Ever been to Praha? If not I highly suggest it. You cant go further than 100 meters without seeing a McDonals...Ok, thats not the only rediculous thing about it. What I meant to say is that you cant go 100 meters without seeing an absolutely amazing tower, church, bridge, memorial, or castle. The city is absolutely old (we saw sights as old at 1100's) and a must see for any traveler.
Ok, so heres the breakdown of Czechish events. A friend and I had been talking about going to Prague sometime soon, so Thursday after school, he and I took a walk to the train station and asked how much tickets would be. He, being a compulsive buyer, got the tickets for the very next day. I, having a EuRail Pass (gives me unlimited travel for and 15 days in the next 2 months) paid about $10 to reserve seats for the trip. The friday went by fast, and we ran to the train station right after class, just catching our train. 3 hours of train riding and then all we had to do was get on a bus. We got to the bus and I gave the ticket stamper the ticket, but i have him the return ticket and he stamped it... woops. Guess ill have to see how the return trip goes.
The bus ride was luxurious, and coming to Prague at night with all the city lights was amazing. That night, we rode a few trams without tickets, walked around, and finally found our crazy hostel with no space on the walls free of crazy art. Took it easy and just visited a nice little bar for a bit. By the way, Cheers in Czech is "na zdravi"...the first word we learned of course. The next morning we set out on a full day adventure to see tons of sites, and get to know the culture a little better. Of course, Absenthe is legal, and they definitely exploit it to the tourists. There are even Absenthe shops all over town.
After a long day of walking, my buddy (Jeremy, a guy from Pennsylania in my group here) and I met with his friend who actually goes to school in the city of Prague. We went back to her dorm, met her friends, and partied there all night. I have to say, Czech people are absolutely friendly, and love to talk up America. It was a good thing our Hostel only cost about $19 for the night because there was no way we could make it back across the city so late at night. Come morning, we had to wake up, ride the tram again without a ticket, and get out of the hostel by 11:00 am. No problem. all out by 11:30, no worries, AND they still had breakfast laying out. The rest of the day was walking around, enjoying the views, getting in a Czech movie scene...nothing too crazy. They were shooting a movie while were on the sidewalk eating sandwiches and filmed a scene possibly with us in the background.
Now the end, and a slightly scary way to end it might i add. Getting to the train station was no big deal, but telling the ticket guy that my ticket was accidentally stamped was nervwracking. He immediately said it was ok, but then looked at my ticket again and told me it wasnt a valid ticket...Well i thought he said it was fine so i was confused. It turns out, the man in the trainstation in my hometown who reserved the tickets, reserved them for the wrong dates. In fact, there wasnt even a seat number 105 on the bus. I had to wait for everyone to sit, and luckily i found an open seat, conveniently next to my buddy. The trip home was a flawless way to end a perfectly spontaneous weekend.
Now for this weekend: Visit a couple friends from MU in London. Will be a blast! Wish me luck on flying the famously complicated Ryanair
As for all the low points in your life, the times of uncertainly, and the times when you need a something great to happen to you, dont get too frustrated. Sit back, take a deep breath, because in hindsight, somehow, everything works out in the end.
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