we realized that everything looked the same and we had no clue ...

... you imagine not having a steak for months? India wasn't the place to eat a 'City Meat' steak. I had waited until now. It as an emotional experience. I was a little teary. Or that could have been the wine. Prague is a beautiful city at night, with great bars. We headed to a cocktail bar (or as the locals spell it, Coctails) for a final drink and listened to some live jazz, interspersed with bad 80s music videos on a big screen. A strange combination, but very entertaining. I like Prague.

... free and about £100. Some allow you to arrange a swap before you pay, and some require the money up front. You just have to read the small print. <br><br>Back in the spring I had an email from a man in Prague. He had a flat and he was coming to England. Did we want to use his flat? We went through about a six week negotiation period - was his flat large enough for six of us? - were we in the right part of England for him? - and so on. Eventually I booked the flights ...