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August 15th 2012
Saw the Dark Knight Rises Saturday night. The movie had Czech subtitles which are easy to ignore. Tried the "Bacon & Cheese" popcorn. It was pretty good, too. Sunday morning we went to St Clement Anglican Church. One reader was originally from Toronto. There were a number of English speaking countries represented that day. The Rev. Ricky Yates was an Englishman who could have been the twin of the Calgary Field Naturalists president. (I can’t understand him either). Anyway, they are following the same lectionary that we are at home so the sermon made sense and followed on with the same theme. It was a good service. The church has an amazing organ and it was fun singing new songs. After service, Maryanne and I finally made it to her Vietnamese restaurant for lunch. It was ... read more
August 11th 2012
From Mom! I feel like I've been on the road for weeks but it has just been three days. Upgraded to business class at the airport. The promised "recliner like a Lazy Boy" was misleading. There was a slight recline and a minimal leg rest to the seat, but the seat was a little larger and there was lots of leg room. Plus the toilet was 3 steps away and no one sat beside me! The dinner was AAA Alberta Steak with all the fixings and unlimited wine. Watched the movie "Hunger Games" and had a pretty good sleep. Woke up, had a continential breakfast and watched part of Albert Hobbs. Hopefully I can finish that on the way home. Left Wednesday night, and arrived in London (Heathrow, Terminal 5) 5 minutes ahead of schedule (Thursday ... read more
August 8th 2012
Was in prague last weekend. It was fantastic. Visited the "Eiffel Tower of Prague", the Petrin Tower and saw great views of the city. Went on a free walking tour that took in the entire city, so learnt alot about it and got to see the beautiful archeticture. Also went to a few bars and clubs during the nights, which was good :). Brilliant weekend all round... read more
August 8th 2012
Spent an interesting morning in Prague - came across this group of street musicians, & shot the video (my first attempt) music was great and the guys were very easy on the eye! Click on the heading Street Entertainment........ to view and lets know what you think??... read more
August 7th 2012
By now I think Ian and Kirrie are heading out and others soon to follow, lets have some news of your adventures to share with the rest of the gang! Gail and Bernie are on board the "Amalyra" sailing along the Danube and due to dock in Vienna later this afternoon - all a little surreal!... read more
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August 6th 2012
Sorry for the delay but our hotel in Berlin did not have free wifi so I have had to wait a while to post anything. We got settled in to Prague later than expected due to the train delay in Budapest but ended up with our own private car in first class so that made up for it. When we bought our train passes in Amsterdam we opted for the first class option as it was only a few euros extra and so far it has been really good. That night after we changed one funny money into another (HUF’s to Kc’s) we went out and got some dinner at a restaurant close by and then headed home to watch some of the Olympics. The next day started off wandering the old town, checking out the ... read more
August 5th 2012
Bernie and Gail took a breather in KL, for a short stay and now at Prague before we start our cruise. Was good to see Keith is also on the road and left a comment on the blog, lets hope we see lots more news and snippets from the gang!! If you have any great pics or news, your can forward the pics to me at gclarkson@tac.com.au or just post your message in the comments or guestbook section, love to hear from you.... read more
August 3rd 2012
The scruffy, middle aged man in a makeshift uniform of blue vest and trousers asks for my ticket, which I hand over obediently. His face remains expressionless, “Passport?” Though I comply automatically, I knew this was not being asked of the other metro passengers passing through… Allie hands her passport over too. “This ticket is expired. You must pay a fine of 800 crowns each,” is what I hear as he shows me a pamphlet with the same words written in English. What then ensues is a heated and unsuccessful argument leaving us feeling slighted for being a few minutes past our single use metro ticket. Especially since we also had purchased a day long ticket, though had not yet activated it, it seemed the metro authority was more out to profit off the already life-blood ... read more
Day #22 - Bratislava to Vienna to Dresden to Prague, Czech Republic
Published: August 1st 2012Europe » Czech Republic » PragueAugust 1st 2012
Day 22 It was a very long and difficult day. As I mentioned before there are places we are not allowed to take our car and the Czech Republic i sone of those places. So instead of taking the 4 houtr drive from Bratislava to Prague it was a 1 hour train ride from Bratislava to Vienna. PIck up the car drive around the circumference of the Czech Republic until we get to Dresden, an 8.5 hour drive and then a 2.5 hour train into Prague. My insticts told me to cancel this portion of the trip and just hang out a couple extra days in Germany, but Sydeny is such a trooper and told me we needed to go because I wanted to visit Prague so much, so we are now in Prague. We left ... read more
Day #23 - Day in Prague, Czech Republic
Published: August 1st 2012Europe » Czech Republic » Prague » Old Town
August 1st 2012
Day 23 - Prague Yesterday was a tough day, as far as holidays go. It was not a tragic day, we were not plagued with some life altering event it was just a bad travel day. 18 hours on trains, cars, taxis, and transit to get to a hotel that was not open, only to hop back in a taxi to get to another one. This morning I was still feeling the affects of the travel day but Sydney was so good bringing my spirits up. She is so wise for a 13 year old girl, she is like a miniture budda or yoda. The day in Prague, after Syd picked me up was great. We too a 7 minute tram from our hotel into the old city and it is, to say the least, magnificent. ... read more
