Well, as you might have guessed from my title...we have crossed over into Eastern Europe, aka the former Soviet Communist Bloc. While the Czech Republic is supposed to be one of the more modern countries, the evidence of its past still lingers strong. I'll be honest when we stepped off the train from Vienna, I wanted to get back on and head into...

So we have left France We are arrived in Prague to have the taxi driver say " Mister, excuse me mister, Prague very beautiful city, you 100% sure must see the castle." With that kind of pressure we had no choice but to visit the castle. He was right the castle was a huge sprawling expanse with a hall big enough to have jousting tournaments in an...

Nie je vsetko zlato, co sa blisti... a uz vobec nestaci, ked je to len zlte

Having left the comfort of my extended families abode I made my way via Eurail to Prague, Czech Republic. It was my first venture into what one could call the old 'Eastern Block' and one could immediately tell by the delapitated factory buildings that greated us upon crossing the border. I recommend seeing the main square and site of the 'Velvet...

After a few days in Berlin we caught an early train to Prague...after a little trouble (that is over three hours walking around with our big packs on!) finding some accommodation we found a nice place just out of the city centre. We were happy to rest for a while before heading into town for dinner and a walk around. The people at the hostel/hot...