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Europe » Czech Republic » Prague May 12th 2006

Friday May 12, 2006 Even a Mistake Is Not a Mistake in Prague Today was a bright, sun-filled beautiful spring day with a nice warm temperature, a good day or evening for a long walk. So, Nancy and I decided to head out this evening for a nice walk through the Royal Gardens. We figured the flowers should be beautiful and we always enjoy the view up the Vltava River from the lower end of the gardens. Our plan was to catch our favorite Tram, No. 20, get off at Kralovsky Letohradek, the stop that is a short walk away from the lower end of the Royal Gardens. That was our plan. However, as the tram neared the stop the driver slowed, but did not stop. I had not realized this is one stop where a ... read more
In theTunnel
The Two Gated Openings
What the Flash Picture Showed Us

Europe » Czech Republic » Prague May 11th 2006

Today was not a very good day. I think the jet lag has finally caught up with me. So we went to our language class today and learned numbers. It was good, I got pretty far in the numbers game we played. I was 5th. Then we had our art history class. Again we walked around and went to two art galleries to see paintings and pictures. I was so tired by this time that I decided to come home on the tram and have some of the leftover fried rice. I got home and basically just fell asleep on my bed at 4. I didn't wake up until eleven at night. Jessica and Nathalie came in at that time because apparently everyone had gone out. Nathalie said she had made dinner and had tried to ... read more
The oldest house in prague

Europe » Czech Republic » Prague May 10th 2006

A smooth train ride went quickly and before we knew it, we were in Prague just as daylight was fading. A mad dash to get to the offices of Old Town Apartments before 9pm was not quite made but we were OK and after much dragging of the suitcase through the cobbled streets, we made it to our massive apartment at 10:30pm. The next morning we hit the ground running and went to the main attraction – Prague Castle. Taking about 4 hours to do, there was an incredible amount to see in the castle rich with history back to 2,500BC and the capital of many European empires through the ages. The massive gothic Cathedral and huge Royal Palace were the highlights. A quick lunch before down to the glorious old town across the incredible George ... read more
Old Town Square
Powder Tower
St Vitus Cathedral

Europe » Czech Republic » Prague May 10th 2006

So we were basically in class all day today. First class was Czech language. It's like being back in french class in grade 8. We learned some simple phrases just so we can actually communicate some simple things around here like 'thank you', 'hello' and stuff. Then we had a break and then Samir's class. It was intense. Just like the classes at SFU. I really felt like I was at SFU at one point until I looked out the window and saw the amazing view of the city and realized 'no wait, i'm in prague!!' It was kind of an interesting feeling. Then we had a break and we had some food in the university cafeteria. The lady was so fast and I was so intimidated that I just pointed at the first thing i ... read more

Europe » Czech Republic » Prague May 9th 2006

So I got up at 5 am!! LOL....I was soo proud of myself. I took a shower, did paath, it was great. The light in this room comes in so bright it is pretty much impossible to sleep. There is no point. So the breakfast here isn't that bad, it actually lasts me until quite late in the afternoon before I start feeling hungry. So we spent the day walking around town and learning things like where the english bookstore is and just some other practical stuff. Then we went on the metro! The escalators here are so fast that you have to jump onto them just to get on and then they pretty much just throw you off. I almost fell a couple of times getting on and off. So we went to Andel which ... read more
walking
Cobblestone

Europe » Czech Republic » Prague May 8th 2006

Well the plane ride was awful!! The flight was delayed from Vancouver to Frankfurt so we missed our connecting flight at the Frankfurt airport and had to wait for a few hours before we could get on another plane. Then when we reached Prague two people lost their luggage so there was more waiting. Well, anyway, I was much too tired to really care about what was going on. On the flight from Vancouver to Frankfurt after about four hours my legs had a searing pain going through them and they felt so swollen. Even my normally comfortably loose shoes felt tight but the in flight movie was "Fun with dick and Jane" which was okay albeit a little boring. The food was disgusting and the smell made me nauseated even though I ate some anyway. ... read more
Cathedral

Europe » Czech Republic » Prague May 8th 2006

Geo: 50.0878, 14.4205Another busy day being a tourist, saw lots and tried not to pay lots.... read more
02 Buildings
03 Bottom
04 The top

Europe » Czech Republic » Prague May 7th 2006

Guten Tag!! The last few days since arriving in Prague have been awesome. Prague is such a beatiful city. It has a fairytale feel to it and walking along its streets just makes you all fuzzy inside. So many churches, religion is a big part of the culture here... another big thing here is a wee thing called scamming. Yeh I've been done for the first time on my trip. Then I got done again. The train ride over was awesometude as I covered in last blog! Anyways when I got off the train I should have recieved 2 grand change for a bread roll and only recieved 1 but didnt know till i got home. Not to bad as it translates to about $100 haha. The other time I lost another grand unknowingly and still ... read more

Europe » Czech Republic » Prague May 7th 2006

Geo: 50.0878, 14.4205Today was another day of driving. It didn't take us long to get to the Austrian/Czech border. In no-mans land there was a dragon/castle/knights themed buildings. So we stopped and did some duty free shopping for our cocktail party. Watched and slept through more movies until we arrived at our campsite.... read more
02 Dragons

Europe » Czech Republic » Prague May 6th 2006

None of us really know the future and though we would like to return here again next year or at some point in the future that is not a certainty. Life can change so quickly, like last October when Bill completely cut his quad muscle when he "dove" off the ladder while pruning the apple trees in our back yard. Having this in mind, Bill decided to go round the campus taking pictures of various buildings and places so we can refresh our memories. We humans forget so much and photographs bring back many memories that would be utterly lost otherwise. The campus is divided into a lower level and an upper level. The older buildings are all on the lower level. These are the buildings that are several hundred years old and have seen many ... read more
Old Road Across the Campus
Looking Toward the Courtyard
The Infamous 47 Steps, From the Top




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