U Medvidku-Brewery Hotel Karlovy Vary

... mountains all around, beautiful buildings and everything but, two hours just for that seems too long. Not to mention our way back was a nightmare!!! We went back to the bus station, where the woman at the ticket post was talking on the phone for about 10' allowing a big line of unhappy travelers to form, before she told us that they are out of tickets!!! Can you believe it?? I guess it's only logical since everyone was leaving Karlovy Vary by the time the sun was setting. So we ...

... 10 CZK Olive oil for your bread? 15 CZK Salt and pepper is not on the table and I'm afraid to ask for it fearing that will cost me a dollar. And forget about water - it's a dollar just to get a glass of water from the tap! I am thrilled to advise that a public pee comes at a bargain rate of 5CZK ($0.27), although this does come at a price. One of three toilet paper options present themselves upon entering a public facility: 1 ...

... and I'm pretty much awed by it. It involves 10 people climbing a chimney (at a coal fired power plant) that's 300m high -that's about 1000 feet!!! - and hanging a banner that's 30m by 10m from it. And staying there for 4 days!!!!-- with food, tents, media equipment including computers and all that people need for 4 days. And then there's the ground crew that'll provide support and protection. The extremism of the ...

... but it's clear why. During the day, the city is easy to negotiate...it's got great, cheap public transportation...but the real thrill happens at night when I can hardly believe the magnificence of the castle-like buildings and churches all lit up with plazas for gathering and, even in the cold, the streets vibrate with energy...there's no way I can do this city justice by writing about it...or even by photographing it. I'd recommend you all come visit here for ...

... up in front of the class. Half way through the class, I actually was more focused on the teaching. I was teaching some new vocabulary, my subject was on safe traveling, how to protect your valuables from, pickpockets, purse snatchers, muggers. Ironically, one of my classmates was not paying much attention, because he was pickpockets just two days later!" I will again be in front of these ...

... Leek, what are the chances?. Anyway, said goodbye to Anniken- me and Pove visited the Prague museum (got a cool mammoth and more stuffed animals than Beatrix Potter- but I wanted a bit more about Bohemian/Czech history- Charles the Fourth (someone the Czechs attribute everything in history to) surely deserves more of an exhibition about the man who built a bridge, the city walls (well, he made his people do it to earn food because ...

... that night. Jen and I made it, Meg was not so lucky. She ended up sleeping for like 15 hours that night. She didn't go out with us. Jen and I met up with Jessica and we headed downtown. We were going to meet some people we randomly met at a club called Golden Tree, but when we got there, they were hitting pretty heavily on some girls, and since none of us are interested in them, decided to not to mess with their good time. We left Golden Tree and went to Lavka. Lavka is ...

I thought I'd better post again, just to let you all know that I survived the overnighter from Krakow to Prague. Aunty Mars dutifully inquired, you see. I spent the day wandering the city, sans camera unfortunately, and will probably make an early night of it tonight. Rather ...

So I step off the plane and get my new stamp and am officially in Prague! I'm feeling pretty smart because I've managed to find my way thru the airport without problem...maybe it's the signs in English, but hey you have to build confidence some how. So now I have to catch the bus, I find this requires tickets. Stepping onto the bus I cleverly wait to see what in the world I'm to do with this ticket ...