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Prague, Paris, Nice & Venice The last place which was blogged about was Berlin. After Berlin we took the train to Prague in the Czech Republic. The thing we mostly had to come accustomed was the Czech currency, the Kroun. One Euro (1.40 CAD) was worth about 25 Czech Krona. Prague has a history which has been untouched by both World Wars. It is also hid within hills which creates some very nice views. The most interesting part of the city is the King Charles IV Bridge which crosses the Vltava River. While there we also tried to go to a EuroCup qualifying game between the Czech Republic and Scotland, but the game ended up being sold out. The next city was Paris. There was no direct train which we could take from Prague to ... read more

Amsterdam The second half of Edinburgh was going on a ghost tour of Edinburgh and out to the town of St. Andrews. It was Sunday so we were allowed to walk the old course and went through the golf history museum. Yes we arrived safely into Amsterdam Schipol Airport around 8 pm local time. After wandering aimlessly for half an hour we finally found our hostel the "Flying Pig". The hostel is quite close to many attractions as well as a good party scene (not that we did any partying). The first day was laundry and settling into the city. One thing which took alot of getting used to was crossing the street and any general walking. The majority of the population ride bikes (they own the road), the tram is always running and you ... read more

The Beginning of London The flight from Montreal to Brussels was a little under 7 hours long. Our plane from Montreal was delayed not quite an hour, but the layover in Brussels was only an hour and a bit long. This meant that we barely made the plane to London and our baggage did not come with us. So we were without luggage for the first two days until we finally went to the airport to get it once it came to London. The hostel we are staying at is called The Generator. The other day we went down to Hyde park and Parliament Square. Here we saw Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey and Big Ben (Not as big as you would think but really nice.) These were only self-guided tours just to get a feel for ... read more