Barcelo Praha Hotel Prague

... directly in front of our door. We started getting uneasy, so we messaged Kim again, telling her to hurry because we didn&#8217;t feel safe. The guys finally left (after what I could swear was a drug deal) and some other people arrived drunk and started to stumble into the hostel just as Kim was coming down to get us. <br><br>We had finally made it to our hostel in Prague. After 9 hours on 5 trains, a lot of running around, and many many almost-mishaps, we had finally made it. Time for bed!!

... against a fence. Breathe!!!!<br> There was a lot of construction on the bridge but you could still cross it. We did, looking at the vendors as we went by. We took some photos on the bridge and touched the statue that was supposed to be good luck. Man, did we need that! On the other side, there was this hot air balloon type thing. We decided we needed to go up in it. You sat in the chair thing and were strapped in. Up you ...

... bad to have good views or go outside. The highlight was Secret Santa - I received chocolates (not exactly what I need) from an anonymous person, and I won't say what I gave because it'll give away my own anonymity. Classical concert I paid 17 Euro to watch a classical Christmas Eve concert in a church, something a lot of the locals do. It was a 4-piece strings ensemble that played Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Ave Maria ...

... Soviet domination, with many concrete structures looking black from 50 years of pollution and neglect. Our accommodation in Prague is at the Top Hotel, which has a grand entrance, and boasts a "Wellness Centre", a tenpin bowling alley, and enclosed, weather-proof tennis courts. The rooms are large and spacious, but haven't been upgraded for many years, and the lifts are inversely proportional to the size of the room. But it's home for 2 nights, then on to Berlin.

... we kept going visiting a few other spots in Prague Old Town. One being the Sex Machines Museum. Out of curiosity of course. It supposedly housed many sex instruments from medieval times but it was very disappointing. Definitely would not recommend for anyone to fly to Prague to check this out. Drunken neighbors were not that bad tonight. Day 3 We started a bit later today making our way to the top of the hill to visit the ...

... it was really cool. In the end of the play Alice took off her clothes and was parading around topless. There was an apple and snake floating around so I am assuming it had something to do with Adam and Eve, but I don't really know for sure. All I know is that I decided it was pretty cool and I was really impressed, especially with the naked chick - that was a pleasant surprise. It only cost about 20 USD. As you can see Prague can be ...

... around the city. There is a great public transportation system here with metros and trams. I am really enjoying the restaurants here in Prague. Although I'm not crazy about the typical Czech cuisine of goulash and cooked game, I do like most of the restaurants here ...

... seems that I am getting interesting looks when I tell people that I had dinner with my prof. Anyway, on the way home Meg and I stopped and bought some cheap wine that we drank from stolen beer steins in her room while we watched a movie. On Tuesday, I had class all morning and then went grocery shopping (finally). A girl can't live on Nutella and spready cheese alone. I bought some ramen and some Tabasco and then went home to prepare for the American presentation at this ...

Hellooo, heres my July update. Well ive been here for almost 3 months now and teaching wise things are a bit slow at the moment. This is because its the summer holidays so work is very scarce and im only teaching 3 days a week. We had a big bbq/party in the apartment on Saturday which was fun. Bursco visited Prague so there was a few nights of drinking. We watched the Ities play the frogs in the world cup final on sunday and it was nice to see Italy win :-) The Italian ...

- Cheap Food - Cheap (Good) Booze - and Good Company- What else could a man ask for? We had to be at the train station at 7 pm for 12 or 13 hour bus ride (once it goes over 10 I lose count). I was really worried about the longevity of it but in the end it didn't really matter as there were plenty of movies, and an aisle of the bus to sleep in (6 ft of it was mine from 1-3 am), very exciting I know. I woke up in my seat with my knees locked in place scrunched up like ...