left Berlin in the morning of the 20th and had to get a ticket for the boarder of Czech republic to Prague first, so i stopped at the ticket counter and tried to explain to this non English speaking agent what i wanted. i even got out the map and explained only here nothing else, don't need reservation for Germany portion as i have eurail pass a...

We can head home now. Just after we'd had our early breakfast on New Year's Day it started snowing. It wasn't just token light snow but proper, full-on snowfall. This is what Dad had been hanging out for, not satisfied with our white Christmas that involved no actuall snow falling. We enjoyed the snowfall from our top floor room balcony but pres...

Prague - what a charming city! I really enjoyed myself here. Nothing was rushed. Nothing was mandatory. And everything could wait for tomorrow. Perhaps it was the intense heat or perhaps my body simply demanded a break. London had been exhausting. This is not to say I skipped out on being a tourist, for that is what I forever am these days. It j...