Blogs from Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic, Europe - page 3

Where am I????? Do you remember me telling you about the guy who walked with us to our apartment last night? Well, I ran into him on my way to the bus stop this morning. We started chatting and he ensured me that the #27 bus went to the terminal HD (which is where I needed to go). #27 just happened to be the bus that he was taking as well (no small coincidence). So, we got on the bus together and chatted until it his stop. It was only after this that I really studied the map and learned that this bus did NOT go to the terminal HD! Great!!! L I got off at the last stop because I had to get off there. I was in the middle of nowhere and it was ... read more

I woke up this morning with aching feet (darn heels) and sore shoulders from the flight over. Although I felt rested, it was very clear that I hadn’t eaten since lunch and was very hungry. I knew there was a supermarket next to the apartment, and hoped I could piece together some sort of breakfast quickly. I bought some bananas, yoghurt, pancake mix, mixed berry jelly, bread, eggs, and a painting book for Ava that contained paints. At the counter, the cashier picked up the bananas and started asking me a question. I pointed to where I got the bananas from, but that was apparently not her question because she kept talking. I told her that I only speak English and she just kept talking with the bananas in her hand. I made a hand signals ... read more

It’s Friday morning and we’re on our way to Prague. I haven’t had time to blog this week, but I’m ok with that. Unfortunately, Hradec was hit with snow that started on Monday morning and continued through Tuesday night. This week, I felt blissfully lost for most of the week. I took the wrong bus on Tuesday morning and was late for my meeting with Pavla. To make matters worse, I walked out of the apartment without my phone, so I couldn’t text her to let her know I would be late. I also forgot about a few things I was supposed to have done this week (lesson preparation) and felt pretty “loserish” about it. I feel like I made up for it with a few great lessons. Jayna and Katka were really supportive this week ... read more

As my train pulls into Prague, I watch the thick, overhanging clouds looming above the historic Bohemian city with concern. They obstruct the sun, bring rain, potentially spoiling the mood for everybody. Not the best conditions for a three-day music festival. Music? Indeed. I'm on my way to the 14th annual Obscene Extreme Festival. As the name suggests, this is not gonna be your run-of-the-mill summer rock festival with the occasional hard rock or heavy metal band thrown into the equation. What awaits me is three days of aural assault and straight up brutality. A closer look at the running order reveals band names like Gutalax, Human Scum, Splattered Mermaids, Vomitory, Necromorph, Bowelfuck, Rottenness, Vulvectomy and Sublime Cadaveric Decomposition. The genre these bands belong to could be roughly described as grindcore, although there are a million ... read more

Day one - Wednesday 5th of September Take the night train in a sleeper cabin to Budapest departing from Prague Main Station, Czech Republic at 23:30. Day two - Thursday the 6th of September Arrive at Budapest Keleti station in Hungary at 8:30 in the morning, take the bus straight from the station to the Airport. Depart Budapest Feringy airport at 11:15 landing in Targu-Mures airport in Romania at 13:50. Take the bus to the centre of Targu Mures, have a wander around the town, grab lunch, and then take take a minibus to Sighisoara at 16:30. Arrive in Sighisoara at 17:40, walk down to Nathans Villa Hostel, check in, go see some of the town, spend the evening socialising etc. Day three - Friday the 7th of September Have breakfast in Sighisoara, wander around the ... read more